Saturday, October 5, 2024

Saturday, beautiful October day for a walk to the pond

The fall color, muted here, because our trees are largely oak, beech, walnut, sycamore, ash. Just the first touches are starting after the first few cool nights.

Not a lot of fungi, no lichen at all yet,  but downed leaves showing color.





And insects, this little bee? wasp?  may be too small to see here. Insects including butterflies, are still busy. Mosquitoes are getting their last bites in while the biting's good.

Happy day, everyone! I'm thinking of learning Bayeux stitch. It's a form of embroidery I've never done. The entire Bayeux tapestry was executed in it, hence, I suppose, the name. 

It's not a tapestry, since it's surface embroidery on a ground fabric, but I expect at that time it was named however they thought right. 

It may relate to tapis, word for carpet, because carpets and rugs were often hung or spread on tables as coverings. I'll check on this, because there may be one other person in the world who cares. 

Anyway I'm thinking of it for the next page in my fabric book which has been looking at me for a while waiting its turn. 

It got under the fusion quilt project, poor thing. The Bayeux stitch consists of long threads covering an area and couched down by a second threaded. Not difficult, I've just never done it.

But first, lunch 

Roasted slices of chicken breast with capers, mixed green salad with mayo. Just fine.

Happy day everyone,  encouraging thoughts to people who struggled through Helene and are facing another storm.

One of my friends told me her sister left Florida just ahead of Helene, and went to -- North Carolina. Who knew. She was then stranded but okay, cursing her luck, now I think back in Florida. 



15 comments:

  1. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that embroidery style. Unless it was used on one of the tapestries I saw in the museums or castle walls. It looks interesting. I might just be that one other person who is interested

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    1. Oh good, one other person! It's a niche interest.

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  2. You've educated me about Bayeux Stitch!

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    1. It's not long since I found out about it myself. I hadn't realized that most of the stitching was one stitch. It would explain the unity of this huge, many paneled work.

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  3. I wonder if the word tapersty has changed over the years like so many others. But please, get sleuthing and let us know.

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    1. Wow, two people interested already. This is booming.

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  4. We spend most of the year in drought; consequently leaves are falling without changing colors.

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  5. Your day was indeed fine October walking weather. Thanks for taking us along with you.

    Chris from Boise

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  6. Well, I know I’m one other person who cares.
    I had to go look it up since I didn’t think I had ever seen it. (I had.) Here’s what I found: “It was more than likely created shorty after the conquest and was probably commissioned by Odo Bishop of Bayeux, in the 1070’s, the half-brother of William the Conqueror.”
    You make life much more interesting!

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  7. I am sure you can have some fun with the Bayeux stitch.
    I will never, ever forget how desperately I wished that Jessie and her family had gone to NC to be safe from Helene here and how horribly that could have turned out.

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    1. Yes, you simply can't tell what will work. Stay or go.

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  8. I think I remember seeing that they have been working on copying the original tapestry (perhaps they're done now). I just enquired of Mr. Google and the original measures 230 feet long by 20" high. A definite feat whether it was done then or now.

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    1. The brits tried to borrow the original and the Bayeux Museum said not so fast, so the idea came up of a replica. I don't think it's finished. In fact I'm not sure it was started!

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