I love it! Very exciting to see you weaving a big piece again. Such beautiful spinning and a beautiful subject. I first read about you in Melanie Falicks book on knitting and then was captivated by an article in Spin Off on your large scale tapestries. And now to still be part of your creative life is a blessing. Inspiring. Lots of love from the little Valley in NSW Aust.
Oh thank you Margaret! This is a far cry from the huge ones that showed up in in Spin Off, but it sure feels like something has been awakened after a long sleep. I wonder where it will go???
SO great to hear from and think about you. Sending all the best to your gorgeous little mud house.
I love your drawings so much.! Even better than if they were video. They say Everything that you are conveying (if that makes sense), and your dog's personality comes out.
I LOVE this tapestry, for SO many reasons!! And, bare ground - I'd forgotten what it looks like! We still have lots of snow, with more on the way. But spring is on the way too :-)
You inspire me to finish a tapestry that has been waiting on a larger Mrrrix. Only 5" or so to go, pumpkin stems and leaves in a multicolored herringbone type background, and the border. Plus other details as always. Still painfully parched and warm here in N.Colo too. Enjoy making pictures emerge again!😁
Oh Sarah, youre doing makes my heart sing for joy! Youve taken us on this wonderful journey of getting the fleeces and processing them and now youre bringing them to a new life....and they are are a statement, a manifesto, which makes my heart sing....of course you had to show us the progress as we go.....the creative journey is the inspiration and the music and the tapestry provides the words, the intention, and we join you in sheer joy!
Thanks for sharing Anna Brones' post, she is as amazing as YOU are!! I love her words of wisdom on creating. What else were we made for than to create, eh? Also love the black and white tapestry, so wonderful to see knitting together between real people, not just the symbol ktog! Weave on Sarah as you do so well.
I have a gathering at my house on Wednesdays of extraordinary, creative women. We share our skills, eat good stuff, gossip, and, most importantly, we laugh A LOT! It is a richness...
Oh the joy of a group of creative women. One of the hardest parts of leaving my old town has not being able to gather with such a group that has been meeting for over 30 years...
Oh my Sarah! Thank you for sharing your knowhow and mind and unique magic. Can I really be looking at those dirty/smelly sacks of woe-be-gone fleeces dropped off in January? Simply amazing!!! And the sharing as you divined the course to the here and now is simply icing on the cake! 'K tog' says it all!! Love it!
This is lovely! My weekly fiber arts group knits tog. crochets tog. stitches, weaves etc together. A couple of members are making resistance hats just now. Since I stopped driving, they've been taking it in turns to Drive MizLiz to the meetings. We're closeknit and welcoming new members too. Fiber arts are self care. Go, Sarah!
I love it! Very exciting to see you weaving a big piece again. Such beautiful spinning and a beautiful subject. I first read about you in Melanie Falicks book on knitting and then was captivated by an article in Spin Off on your large scale tapestries. And now to still be part of your creative life is a blessing. Inspiring. Lots of love from the little Valley in NSW Aust.
Which book by Melanie Falick?
Its called Knitting in America and was published in 1996!
I have that one..
I love the Spin Off articles! I have a small bag on a box project that I'm eventually pick up again.
Oh thank you Margaret! This is a far cry from the huge ones that showed up in in Spin Off, but it sure feels like something has been awakened after a long sleep. I wonder where it will go???
SO great to hear from and think about you. Sending all the best to your gorgeous little mud house.
Wow! I absolutely love everything about this!
You are amazing! I’m looking forward to seeing it complete.
ha! me too!
I love your drawings so much.! Even better than if they were video. They say Everything that you are conveying (if that makes sense), and your dog's personality comes out.
Thank you! That's delicious to hear.
I LOVE this tapestry, for SO many reasons!! And, bare ground - I'd forgotten what it looks like! We still have lots of snow, with more on the way. But spring is on the way too :-)
Thank you!
And I love that moment between snow and snowdrops
You inspire me to finish a tapestry that has been waiting on a larger Mrrrix. Only 5" or so to go, pumpkin stems and leaves in a multicolored herringbone type background, and the border. Plus other details as always. Still painfully parched and warm here in N.Colo too. Enjoy making pictures emerge again!😁
Your tapestry sounds wonderful. Who can resist pumpkin leaves?
I hope it feels good to slide back into it.
Oh Sarah, youre doing makes my heart sing for joy! Youve taken us on this wonderful journey of getting the fleeces and processing them and now youre bringing them to a new life....and they are are a statement, a manifesto, which makes my heart sing....of course you had to show us the progress as we go.....the creative journey is the inspiration and the music and the tapestry provides the words, the intention, and we join you in sheer joy!
Thank you Lynda. And your words make my heart sing in turn. Golly.
Thanks for sharing Anna Brones' post, she is as amazing as YOU are!! I love her words of wisdom on creating. What else were we made for than to create, eh? Also love the black and white tapestry, so wonderful to see knitting together between real people, not just the symbol ktog! Weave on Sarah as you do so well.
So happy to have another Anna Brones fan here!
And thank you for your delicious words.
LOVE this Sarah. Looking forward to the next installment:)
I have a gathering at my house on Wednesdays of extraordinary, creative women. We share our skills, eat good stuff, gossip, and, most importantly, we laugh A LOT! It is a richness...
Oh the joy of a group of creative women. One of the hardest parts of leaving my old town has not being able to gather with such a group that has been meeting for over 30 years...
Oh I love this!❤️
Sarah! This tapestry is magnificent. Such alchemy you conjure from two fleeces!
I feel so lucky to have had them find me.
Thanks for the thought provoking post and links too!
Oh my Sarah! Thank you for sharing your knowhow and mind and unique magic. Can I really be looking at those dirty/smelly sacks of woe-be-gone fleeces dropped off in January? Simply amazing!!! And the sharing as you divined the course to the here and now is simply icing on the cake! 'K tog' says it all!! Love it!
Isn't it amazing that we get to work with these fibers and help them transform from bags of greasy locks to a manifesto! Who knew?
Two things -- so weird that you have no snow!!
We got 2 feet a couple weeks ago and it is still here with nary a temp above 32.
And so utterly brilliant -- your play on words "knit together"
I am inspired and in awe. We need more togethers... of any kind. Thanks sarah dear.
TWO FEET of snow. Huge envy for that, pain in the back (from shoveling) that it is. So delicious and good for the soil moisture.
And thank you for your wondrous and encouraging words. Togethers indeed. xoxoxox
This is lovely! My weekly fiber arts group knits tog. crochets tog. stitches, weaves etc together. A couple of members are making resistance hats just now. Since I stopped driving, they've been taking it in turns to Drive MizLiz to the meetings. We're closeknit and welcoming new members too. Fiber arts are self care. Go, Sarah!
So happy you have such a group. As I just wrote above, I've been missing getting together with my old friends who used to gather weekly.