Having polished off the rhubarb starts, the lambs do not even have a guilty expression as they move onto sampling ornamentals. Nor do they respect boundaries. Shameless.
Finished commission
Off the loom and finished with knotted fringe. En route to its new home in New Hampshire.
Mouse attack!
What does one do when finding, the night before a weaving demo for many groups of school children, that a pesky mouse has dined on the linen warp of the historic barn loom? One realizes Life Happens, and proceeds to make do, as is appropriate to the interpretation of life for the Harmonists during the…
Springtime weaving on a German counterbalance loom
Finally weaving! A “new” loom takes some getting used to, but this little German counterbalance is a gem.
Trying out the Modern Deluxe vintage sewing machine
What could be more fun than hemming hand-woven cotton ticking and a linen runner on the quiet little Modern Deluxe in its revitalized (working) treadle cabinet? Hard to believe this vintage sewing machine and the lovely treadle cabinet only met last week. Serendipitous indeed. A marriage made in heaven, facilitated by the auction barn and our…