I certainly did feel that physical car motion for days-- not quite as intense as when I've ridden trains across the country, but definitely there. Wild what our bodies adjust to, isn't it?
Congratulations on the plumbing repair! Those sorts of things are so satisfying, especially when they are done and over. :-D That creek with the mossy rocks looks like heaven and so lovely that it's right close to home for frequent visits. And I'll bet it was another kind of heaven to get your fingers back into the warp and weft, even with the linen issues. ps: The "routines" watercolor journal page made me laugh out loud... so delightful! pps: Insurance... ugh! Though I had a lovely experience with the car people. A little over two weeks ago we had an actual, proper hail storm. I was very lucky as were most of my neighbors. A few blocks over though... it looked like somebody took a machine gun shooting golf ball size bullets to some of the houses. Devastating damage that I'm sure they will be dealing with for awhile. My heart goes out to them while I count my blessings.
Yowza! That hail sounds intense--and decidedly scary. I've never seen it big enough to do damage like that, but friends in Montana most certainly have. Roof, windows --the whole thing. Good to know your car insurance people were so helpful. It's what they're for, but reassurance is always nice nonetheless. Kinda like finding out a gal can fix her own sink!
The transition from travel-life to home-life can be a hard one. You and Beryl have transitioned admirably. The photos and cartoons depict the juxtaposition so vividly. Thank you.
I so identify with that I just have to do this, no matter how it goes, no time to get it ready. And I so love to see your back strap loom action again. From you I learned I could use a rigid heddle with my home made back strap loom. Thank you! Well, I've learned a lot from you.
Oh gosh, thank you for saying that! It's always a thrill to feel the ideas ever rippling outward. And I love that you're using a heddle with your backstrap loom. Isn't it lovely?
My mother always stated "It's May, it's May; outdoor screwing starts today!" When she said that to the lady at the nursery where we were buying plants, I think she didn't believe what she heard from this little old white-haired lady. Juli
Thank you Juli. That is just what's happening near Park City, Utah. Sideways snow then sun then more snow then melting. One minute mountains then they are gone.
Your words (and tapestries) make me wonder how many artists over the millennia have produced magical work in order to still beating hearts and racing minds. Tapestry, as you know, is particularly good at this as it requires just more attention than plain weave on backstrap loom...
Sarah, I loved the stories of the past few weeks! It is so true for me that the worries of every day living home life can overwhelm the lovely memories of travel at times. I'm not a weaver so my settling/calming mode is to sew...clothes that I don't need, quilts, crafts from long collected scraps of fabric.
I had considered driving from Florida to New York but my boys protested (I'm 82) and your trip, though interesting, also gave me pause!
Sewing, weaving, stitching, knitting-- textiles in all forms absorb so much angst don't they? So generous of them, eh?
As for driving form Florida to NY --though I'd probably want to do it myself, I think I agree with your boys, if only because the east coast has SO many more cars to dodge than, say, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska (more than half my trip). No relaxing for a second..
You are so right. And thank you for these words. The medicine of the grid has been just exactly what I needed.
I always think of ground weave as the plain weave/every-other-pick part of overshot. But it's the same thing -- that gridded web holding everything together, as it does so well. Time to pluck it from the overshot world and move that term into my super simple cloth vocabulary. THANK you dear Sarah.
Oh, how well you narrate the doer's mind when fluffed from her routine. Love that sense of success with getting the bathroom sink back to working order. I have been there. And thank you for giving me walks with a beautiful ageless babbling brook and along a timeless marshland with croaking frogs and singing birds! These are such treasures....thank you for all you share! Give May it's due for giving all of us that special feeling of being stirred-up!
Gosh thank you Sandy. It's always amazing to me how the pencils I'm drawing with sometimes know how I'm feeling better than I do. Or at least can express things better!
And Oh golly, May is doing her thing all around me today and what a joy it is.
The linen burlap is lovely! I can see by that picture what a tedious time you had with the fraying. What is the intended use? It looks like a glorious amount so beautifully woven. I loved hearing the bullfrog and bird chorus! So relaxing! I was intrigued with the lyrics you posted of the song from Camelot. I am not familiar with Camelot, and have never seen. But, had to click your link to see what it was about. A huge smile came to my face as I heard one of my favorites, Julie Andrews no less, singing the May song! Such a beautiful voice, and those lyrics! Delightful! Thank you for sharing!
Julie Andrews. Isn't she amazing? When I was little I wanted to grow up to be her-- but alas, I had neither the voice nor the acting skill. But I did get to listen to a LOT of musicals and that was pleasure enough.
I absolutely LOVE The Sound of Music! I have always wished I could have an excuse to make and wear her outfit for the wonderfully optimistic song, I Have Confidence! She is indeed so talented in both acting and singing. If only! Sarah, I want to wish you a very Happy Mother’s Day! 😃❤️💐
“I have confidence in me…” so important and so often elusive. Thank you for the reminder of that wondrous song. I’ll go to sleep with it in my ears. And Happy Mother’s Day to you too!
Transitions are challenging! We are so glad to be home but not quite arrived back in our routines.
I usually apply flax dressing to my linen warps but sizing in advance is in many ways less messy.
Flax dressing! Thank you for that reminder. I'll try it.
And I so agree about transitions....
I’ve always thought it was so cool that flax seed will make the fiber it grows strong . Such a versatile and useful plant!
Utterly cool—the kind of thing a person might take for granted, or could marvel at for decades. More fun to choose the latter, eh?
Do you still feel as though you're moving? That internal movement from long car rides (or boat rides). Welcome home to you and Beryl. -- Warmly, Sue
I certainly did feel that physical car motion for days-- not quite as intense as when I've ridden trains across the country, but definitely there. Wild what our bodies adjust to, isn't it?
I am always amazed!
Congratulations on the plumbing repair! Those sorts of things are so satisfying, especially when they are done and over. :-D That creek with the mossy rocks looks like heaven and so lovely that it's right close to home for frequent visits. And I'll bet it was another kind of heaven to get your fingers back into the warp and weft, even with the linen issues. ps: The "routines" watercolor journal page made me laugh out loud... so delightful! pps: Insurance... ugh! Though I had a lovely experience with the car people. A little over two weeks ago we had an actual, proper hail storm. I was very lucky as were most of my neighbors. A few blocks over though... it looked like somebody took a machine gun shooting golf ball size bullets to some of the houses. Devastating damage that I'm sure they will be dealing with for awhile. My heart goes out to them while I count my blessings.
Yowza! That hail sounds intense--and decidedly scary. I've never seen it big enough to do damage like that, but friends in Montana most certainly have. Roof, windows --the whole thing. Good to know your car insurance people were so helpful. It's what they're for, but reassurance is always nice nonetheless. Kinda like finding out a gal can fix her own sink!
The transition from travel-life to home-life can be a hard one. You and Beryl have transitioned admirably. The photos and cartoons depict the juxtaposition so vividly. Thank you.
Thank you Rebecca -- for your lovely words about the pics, and your wise words about home/travel transitions. SO TRUE.
I so identify with that I just have to do this, no matter how it goes, no time to get it ready. And I so love to see your back strap loom action again. From you I learned I could use a rigid heddle with my home made back strap loom. Thank you! Well, I've learned a lot from you.
Oh gosh, thank you for saying that! It's always a thrill to feel the ideas ever rippling outward. And I love that you're using a heddle with your backstrap loom. Isn't it lovely?
My mother always stated "It's May, it's May; outdoor screwing starts today!" When she said that to the lady at the nursery where we were buying plants, I think she didn't believe what she heard from this little old white-haired lady. Juli
Thank you Juli. That is just what's happening near Park City, Utah. Sideways snow then sun then more snow then melting. One minute mountains then they are gone.
OH my goodness, that's hilarious! Your Mum sounds marvelous.
What lovely meanderings! The frogs, the river, the meadows, the dog, the fox!
These days all i do is weave to settle the nerves. The effect is always short lived but there’s pretty tapestries as a result.
Your words (and tapestries) make me wonder how many artists over the millennia have produced magical work in order to still beating hearts and racing minds. Tapestry, as you know, is particularly good at this as it requires just more attention than plain weave on backstrap loom...
Sarah, I loved the stories of the past few weeks! It is so true for me that the worries of every day living home life can overwhelm the lovely memories of travel at times. I'm not a weaver so my settling/calming mode is to sew...clothes that I don't need, quilts, crafts from long collected scraps of fabric.
I had considered driving from Florida to New York but my boys protested (I'm 82) and your trip, though interesting, also gave me pause!
Sewing, weaving, stitching, knitting-- textiles in all forms absorb so much angst don't they? So generous of them, eh?
As for driving form Florida to NY --though I'd probably want to do it myself, I think I agree with your boys, if only because the east coast has SO many more cars to dodge than, say, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska (more than half my trip). No relaxing for a second..
Meanderings, going astray and finding the ground.
Plain weave.
Yes, the simplicity of that grid is just pure medicine.
Is that why it is sometimes called a ground weave?
You are so right. And thank you for these words. The medicine of the grid has been just exactly what I needed.
I always think of ground weave as the plain weave/every-other-pick part of overshot. But it's the same thing -- that gridded web holding everything together, as it does so well. Time to pluck it from the overshot world and move that term into my super simple cloth vocabulary. THANK you dear Sarah.
Oh, how well you narrate the doer's mind when fluffed from her routine. Love that sense of success with getting the bathroom sink back to working order. I have been there. And thank you for giving me walks with a beautiful ageless babbling brook and along a timeless marshland with croaking frogs and singing birds! These are such treasures....thank you for all you share! Give May it's due for giving all of us that special feeling of being stirred-up!
Gosh thank you Sandy. It's always amazing to me how the pencils I'm drawing with sometimes know how I'm feeling better than I do. Or at least can express things better!
And Oh golly, May is doing her thing all around me today and what a joy it is.
Such a wonderful read Sarah. You've brightened my day!
Thank you Jodie.
The linen burlap is lovely! I can see by that picture what a tedious time you had with the fraying. What is the intended use? It looks like a glorious amount so beautifully woven. I loved hearing the bullfrog and bird chorus! So relaxing! I was intrigued with the lyrics you posted of the song from Camelot. I am not familiar with Camelot, and have never seen. But, had to click your link to see what it was about. A huge smile came to my face as I heard one of my favorites, Julie Andrews no less, singing the May song! Such a beautiful voice, and those lyrics! Delightful! Thank you for sharing!
Julie Andrews. Isn't she amazing? When I was little I wanted to grow up to be her-- but alas, I had neither the voice nor the acting skill. But I did get to listen to a LOT of musicals and that was pleasure enough.
I absolutely LOVE The Sound of Music! I have always wished I could have an excuse to make and wear her outfit for the wonderfully optimistic song, I Have Confidence! She is indeed so talented in both acting and singing. If only! Sarah, I want to wish you a very Happy Mother’s Day! 😃❤️💐
“I have confidence in me…” so important and so often elusive. Thank you for the reminder of that wondrous song. I’ll go to sleep with it in my ears. And Happy Mother’s Day to you too!