spring is in the air
and i am being tempted by this
a beautiful piece of kantha stitching
my friends will understand my dilemma -
an inbuilt reluctance to purchase unnaturally dyed cloth
on the other hand
it's all recycled
and has been purchased fairly from the makers
we'll see
spring is bursting from the bushes
and splattering on the ground
whatever berry that bird is eating
clearly reacts beautifully to the alkaline mordant
also provided by said bird
the dresses are nearly finished
last one went into the dyepot at dawn
wrapped tightly with Eucalyptus crenulata leaves
which smell rather nicer than the stench
emanating from the crazy neighbour's domain
it would be rather more pleasant around here
if only spring were in the air.
PS i keep omitting to say thank you to Lou Pardi and Ellie Beck both of whom kindly mentioned me in the current edition of Peppermint magazine, for which i am very grateful!
