Bloomsday, celebrating with morning shadows of houseplants

Celebrating Bloomsday! I did complete the reading of Ulysses, so now I'm just coasting.

Meanwhile last night I set up the warp threads for the kimono sash. I think this will work. I'll mount them on the narrow band loom, on a 12 epi (ends per inch) heddle.  

The weft colors are as you see

I may add a couple more outside warp threads like the brown, so as to have a nice selvage.  

The warps are 48" long and that should allow for loss, plus I'll keep the fringes.  I have to decide how the sash will fasten when I see how long it ends up being. TBA.

I usually feel a bit glum when I wake, but a wander on the patio and a glance at a project in waiting helps a lot.  

Gary was over this morning while I was still in my bathrobe, and since I hadn't yet inserted my hearing aids, it was a slightly disjointed conversation.

I'm pretty sure he was asking about butter left out and turned to oil, if it's still safely edible. My response yes. Then what about a fixed cat who's still spraying. My answer get a recheck to be sure the fix was complete. Last evening he wanted my physio's number which he'd mislaid. NADM.

Next up: needlearts group. 

This was a great afternoon, with kimonos given to happy people, and a new member who was learning sashiko, yay!

Stick weaving a strap for a muff, all the yarns spun by the knitter/weaver

Sequined top, great bling 

Chat ranged over voice training, Madame butterfly, theater costume, saris, sashiko, knitting for disabled arm students, travel to India, jetlag, and more.  The fiberarts today included knitting, weaving and stitching. 

Back home I had no internet access so I missed Textiles and Tea. Then the signal returned long enough to write this post.

Happy day, everyone, you can only do what's possible, annoying though that may be.