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This is my second hand spun yarn. The picture is partially in the sun, so that's why it's kinda bright. I tried to take it in the shade under the overhang to the porch, but it didn't want to come out. So I moved closer to the light source and of course, the sun had to come out! The yarn probably isn't quite that bright. It's a really pretty blue though.
I also went to the Lazy Kate Spinsters group on Wednesday. Last week, it was held at Susan's house. I hadn't met Susan because she has a little boy under 2 years old, and the meetings are on Wednesdays from 12:30 - 4:30 - which of course is nap time for little boys of that age. :-) She was sweet and had a cute home she's renting. Here is the group - I'm waaaaaayyyyy in the back, on the right, and I was ok there!
I guess I was pulling on my earlobe. LOL. I was talking instead of spinning. I was taking a break. But you can see my wheel back there too. Look at the variety of wheels and there are 2 spindles there too.
We certainly were a tight fit into the room. What you can't see, is all the food on the table behind the photographer (Susan). I think everyone brought something. I have to figure out what to bring this week because it is at another person's house this week - see that woman in the far left corner with the green spinning wheel? That's Mariane and the group will be meeting at her home this week. The art center has had things going on, so they didn't have room for us to meet.
I was outside taking photos of the yarn, and the butterfly bush was being swarmed by butterflies. When the sun comes out, it's amazing how many will be out there. I just can't seem to get a good photo of all of them on the bush. I get as many photos as I can, and some of them come out good, some don't......I have a lot to learn about my camera still I think...........
See the one below? I have NO idea how I managed the butterfly in flight. See the shadow under it on the ground? COOL!
This is the first Monarch of the season that I've seen. I could NOT get a clear photo - I'm so mad! I took over 100 photos....and yet, not a clear one of this one butterfly! Grrr.
Below is a hummer. We have 3 I think - hard to tell when they move so danged fast! This one was just sitting on the fence. I took the photos from between the wood rails on the porch. Too funny because I took about a dozen, tried another setting, then couldn't get the camera to focus even when I went back to the setting I took this photo on. Gee, I sure have a LOT to learn about my camera. And it's not even the big fancy kind! I'm just thankful some of them came out.
So there you have it, what I've been up to lately.
I also was able to remove the quilt stitches from the quilt I started and hated. I know now, I'll be quilting stitch in the ditch. I should have listened to the quilt the first time. That's what it wanted to be. I'm not a person that does a lot of tight, close, tiny quilting. It just does NOT work on my quilts - and besides, I'm not good at it.
I have some more fiber I'm spinning into yarn. I was going to use thread to ply it with, but I didn't do a good job of it, and I spent hours un-plying it. Ick. I don't ever want to do that again. I only have 4 ounces of it, not 8 like all the other I've done, so I don't know if I'll actually have enough to make anything with when I'm done plying it, if I ply it to itself. I'm very undecided at this point.................
I've decided I'm going to change the way the website works. I need to make my products, and I need to sell just those that are made up. I'll be working on printing out some cards, and making card sets. I'll be printing out some photos on paper and putting them on the canvases. I'll also put my quilts that are done up there, and lower the price of the one that is already there.
Then I have to figure out how to drive more customers there.
I started it in January, and I'll renew it for at least one more year. After that, we'll see.
See, even if I don't come around often enough, when I do, I try to make it a good post! :-)
Time to make dinner.
Martha
1 comment:
Lucky you to have those beautiful butterflies.
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