It’s been a while since I posted anything about our furbabies. They are all doing well. Gracie, our newest rescue, is enjoying her home and we can’t imagine life without her.
Earlier this week, I snapped a few photos of her.
She’s still as inquisitive as ever and will follow me anywhere. She’s definitely “mommy’s girl.”
I’ve really enjoyed weaving this cloth with my 32″ Kromski Harp. The yarn chosen has created a lovely cloth, don’t you think?
I could easily see myself weaving this again…
Initially I had planned on making a scarf with this woven fabric, but now I’m unsure…
Whatever I decide, I’m tucking this away for now and will either secure the ends or I might simply use it as cloth for some small sewing projects.
Patons Classic Wool (felts wonderfully) and the cotton yarn; Sugar N Creme (I love using that for crocheted, knitted and now woven cloths) are the only two yarns that I purchase from Michaels.
Early yesterday morning, when I was online, I noticed that Michaels was having a sale on their Patons Classic Wool! I was there when the store opened at 9:00 a.m. In fact, I was the first one in the store. I purchased about six skeins of wool yarn. I would have purchased more, but it was slim pickings. I imagine that was because there were only a few days left of the sale.
Last evening, after the skeins had been rewound, I warped my 32″ Kromski Harp.
And shortly afterwards I was weaving. This marks my fourth weaving project. The past few days, I’ve been itching to weave with my 32″ Kromski Harp, but I’ve been preoccupied with my beadweaving adventures.
With this weaving project, I did something a bit different… I used a different weight (DK weight) yarn from my stash, for the weft. I used worsted weight for the warp yarn. The weft is the fiber is drawn through the warp yarn to create cloth. What you can’t see is the shimmer that the weft yarn brings to this cloth. It shot with silver thread and when it hits the light it gives off a bit of shimmer.
And while I normally don’t keep projects, this one was specifically done for myself. Each time I weave I’m seeing improvements. It won’t be long before I start using some of my expensive yarns for my woven projects.
I really love this loom. To be fair, I don’t have much to go on since this is my only cloth loom. Give me a few years, and I’m sure I can add more to this since I plan on acquiring at least one floor loom and perhaps a lap loom (so I can easily take and weave during some of my daughters after school activities.)
Nevertheless, I’m pleased with my purchase and can see myself weaving many cloth projects.
A minor quibble, I do wish the the ratchet and prawls were metal instead of hard plastic and I also would have liked to have had a video included with my purchase. However, there are plenty of videos available on YouTube.
Well… I finally got around to ordering my Native American Flute, after a bit of research I settled on getting a flute in the key of G.
I was no older than eight when I started playing the piano. I still play. The Native American flute, is an instrument that I’ve always wanted to learn and recently I decided I would teach myself.
My 10 yo daughter (who also plays the piano) has promised me that she will do duets with me once I get the basics down. I did tell her she’ll have to take it easy on me until I’ve mastered the flute. Do you ever really master an instrument? It seems to me that with the piano I’m always learning something even though I’ve been playing for over 35 years.
There are a few songs that are on my must be able to play on the flute list. I’ve listed them below. I already play them on the piano and so does my daughter.
Until recently, I did not know the name of the song House of the Rising Sun but I was able to play it by ear. I read music and do play a lot of piano music by ear. I even create my own songs. I look forward to doing the same, eventually, with the flute.
Of course… I’m already planning on creating a beaded flute case for my new musical instrument.
Amazing Grace: Mark Akixa – Native American flute
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – Native American flute
House of the Rising Sun – Native American flute
Nearer my God to Thee – Mattias Valletto
A few people have asked me did I make any New Years resolutions and I told them no. I have short and long term goals. I add or delete as needed.
Calvin & Hobbes is one of my favorite comic strips. I always get a chuckle at the panel that I’ve included above.