Thursday night, 10:30, usual time for a surge of get-it-doneness, I fixed those pants in my waiting-for-alterations lineup. Inserted elastic in the back waist band to reduce the waistline. This involved many trips around, up and down stairs, to assemble needle, thread, scissors. Note to self: don't tidy up your projects, you'll lose all your scissors.
It also involved using a slot screwdriver to push the elastic through the channel, the denim fabric being too sturdy for the usual bodkin or safety pin. No pictures because it's black stitching on black fabric. But yay it's done and I now have nice black dress jeans in my rotation.
Maybe this morning, Friday as I write, I'll finish binding the edges of the pink jacket and wear both to the Friday knitting group.
Ed note: this came to pass, see new outfit
The knitting group was full, lively, some continuing projects, some new, like these gloves for a four year old granddaughter
Chat ranged over competitive schools, exams, wealthy parents, Ithaca, wineries, road trips, pingpong tables, sheep holding grudges, and more.
About fractals, I did a series of fractal- related images back in my computer assisted art days. I'll see if I can find any to show you.
Meanwhile we're under State water restrictions now, I'm told online and via email and text, because of the continuing drought. So I can't wash my car. Well, I never do, but now it's official. So there's that. Done.
Happy day everyone! Don't wash your car. You'll be busy watching the full moon.
Your fractal art is wonderful. It looks like needle work. The pink jacket is very stylish and looks perfect on you!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Different forms of making, high and low tech!
DeleteYour new outfit looks great! Pink and black are always a nice combo. I remember when I first saw fractals in art quite a few decades ago now -- I was mesmerized by their symmetry and beauty!
ReplyDeleteFractals are such a revelation, I'm always happy when people discover them. I'm pleased with the outfit. The rust colored binding on the jacket gives it a sharper finish. Nice color combo.
DeleteThe new outfit is very cute. Hopefully our rain of a day or so ago is coming your way.
ReplyDeleteNot this week, I think. We'll welcome it.
DeleteDon't think I would have thought to use a screwdriver to insert elastic. My Grandma Jammies require elastic so I'll be trying to manhandle it into the channels - my hands aren't relishing that job.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that you were ahead of the curve re fractals and it's not wonder people thought it was art.
As for water restrictions, sorry to hear that. Hopefully you will get some rain to help relieve that. As for car washing, we do ours twice a year in the spring and late fall....put it through the car wash and get a wax added in.
I never wash my car, usually there's plenty of rain, so I hope we'll eventually get some. The screwdriver blade is long, very good for pushing the elastic through. I'll do that again.
DeleteI spent many years doing fractal art! I love Mandelbulb 3D, Incendia, and other flame programs like JWildfire. I don't do them as often now as I used to. But once in a while I dust off those old programs and mess with them.
ReplyDeleteThe moon was misty this morning, but beautiful to look at.
I don't think they were invented back when I did this work in the eighties. I bet they're fun.
DeleteThey weren't but they are all over the place now and very fun!
DeleteI'll be honest- I do not understand even the concept of fractals. I just found this though: "Fractals can be used to describe irregularly shaped objects and spatially nonuniform phenomena in nature. They can also be found in the stock market, DNA, and human breast tissue."
ReplyDeleteAs to the low-tech- I love your outfit. It looks perfect on you.
I wanted to tell you that yesterday I stopped into a thrift store and in a bin I saw a loom of some sort that I could not identify. I did a google image search and it was an afghan loom. Have you ever heard of these? I was tempted to buy it just in case you were interested in it. I probably should have. It was only something like two dollars.
That definition confuses me, and I know what fractals are! Now I have to look up afghan loom, because I don't think I know what it is. I do like my "new" outfit. Did I mention I'd been given the binding too??
DeleteSomething happened to my comment, maybe lost. Anyway I looked up afghan looms and found they're physically very demanding, and people get hand injuries from the stress, also they're unwieldy. Which makes me wonder if that's how that one got donated. Probably easier just to crochet
Deleteor knit without a loom.
That fractal information baffled me and I know what fractals are!
The afghan loom looked way too daunting for me to even consider.
DeleteYou and your outfit look fantastic! I am outside the loop, not having heard the term fractal art, but in looking at it I've seen fractal art. I didn't realize you are in a serious drought. Let it rain.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a while since we had drought, unusual for this region.
DeleteI expect you've experienced fractals all over without the term attached.
We'll be taking our car into the wash several times over the winter. It gets pretty dirty here in winter.
ReplyDeleteBack in olden times, I remember talking to the art teacher about computer art. She wasn't impressed then, but she might be now.
I found that people back then who talked it down usually hadn't seen any, nor tried the experience to see how much is demanded of the artist in this form. Some of them were very intrigued by my work.
DeleteThe Beaver Moon? Who knew?! I wonder if that applies even in places where there are no beavers.
ReplyDeleteI don't really know what a "fractal" is. I know they teach fractals in our math classes at school but I never got beyond Algebra II -- and was none the poorer for it, as far as I can tell. The art is intriguing, though!
Fractal:think recurring. That's it really. I imagine the indigenous North American moon names were only expected to refer to the natural events they reflected, familiar to the namers.
DeleteAnother varied and interesting day. Nice outfit, interesting sounding knitting group chat, avant garde art and car washing (or not).
ReplyDeleteThe art was cutting edge, yes, to the point of baffling!
DeleteI’m not sure what fractal art is. Although it looks beautiful. Your knitting group sounds like my swim group, although I don’t go anymore. We used to solve all the worries of the world.
ReplyDeleteHow come you're not swimming? I remember you liked it and the swimming friends. The chat is great.
DeleteFractals in art are small forms used repetitively to create larger forms which exactly resemble the smaller parts.
I knew about fractals but have never heard of a beaver moon. The pants are very nice, and yes, I do need some more blue and green people around...
ReplyDeleteI think it's when beavers settle into their lodge for the winter. Yes, you need your group.
DeleteI looked up afghan loom, too. I see how it works, but no thanks. A crochet hook or a pair of knitting needles will do the job more easily.
ReplyDeleteI think it could be awkward in use. But it was interesting to find out about.
DeleteLove the pink! Another great job, Boud.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Wearing it again today.
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