Packing for Wesley Hill

 New tea cosies, some for the small tea pots.

And some cosies for the larger pots as well.

This afternoon I am finishing the labelling and pricing for the Wesley Hill Market at Castlemaine tomorrow.
David will be there from 7am and on Sunday I will be at the Arts Centre Melbourne Sunday Market from 10am.

This week I have spun lots and lots of yarn, natural colours and white which I have dyed. 

New for  this weekend  is hand spun chunky style weaving wool.  And in the fibre dept there is a mohair wool blend all ready for you to spin.

Blending

This morning I have blending fibres, wool, silk and mohair

I added some bling to this one

Can't wait to spin this one after lunch.

A Monday Find

This is my first sewing machine. The machine arrived from Santa one year (won't say what year but many, many years ago).  I remember my mother telling me that I was probably too young for such a machine but she thought I was ready.  Basically I think she was tired of me wanting to use the treadle machine. I made dolls clothes.  Lots and lots of dolls clothes.

The box is well worn and taped together.  The blue paint on the box was a simple way to identify the colour of the machine.  I have only seen this model in blue.

The instruction book has been well used.

Morning Walk

Some mornings when I do the early trip to the train station with Brie I go for a walk around Lake Wendouree.

Breakfast for some.

This mosaic commemorates the 1956 Olympics.  The rowing was held on the lake.



A Busy Day

David has been on the Grey Fergie cutting grass.  The sheep cannot eat fast enough.  In fact the sheep are asleep under the trees.

This is some grey wool, mohair and silk I have spun today.

Mohair I have dyed - ready to be blended this afternoon.

A soft blend I will spin after lunch.

Bird's Nest Fabric

Some time ago Marilyn of  Missymaomao  gave me a small strip of fabric. Marilyn thought I could design something using the fabric.   The fabric piece was narrow and featured 3 birds nests and a few branches.

I knew I wanted to make special with the fabric.  So the fabric has been on my studio work bench waiting patiently.

In my button box I found some bird buttons.  This week the fabric and I got together with the buttons and now we have brooches for the markets and  Website

Chunky Hats

This weekend is busy with 2 markets.  Tomorrow I am at Buninyong Farmers Market and Sunday I'll be at the Arts Centre Melbourne Sunday Market.

These chunky yarn hats are finished.

New brooches are almost ready.  And I am now off to the Felting Studio to make felt hat bands for my hats.

Even though it is summer here we have many visitors from the Northern Hemisphere particularly over the next couple of weekends.  The Australian Open (tennis) is all happening in Melbourne.