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Back from bliss

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

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Back in the city after camping on the beach, seeing the northern lights, swimming in the ocean, lying on warm rocks, sitting around a campfire, hanging out with good friends, being amused by chipmunks, walking to Brandywine Falls and eating lots of good (and… Continue Reading “Back from bliss”

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The ferry dock that never was….

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

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The emergency dock at Porteau Cove built in case slides on the highway necessitated taking vehicles out to Vancouver by water. As far as I know it has never been used.

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Friday night campsite.

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

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From an afternoon earthquake to a Friday night setting up camp by the sea…. busy Friday evening at Porteau Cove.

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Goat Lake Panorama

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

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This is where I ate lunch on Thursday. It is now Saturday and I am back in the city, reconnecting to machines and household duties. I am planning a travelogue post on Cathedral Lakes Provincial Park shortly, but before I can get to that… Continue Reading “Goat Lake Panorama”

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Flores Island Travelogue (BC)

Posted on July 27, 2009 by

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My summer plan this year has been all about mini-adventures. A trip to Hornby, a wedding, a hiking trip, some kayaking, another wedding. I’m about halfway through the summer itinerary now, this last week being spent on Flores – launched by water taxi out… Continue Reading “Flores Island Travelogue (BC)”

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Some hand dyed embroidery threads ready for use in winter projects. Fustic, Eastern Brazilwood, Indigo, and Dhalia.
Home office before and after. New furniture, moved my big shelving unit to make space for a design wall, everything cleaned and reorganized!
Lots of canning this week! $100 worth of produce nets us 12 quarts of tomato sauce, 9 pints of roasted tomato salsa, 12 pints of diced roasted tomatoes and 12 jars of nectarine jam to bring back to the coast tomorrow. That's a haul that makes me happy. #foodsecurity #keremeos #sandersonsfruitstand #summerofmaking2021 #canningseason
Knitting with hand dyed yarns at the golden hour. It always takes me a few days to settle in at the cabin, but once it happens I don't want to leave. Enjoying these last summery days up here watching the first cottonwood leaves turn yellow. #summerofmaking2021 #naturaldye #whyprinceton #knittersofinstagram #knitallthethings #knitstagram
There are many quilts at our cabin, most of them made by a co-owner's mum (we own and share this place with a couple of folks). I love them hung as privacy dividers in our loft. #quiltinglove #quiltsofinstagram #quilting
Making nectarine-ginger jam while chilling in the interior. It's still summer here! #summerofmaking2021
Greens, gray, and a spot of purple. These will become my first project with hand dyed yarns.... some kind of cowl or scarf!
Every couple of years I sew a new set of everyday napkins for the house. This year instead of sewing, I coloured a set of 12 blanks from @maiwahandprints with #naturaldyes. These will surely brighten up the winter table! #linens #textilestudio #summerofmaking2021
Today I am working on some #surfacedesign with my dyed fabrics. I am using #naturalpigments mixed with soy milk to paint the fabric. I'm not much of a painter but I am having fun with organic expression and when I eventually make my hand dyed quilt sampler, these will be incorporated into it. #naturaldyeing #textilestudio #summerofmaking2021
This red was a total accident but it's the one I've been looking for all summer. This was the dark gold, dhalia-dyed skein which I wanted to turn a brighter orange. I overdyed it with 25% Brazilwood to the weight of the fibre..... and voila! The perfect (in my estimation) red. Not orangey or pink. Real, true red. Do I dare try for a second skein in this colour to see if I can get enough for a shawl? #summerofmaking2021 #naturaldyeing #textilestudio
Yesterday I did a final wash on the napkins and quilting fabric I dyed over the summer. I've now ironed this bowl of fabrics and am ready to start showing off my fabric and yarn sets for fall and winter projects. I havent quite packed up the dye studio yet but I will be doing that soon as the weather cools down. #naturaldyeing #texilestudio #summerofmaking2021
Dahlias! I did a first dye bath with a preponderance of one kind of Dhalia and got orange yarn, and gold fabric + embroidery thread. I tried a second run with a different balance of flowers hoping to get my larger skein that bright orange colour but instead I got a dull gold which I don't love. I plan to overdye the large skein with some Brazilwood this week in the hopes of getting a colour for a fall knitting project. Such an interesting experiment though, and I think next summer I will do more experiments with wildcrafted and home grown dyes. #summerofmaking2021 #textilestudio #naturaldyeing

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