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I am not very happy with the proportions of my prototype - I still need to adjust it: you don't want to look like you're wearing a bag of potatoes! And the colour of the fabric is not helping either - I'd love to have it dyed like these samples by Eva over at Tinctory

It's nice to be near the loom and all the little friends that inhabit the room with it - but there's a huge mess (that I'm obviously hiding to you) and I reckon a big clean up is on its way. Auf!

enjoying...

...these last days with my friend in town - next week she'll go back to Germany...
In the meantime we've been making prototypes for a woven shawl - pics coming soon!

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Today looked like summer was still here - the sky was outrageously blue and the light so strong!
I wish I could go to Holland to see this exhibition.

it's always a work in progress

Learning to post bigger photos from here [via fine little day]
Jutta posted about a lovely book by Anu Tuominen

"seasons of love" (this is what's on the radio now!)

...and it seems like the perfect title!

My friend Carola is a textile restorer - and this is the amazing place where she works!
Lately she's been working to prepare bespoke dummies for antique dresses to be displayed in exhibitions and museums.
Every corner is full of little surprises - as soon as you get in, you can tell how much she loves her job.
I love going there, it's like a small kingdom of textile magic!

walnut

Getting ready to warp the loom again - but before I had some dyeing to do
Walnuts are amazing - they give a wonderful rich brown -
and you don't need to mordant the yarn before dyeing it!

I discovered Jutta's lovely blog - her photos are absolutely beautiful!

home sweet home

our summer is getting to an end - but I still taste the yummy strauben we enjoyed after a mountain walk,
and the lovely colours of Val di Non.

Time to go back and start weaving again!