Wednesday 24 November 2010

ask and you shall receive

i asked my friend Marion at Beautiful Silks
whether it might be possible to have my favourite stitching thread
silk+cotton #5
not only thinner
but supplied on cones so i could feed it into the overlocker. 
sewing with 100%silk is lovely, but the seams have not much give
- and with the prospect of two sets of dances costumes looming in 2011
"give" is a most attractive quality -
a lovely parcel arrived last week


























and it even does this

meanwhile
in other news
i am boiling bundles in preparation for an "opening"
for the Fairliving Festival
at Federation Square, Melbourne



























that dark blot at front left is the ever-helpful Martha
if you look closely you can make out some
household wisdom
and here are some more paeonies
a reward for reading to the end of the page


 related links

Beautiful Silks





7 comments:

  1. i think your "messy" house is totally worth it. by that standard, perhaps, my house indicates more than sloth.
    wish i could unwrap those bundles.

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  2. I am looking around me and thinking I must be far from dull.

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  3. I feel like I've just eaten a bunnykins meal..

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  4. I totally agree with that houshold wisdom ...........
    XXXm

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  5. Thanks for the paeonies...such beautiful flowers.

    Love that domestic wisdom, I have that on my fridge!

    Looking forward to the exhibition at Federation Square, will keep an eye out.

    Jacky xox

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  6. Yes one of the most lovely things my mother taught me, which has saved my sanity in times of chaos...All women should be taught the same wisdom.

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