I have managed to get some fiber work done this spring and summer. I dd some ice dyeing. . .
I was very happy with the results I got, and learned that I prefer using the pure dye colors to the mixed. I like the clear colors I got, and no surprises. The first picture is the only one with a mixed color, charcoal gray from Dharma. All the rest were pure colors.
I decided I needed a runner for the dining room table. so a couple of weekends ago I started making improv blocks- with (gasp!) my commercial fabric stash. I bought some fabric with text on it a few years ago, and decided I wanted to use it. Here's what I have so far on my design wall. I marked off the dimensions of the finished piece on my wall.
Only a few more small block to go, then I will play with the arrangement. I do love black, red, and white together!
I've also taken two amazing camping trips this year with my brother- the first to Colorado, where we met my younger son and his wife, and the second to the Lamoille Canyon outside Elko. Elko doesn't have a whole lot to recommend it, in my mind- but the canyon and the Ruby Mountain wilderness are gems. It was so beautiful, we are planning to backpack the Ruby Crest trail next summer. What a way to celebrate turning 65- backpack forty miles in the wilderness!
