Inspired by history and those that have gone before
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This shows the fabric as being lighter in colour than it actually is i'll share with you when it is completed. Bright Blessings from the Cabin xxx |
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| Fabrics to be dyed |
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| This linen is a goldy yellow colour |
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| fabric in bowl |
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| teabags in bowl of boiling water to infuse |
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| fabric out to dry |
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| dyed fabric |
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| this is the goldy yellow colour fabric, the tea dye has toned down the yellowness of it. I added a couple of cinnamon and mango herbal teabags to the mix for scent. I will iron the fabric that needs ironing and cut the larger pieces into fat quarters, a more manageable size. I don't want to cut them any smaller as I don't know the size if the project I will use them for yet. bye for now Bright Blessings from the cabin xxx |
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| Garlic on the right this was quite early on. I didn't know if there was anything going on in the earth. so with some trepidation hubby pushed the fork in and slowing lifted the earth; and surprise, surprise up came lots of garlic bulbs. Some are quite small but that doesn't matter. Here they are drying off....  You can see in the top photo on the left the foliage of the red onions. These were amazing, they didn't grow particularly large but the just grew out of the ground almost harvesting themselves he he. Like the garlic we had not grown onions before but we will be again this year. The onion and garlic sets are planted in the fall and harvested in July the following year. The main draw back to this is space. I only have the patch of ground they were for growing outside (other than containers) so they do delay the planting of my butternut squash plants. Still this weekend we will (or I should say hubby) will be digging this tiny patch of earth over and digging some nutrient rich earth and I will get the squash plants and my final 2 sweet corn plants planted. And finally, my beets. they are growing in the greenhouse and one side the leaves are enormous, while I was in the greenhouse tying up my tomato plants I noticed that some of the beets are showing above the ground, they are not as big as I thought they might be going the leaves but it might not be time to lift them yet. I will check my growing vegetables book. I will share my beet harvest soon. Bright Blessings from the Cabin xxx |
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| By folding the fabric in half, then half again |
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| What a lovely array of colours and they look so cool on the spools. This is the hook I will be using from Fred Aldous Before transferring the design I stitched a zigzag stitch around the edge so the fabric wouldn't un weave while I was working.  Then it was transferring onto my jute fabric backing ( cheap one from The Works as this is my first rug and lesson). I don't seem to be able to get hold of red dot transfer fabric in the UK, so I had to improvise using tracing paper.....   Then it was a case of transferring my design from my note book with a sharpie pen...  
I made holes with a hole punch first, which wasn't that successful, so I followed the lines of the design and punched holes using a large needle; the batting was something soft to work on so the needle went through the paper.
 Here is the design on the fabric. following instruction I found on beginners rug hooking, I don't have the link today but I will find it again and share it with you all. I stitch along the rectangular outline and then a second stitch line a 1/4 inch outside of that....  The stitching is difficult to see in the photo as the thread is a similar colour. This stitching helps stabilise the fabric when you put it in your frame. Now I am ready to hook, come back soon to see my work in progress... Bright Blessings From the Cabin xxxxx |
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| My view from the decking |
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| laptop, proposal notes & coffee The idea will be to get like minded folks together to chat, share and work on projects. It will also be open to people who want to learn a craft, especially if retirement is looming and they want a hobby. We will also do presentations and demonstrations as well as classes. I still have the idea to hold small classes at home. I will see how the ones at work go first. Oh and in case anyone is wondering what the fluffy duster is for, it was to get rid of the cobwebs on the seat ;o). Blessings From the Cabin Catch y'all soon x |
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| Real Starfish in hand painted frame |
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| Kitchen towel rack, cream with heart motif |
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| Kitchen towel rack, cream over black with heart motif |
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| Kitchen towel rack cream with star motif |
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| Kitchen towel rack, cream over black with star motif |
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| Cross stitch pattern Blessings from the Cabin X |
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| muted colours in stripes & floral
And cut them into strips
  
Then wound them onto some wooden spools I purchased many
years ago and not got around to using in a craft project.
I have drawn my first design and I have some patterns
coming from Lori of Not Forgotten Farm.
I haven’t cut all the t-shirts yet so when I have I will
hook my design.
I will be back to let you know how I get on.
Bright Blessings from the Cabin xx
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