I'm back!

A few days rest, lots of liquids and sleep and I feel much better now. I have not been completely idle though. I have spent two evenings stitching and slowly my piece comes alive.I love the bright colors here combined with the black. So vibrant. I have thought of this as a belt the whole time. I think I might have made it a little too wide for that but maybe not.I also worked on some dyeing yesterday....

In the doldrums

I have been scuffling around here for days now. D took me to the loiser creatif expo in Grenoble Saturday and even it didnt get me out of my rut. I woke up this morning and realized. I'm sick. NO wonder I havent felt creative. No wonder I am so tired. I have a fever and my sinus are screaming. Sorry to be so quiet but I'm going back to b...

Celebrations

HE GOT THE JOB!!!!!!Finally he received official notification. We will be moving in April. I even get movers! I have NEVER had movers before. I feel so spoiled!! This is going to be a good move, I can feel it.I finished up some floss the last few days. I will be listing six new colorways in the shop. I also put some more velvets to stew...thats all I have been up to lately. Lots of dyeing and photographing.I...

New Velvets

I just finished up a yummi new batch of 10 velvets...with more to come later this week. I will also be adding some new floss colorways. As always, I love the colors!Also my velvet is shown in a post by Jude Hill on her Spirit Cloth blog. She is going to be using it in her new project 'magic' and I am so excited to see what she does with it. She was the inspiration that started me back into fiber...

Quiet Weekend

It's been a quiet weekend here. Spending time with my honey. He came home Friday night and informed me that he was told he has been hired for the job, although he has heard no 'official notification' that it is fact. Part of me feels a big excitement stirring inside, another part is holding it down in case some unforseeable event prevents this from coming through. "Don't count your chickens before...

Reweaving & Reknitting

This Christmas when D's family came to visit my MIL brought along a sweater from her cousin in Paris. She asked if I could repair it for her as she had snagged the sleeve with a bracelet and created three holes. I jumped at the chance.I know this sounds crazy, since I did wear myself thin with it, but I MISS reknitting and reweaving. Especially reknitting. I absolutely love taking someones treasure...

Suspense!

The suspense is killing me! D flew to Strasbourg Monday to interview for the job at 5:30 am. Four taxis, two trams and two airplane rides later he arrived back home again. Late. They hesitated at his salary requirements. He did not back down. I am so proud of him sticking to his guns like that. They are a huge company and used to rolling over people. They already asked us to move here at a moments...

More stitchin'

Yesterday was the perfect day to curl up in my chair and stitch away the afternoon. The snow came down all day at a fast even pace and covered my world with an even deeper blanket. Everything looks so clean and fresh. No one walks though the back area where our windows face so its beautiful pristine expanses and I love it. It was so bright last night when we went to bed that D exclaimed it looked...

Stitching Update

Hey all! I have been meaning to get a few pics posted of my latest piece but I'm afraid I got distracted with this....I buy big bags of mixed beads and sort them out myself...I know, I know...crazy! I like a large variety of beads when I work though and love the huge selection I get when I buy them this way. I find so many beads I would have never thought to buy otherwise, and often I only need...

Dye Experiments

I've been thinking a lot lately, about what direction I am going in. Exactly where do I want to take this? I love my dyeing. I can see myself getting lost in it. I love my stitching. I can see myself getting lost there too. I have tried to combine the two and somehow generate a little income with it but it's all still a big question where it is going.My stitching is so time consuming and intricate...

Another step in my journey

Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a peaceful holiday. I had ten wonderful days with my hubby and it was so good to get to see him relax. He works so hard. We also had four wonderful days with his family. Even grandfather came and it was so good to get to spend some time with him again.I did take the time to read a few blogs during my break and found many a resolution among them. I am not much for...