Weaving some sunshine

Hi beautiful

Spent some time down in Victoria,

a little chilly some days.

Huon Hill, Wodonga, Victoria

Appreciating the warm sunshine,

Wrapping its warmth about me.

Beauty in bloom

Blossoms and bees,

Heralding spring.

Weaving a little sunshine,

For someone special.

Checked plain weave

Weave, weave, weave me the sunshine - Peter, Paul and Mary sing this so well!

Weave me the sunshine

Enjoy!

Love
Cara

Just linger for a while

Hi beautiful

Warmer weather is coming, so in this moment, I linger a little.

The beauty of stitching, the texture emerging.

Boro piece in progress

The richly woven piece with its undulating colours.

Waffle weave in 8 ply

A day to linger, dwell quietly in the moments.

May peace be with you.

Cara

So much to discover, so much to learn!

Hi beautiful

It's a lovely wet day here on the Gold Coast, so what better time than to post to the blog? I must say it's been a while since my last post. Busy, busy, busy! So much to discover and learn!

Let's wander through the alphabet and list some of what I've been up to.

A - Alphabet: learnt the NATO Phonetic Alphabet! Finally!

B - Bag: decorated with napkin tissue.

French theme

C - Crazy quilting. Giving it a go. Embellishing is underway.

Destined to be a book cover

D - Dangles (beads) on the spine of a junk journal cover. Has my cat, Millie, curious.

Back of cover

F - feathers birthday cards.

M - machine free motion stitching. A first for me! 

Practise, practise!

N - name tag. A fabric crafty one. 

P - Postcard fabric pages 

Front

Back

W - Weaving a shawl. Underway.

Love the colours!

Hope you're discovering and learning too! 

Love 

Cara

Seed to tree

Hi

A few posts back I shared my first "primitive" woven hanging. As we say from one little seed does a tree grow and thence a forest. Or from little things do big things grow!

My first tree has now grown with the help of a more sophisticated loom - the Rigid Heddle. Here is the hanging! All 34" of it. I used this first sampler to experiment with loops, fringes and hem stitching.

My first hanging on Rigid Heddle loom.

 Loving the texture of loops - different sizes.

 A filet crochet pattern was used for this design.

 Lovely variegated yarn adds texture and character.

I did enjoy the journey of learning and discovery in this hanging.  There are lots more adventures to come.

Enjoy your daily journeys and discoveries.

Love Cara