meadow weaving

 my second try at weaving bits of the gardens and meadows.

 the thinner string broke when i tried to pull it tight

as i set up the warp.

so i went with a softer version of the highly twisted string i 

used on thursday's version.

(nice to have three different types of string on hand!)

 birchbark, feathers, bits of lichen, a birch twig, 

grass stems and some aromatic sage.

 a stem of indigo, more birchbark 

and some rosemary.

tansy blooms and more rosemary.

It really was such fun, walking the gardens and meadow, clippers in hand, gathering bits to weave into some sort of homage to late summer. I have yet to figure out how to get the weaving safely off the loom and arranged to hang it. I hope it may hang somewhere in the house so that in midwinter it may remind us of the abundance of these August days. This weaving echos the quilted wallhanging I stitched some years ago at just about this same time of year..."meadow's ebb"

I have tried a few times to get into Robin Wall Kimmerer's book, Braiding Sweetgrass, and I am trying again! It's funny how some books sort of wait for you to find them, while others just jump into your hands.

A few of the things on the "to do"list this weekend

• tidy up the root cellar, remove cobwebs, air the sand from storage buckets, spread out on a tarp in the sunshine.
• prep the garlic, which has been curing in the woodshed, for storage.
• sort the potatoes by size and let them air out for another day or two.
• try winging a recipe for a crustless quiche topped with Black Krim tomato slices.
• process the rest of the chard for the freezer (sautée with onions and garlic).
• double check on dye supplies. what needs mordanting? what is ready to go?

I'm thinking of the week ahead. What would you like to see here, friends? 

xo