The idea is to tell us what is going in your corner of the world.
Franco, you are such a clever chappy. Thank you for starting this new thread.
Here is my craft frame, my bag with a backstrap loom, the Cricket loom on a table, the empty Cricket box, bags of yarn, and boxes of stuff. Big mess!
This shelf unit has been a great place to organize yarns, hide tools and books. Even though the Cricket still sits out on the folding table when in use, having the other items out of sight is a big improvement. The craft frame hides behind the shelf unit when not in use.
We left the upper two holes open for displaying knick knacks. The top is good for displaying pictures.
This was definitely worth the expense. Having the extra storage in the condo is great. I like having it next to the television so I can grab stuff when I find myself with empty hands.
So that's it for now!
Have a good day!
I repost this here because it got a bit lost in that long thread .I hope you don't mind .
Hi , here are some photos of our trip to France last month. Not weaving related but very nice to see. And for me pictures and photos are often a source of inspiration. We went to Le Val D'Ajol a quiet and rural little place in the Vosges.First is a view from the camping place. The appletrees are blooming.
A view at the village garden. There is a wheel from a watermill. It turns in vain and now there is a competition for artists.The goal is to design an object that turns by the power of the wheel.Very ecologic don't you think so?
The other side of "Square Du Moulin"
We also went for a walk in the woods to search the "waterfall".The waterfall was not really spectacular but the walk was good for our condition.
I hope you all enjoyed this little corner of France.
jeannine (Belgium)
Oh for the days when the stash and tools would fit in a unit this size ;-)
Laurie Autio, with terminal SABLE
Hi Laurie,
This is just for projects in process. There is much more in the outdoor storage unit.
Have a good day!
June is almost over -- and finally summer has arrived here in northern France. We are delighted. This picture shows how things were here until just two days ago (and yes, the heater is turned on!):
The month has been busy. Here is the image that inspired me most these past few weeks. It's a peony (alas, not mine!) growing in an enclosed garden, away from the daily bustle. I loved the subtle play of colour and the textural contrasts:
Floral colours never cease to take my breath away. :-)
Ruth
Last week I visited a weaver in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (USA) RugsByJoe. You might know him via the Yahoo Groups "RugTalk" or "WeaveTech". He's a fascinating guy, been weaving 35 years and sells his work in the recreation area of Door County, WI.
Joe was kind enough to let me try his modified AVL and gave me some great weaving pointers. Although Joe is known for his rugs, he decided to try some waffle weave towels, and they were looking good!
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I love this thread...so many beautiful images and lovely stories. Thank you all for posting them here,
I just processed some flower shots this morning, so I'll add them to the mix. I shot these at the same time, but on different camera settings. I'm interested in the changes this made to color - this is a pale pink lily.
Closest to the middle one. The camera does good close up!
Joan in Jamestown, NY
In my corner of the world the poppies are starting to bloom:
In my corner of the world, Adelaide, Australia, its been raining, but not enough. I have great cracks in the ground through my front and back garden caused by years of drought, and we have a mouse plague, despite the cold. Its been much colder so far this winter with heavy frosts, and yesterday, while it didn't snow, there was ice on the roads by the time the kids came out of school, adding to the flooding caused by all the ancient storm-water drains not functioning properly.
I really cannot wait for the spring - its very hard spinning and weaving with gloves and wrist warmers on!
While we are in a kind of nature inspiration picture round i want to add this shot of a butterfly . Seems to me I haven't seen this kind since my childhood. Mowing the roadsides insted of using pesticides and downsizing the use of chemicals in agriculture will perhaps pay off in the end.more photos here: www.flickr.com/photos/35709079@N08/4735183103/
That is the most gorgeous butterfly! How I'd like to render him/her in stumpwork!
I also like the color wrap - you must do it when you process your photo. What programs do you use?
I mostly use Photofiltre to downsize photos. It is easy and I think it was free. It has a pipettool to extract colours out of pictures.
But this one was made on colourlovers ,an on line community for colour and design. It has some amazing tools and it is also free. Below you find a link to my page. I also have a button to direct people to Weavolution there on my profile page.Click on the avatar there.
www.colourlovers.com/palette/1221181/rare_encounter
there is a group called fiberarts and artists. www.colourlovers.com/group/Fiber_Arts_and_Artists
