T Stands for Tuesday & T's 5th Birthday Celebration

  Happy Tuesday everyone.

       Tuesdays are where we share a drink related post-only requirement is to show a photo of your beverage.
   This Tuesday is special as we are celebrating T Stands for Tuesday's 5th year with our hostess Bleubeard and Elizabeth. Thanks so much for hosting Elizabeth, as it has brought me  back to my blog and meeting new artist friends.
  I find it more difficult to find people that want to blog still so I really really appreciate and love everyone in the T Group

  To celebrate I have made us frozen fruit-yogurt popsicles 
In my blender I added a large container of vanilla yogurt and added lots of different frozen fruits-peaches, grapes, cherries, strawberries, mango, pineapple and whirled it all up til smooth. Yum really hits the spot for a treat during these continued hot humid days.

 I have been busy since last Tuesday. I had a few days of eco printing onto papers. If you missed my posts and care to view them:  this one is the summary of two different sets  After dried was quite pleased with the results.  I also did a day printing onto my own handmade papers-that was a so so success. I am thinking the tannin added to the alum acetate mordant for the handmade papers especially is too much in this case, and also the iron water is too strong as well. I will be rethinking that process. That post is here

It took me a couple days to remember what I had been thinking for the hand quilting on my own baby quilt (top made for me by my Great Aunt back in 1949) that I shared last week. I realized I needed to get back to the main center piece and get that quilted. I started marking lines the width of a yard stick and decided nope don't like that. I need to go back to the smaller width like I am doing for the embroidered small blocks. I get ready to start marking and see where I had left off doing just that ha ha.  So I am in the groove now.

Note: all of my photos in this post will enlarge to full size just click on them

When finished with this section, I will need to take off the frame and turn this quilt around to sew lines the other direction-but I will decide when I get to that but I think I will make wider sections.

I promised myself that I would start back on the hallway project this past weekend-and I did that on Sunday. It is a difficult section to work on as the light is really bad and I am working white on white. I am dreading the ceiling and wish I would have gotten to that last year-oh well-I will get this done.

Getting things set up to work and you can see next to the wall on the left is my beverage reference-my hot chicory drink in this cool little thermos type bottle.

This pillow I use to sit on the floor with-and those bags are filled with the tissue paper for this project. on the left is small scraps-I tear the sides so no straight edges- and the bag on the right is the tissue paper rolled into balls to crinkle it up for textures. I tear those in quarters

Sunday I got most of this lower wall done-sitting on the floor and working as far as I could reach

a close up of the texture-I use wallpaper paste to put it on

This is actually a fun DIY project-just not the ceiling any more  ha ha

  This comings Saturday and Sunday I will be taking three different classes at Fiber U This is a yearly event and my third year taking classes.
   This will be my first ever natural dye class as I am self taught from books and reading online. This is a 4 hour class here is the class description 

Dyes from Woods
(Beginner)

In this class, we will be exploring the various types of dyes, both native and historical, which can be derived from the woody parts of plants (including roots, heartwood, and bark).  Most of these dyes are considered to be light and color fast.  Many of them have fascinating histories.  Each student will leave with a notebook of samples

I also will be taking Rolags with Blending boards

class description:  

Rolags with Blending Boards
(Beginner)

This is a class for those who want to take rolags to a whole new level!  Make awe-inspiring rolags on the blending board using fabulous fibers like silk, bamboo, alpaca, corriedale, merino, mohair, firestar, tencel, Angelina, and newer fibers like mint, rose, mil,, banana and pearl.  This class teaches a wonderful, easy way to create beautiful, colorful rolags for spinning.  No previous experience necessary.  Bring your own blending board or let the instructor know if you need one.

    I probably don't need this class but wanted to fill the day with another class-and I want to see hands on how she is doing this.

Sunday is a 6 hour class 

Scandinavian Band Weaving – FULL
(Adv. Beginner)

The double slotted reed is similar to a regular rigid heddle but has an extra set of slots that are designed to carry the pattern warp separate from the background threads.  As you raise or lower the reed for each shed the pattern threads remain separate in the center of the shed making them easier to pick up or drop.  The background warp weaves a plain weave and the pattern threads float on top of the warp threads, a variation of pick up only much easier since the pattern threads are separated.  The original hand carved double slot looms go back to the early and mid 1800’s.  Although originally Scandinavian, you can create and weave any design you choose plus it is so portable.  Traditionally woven bands or ribbons were used as closures or in any place where a tie was required, for securing bundles for easy carrying, as closures or binding such as a babies bunting keeping him snug and warm to trimming costumes adding color accents to clothing and much more.  All materials are included as well as the double slotted heddle and shuttle which are yours to keep.  Weaving experience not required, but helpful.  Note: This is a 6 hour class with a break for lunch

I was looking for a photo and got all kinds of looms-but I think it will be something like this found photo online

   I have been curious how these beautiful hand looms work-I will be so busy busy taking classes over the weekend no time to shop-a good thing!! lol as my craft room is full to the brim. smiles

   I did make a couple atc's but I did not know that over time rubber cement goes bad-it refused to dry. I had made two of them for swapping but my favorite one I had to toss.  My second one I do like too though

Happy Birthday T Stands for Tuesday