Years ago I ached for little undershirts to wash and fold,
three dishes instead of two to put away.
I am careful to never wish away today’s dirty dishes and piles of
laundry: I know I am lucky to have
them. But in the words of a comedian
whose name I have forgotten, “My wife was in labor for 36 hours. I don’t even want to something I like for 36
hours.”
Searsport Shores campground is my home for a whole week, all
by myself. My sewing machines came along,
and I have the use of Astrig’s roomy and well-appointed studio. I am teaching campers how to sew and dye and
how to make pom poms, and all my other responsibilities are three hours away.
I am eating granola out of the bag, fresh cherries as I
dance around the studio (music all day long), and leftover Pad Thai from the
take home container. (I did have to wash
the fork.)
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| Monday's dress |
My suitcase was packed light, just a few items of
clothing. My fabric box was packed
heavy. Each day I dress the mannequin in
front of the studio with a freshly made clothing item, and then I wear that
piece the next day. That’s the plan
anyway, and it is working so far.
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| Tuesday's tunic |
I hope you’re enjoying your week as well.
10 comments:
Yay,Ellen!!! A well deserved rich reward for years of karma stacking! Enjoy!
Hi El. You are such a breath of fresh air in my day today. Love your writing style and of course love you as yourself--always so fun and unique. What a great opportunity for you to do this fiber camp thing--I'm jealous. Do they let painters in too? Have a great week. Annie
What a treat! I hope you will be at Fiber College in the fall. I so enjoyed dyeing yarn with you last year.
Maggie had an amazing time with you!!!!
My daughter Madisyn had such a great time making puff balls shes in the picture with Maggie. She said each day mom going down to the art studio.. It was a awesome time.. Thank you for showing her various things.
This is SO GREAT!!! Can't wait to hear and see more.
Alex, Jen, Bella (the dog), and I really loved hanging out with you at the campground :-)
I'm just writing up my blog post about it all - check Playground Hunt in a day or so
Hello :) I wonder if you could please tell me what pattern you used for the scarf in the photo for Monday's dress...I really love it. I am going to try to learn to knit this year and would love to make something similar. Your blog is lovely :)
Thanks, Susie xx
Hi Susie, thanks! The scarf is improvised: I worked short rows back and forth to create a crescent shape and then added a ruffle at the outside edge with yarn-overs. It is made from recycled silk yarn and feels amazing. Maybe I should write a pattern?
If you did write a pattern I would definitely buy it, I don't think I'm clever enough at knitting yet to improvise something so pretty!
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