As Kate (of riverside cottage fame) is now away on a sabbatical, I have to take responsibility for my own dye days. On Monday I locked myself away from kittens to produce this:
Which now gives me this range of colours:
I’m pleased because – although these are far from perfect – I am getting much better at the lighter shades. And sometimes I even get the colour I intended!
“And more dyeing” was posted by Cally on 17 Sept 2015 at http://callybooker.co.uk
Still working through some of the many possibilities.
It’s a slow weave and I am struggling to get enough time at the loom just now. Well, just now and just the rest of the year too! But I have a deadline and I must weave on.
“More double huck” was posted by Cally on 16 Sept 2015 at http://callybooker.co.uk
A different kind of lattice this time:
This is quite a slow one to weave, but soothing. And that strange light illuminating the photo is – believe it or not – sunshine. A big yellow orb has appeared in the sky and for the last couple of weeks it has been summer in Scotland after all.
It is clearly too much for the electronics in the house as everything is malfunctioning. Naturally, the most intractable of malfunctions happen at weekends or just before a deadline, and we can tick both of those boxes this week. I’m not functioning all that well myself in respect of technology, thanks to the innovation that is electronic marking. This has been my first year of marking scripts almost exclusively on a tablet and I had an exceptionally large class to practice on, meaning hours and hours spent staring at the wee illuminated rectangle – so, after an intensive summer of assignments, the result is that my eyes have become very dry and sensitive to light. I’m using drops and reminding myself to keep blinking, but I find that I also need to limit my time at the computer. As I can’t not do the marking, I am unable to spend as much time on other things, which is a pain. Still I now have a break of a few weeks so I am hoping that I can first rest my eyes a bit and then catch up with myself. Oh the relentless optimism! Well, fall less far behind, then.
Just need to spend more time at the (completely non-electronic) loom.
“Rectangles, Tech-tangles” was posted by Cally on 6 Sept 2015 at http://callybooker.co.uk
…was taken at the end of last week, so that I could turn my attention to our seven-year-old houseguest. Yes, baby Abigail is now seven and was making her first grown-up visit to Dundee, i.e. without mummy. She turned out to be an enthusiastic entertainer of kittens so there was much bonding of the young ‘uns.
There was also much eating of cheesecake, as I was lucky enough to win one from Captain Cheesecake in their inaugural Facebook prize draw. It was such a large cheesecake that we had to bring in extra help, in the shape of Abi’s Uncle Jonny, to finish it all.
On Saturday we delivered Abi back to her mum at the Edinburgh Fringe and I stayed to see her in her first Fringe role – Puck – in their Shakespeare in the Garden show.
I have been catching up on admin and teaching responsibilities today, but there is work on the loom. I have a new blue and grey warp…
…which is much lighter than the last one and is three-quarters threaded. Normal studio activities will be resumed tomorrow.
“A short intermission…” was posted by Cally on 31 August 2015 at http://callybooker.co.uk
A little of bit of warp left over.
That’s a lime green, when it’s seen on its own.
“Unscheduled colour play” was posted by Cally on 20 August 2015 at http://callybooker.co.uk
