flax
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Flax is harvested!
Exactly 31 days after the first bloom ☺️. The flowers were so pretty in the morning sunlight and I can’t wait to plant more next year. Not sure my neighbors would approve of the whole yard eventually being just flax, but gosh would I love it. Also started my own first indigo vat! I used Continue reading
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It’s garden season
I’ve been working on veggies in the back and dyes in the front. We have to big raised beds in the back so far, with tomatoes, jalapenos, squash, zucchini, and radishes. I imagine I’ll only get one harvest of radishes before it’s too hot for them, and maybe then I can do more in the Continue reading
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Flax time
I’ve dedicated a whole 16 square foot plot for just flax and planted it last Friday. It looks like just maybe several seeds are starting to germinate, so here’s hoping I have a good crop to harvest this year! I’ve not really been finishing any projects these past months, though I have picked up Chinese Continue reading
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Seasonal depression came early
But I’m still crawling along. Progress has been made on the greenhouse, there is a hole in our deck, and the time change is absolutely wrecking my ability to do anything after dark. I’ve been chipping away at spinning flax into linen and I think I might, maybe, be starting to understand it a little Continue reading
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Finished yarn and other dalliances
I finished my yarn and emptied my bobbins! I even started spinning my flax and knitting socks. And then I got distracted. I’ve been reading much more lately, and also the dress I wanted to put off making until spring kept calling me like a siren, so I’ve been doing those things for a few Continue reading
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The gardening learning curve
Could probably have been less steep if I had done more reading before diving right on into growing things. However, I have still had luck so far with some of my veggies– behold! The fruits of my (possibly ill-advised? Certainly well meaning) labor! Additionally, my two little sprays of flax are blooming ferociously now. Hopefully Continue reading
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Textiles! At the Boston MFA
So this was part spiritual experience, part ‘I’m grateful I get to experience and see these ancient Egyptian artifacts, but also can we return the stuff we stole to the rightful owners,’ and part inspiration to really do as much as I can with my limited knowledge to Make All The Things From The Very Continue reading
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I miss blogs of the old days
So I’m making one! Take that social media! Had a gift in the mail today from a wonderful friend. I can’t wait to learn more about flax, especially since my experiment of growing some this year has not yielded great results. This book is almost as old as I am, but besides any archaeological discoveries, Continue reading
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I am an avid learner of things, maker of clothes (mostly), herder of cats, and hugger of sheep. I’m just trying to eke out a humble little existence in this delightfully weird wide world. Feel free to come along for the ride.
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