Sunday, September 28, 2008

Naturally dyed wool rug yarn!

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Back to rug weaving!

Yesterday in the mail, I got an invitation to exhibit new work in a show honoring my mentor, Mike Cornfeld, who is retiring from Marshall University. I was so excited. I got all my naturally dyed weft yarn out and found that I have 26 POUNDS of yarn. That should be enough to weave a few rugs!

26 pounds of naturally dyed wool rug yarn

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Friday, September 5, 2008

Eric Pardue's pottery

I've decided to post images of my favorite handmade things in my house. I spent several hours in my kitchen today canning tomato juice so I am starting with my cannisters. Eric Pardue made them, he lives outside Milton, West Virginia. I have quite a collection of his work and I never grow tired of it.

one corner of my kitchen

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Monday, September 1, 2008

One hot day's work

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14 pints and 7 half pints!

I have spent the whole day making and canning hot sauce. I used a box of tomatoes from the farmer's market..... $8 for the whole box...not organic, but dead ripe and ready for the jars. All of the jars sealed....that is such a good sound!

Canning hot sauce!




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