The stripes keep on coming! I think this technique will work well if I can figure out how to dye. I'm excited!
Today was the Weaver's Guild Christmas party. We had a great crowd and a LOT of goodies to eat. I made springerles like last year. It's almost a tradition because I've got the greatest cookie mold with a lady spinning on it. I saved half the batch to take with me next week to the Friendship Spinner's Christmas retreat at Shakertown.
I've made some more progress on the treasure chest (steamer trunk). The cedar panels are installed in the bottom and
I bought some pretty reproduction cotton cloth to line it with.
I don't think I'll use it, but I also found some cloth that actually has bees on it that are kind of similar to
the pattern on the paper originally lining the trunk. Putting the lining in is the last job and then the trunk can take up residence in "Wool & Bull" and I can fill it with stash.
I finally finished it yesterday. Now I not only have a huge stash, but I have a lovely place to put it -- a place that celebrates the importance of stash in my life. 
Now my goal is to wrangle it down into the basement/studio and only the roving that will fit in it gets to stay! Although the chest is huge, choosing only the wool that will fit in it will be a challenge. 
The stripes continue to be stripey. I can't wait to dye my next pair!
The stripes keep on coming! I think this technique will work well if I can figure out how to dye. I'm excited! 
Today was the Weaver's Guild Christmas party. We had a great crowd and a LOT of goodies to eat. I made springerles like last year. It's almost a tradition because I've got the greatest cookie mold with a lady spinning on it. I saved half the batch to take with me next week to the Friendship Spinner's Christmas retreat at Shakertown.
I've made some more progress on the treasure chest (steamer trunk). The cedar panels are installed in the bottom and 
I bought some pretty reproduction cotton cloth to line it with. 
I don't think I'll use it, but I also found some cloth that actually has bees on it that are kind of similar to 
the pattern on the paper originally lining the trunk. Putting the lining in is the last job and then the trunk can take up residence in "Wool & Bull" and I can fill it with stash.
