Sunday 24 July 2011

another landskin blankie




a felted landskin blankie
is a fine thing to have stuffed into the suitcase
it doesn't weigh very much at all
provides useful padding for the wandering cauldron
and keeps the drafts away at night

i didn't take one on the last trip
[cos i didn't have any to spare - the last bunch had all found homes]
but
am hoping that there will be some cool nights
on my next trip across the Big Puddle
so made myself a new one

it has some recycled cloth in it
a fine layer of merino prefelt
stitching on both sides
and then it was rolled rather a lot
in a damp state
[no soap]

and
now
it smells like
Eucalyptus crenulata
quite
delicious

10 comments:

  1. Julie Schubert25 July 2011 at 00:16

    A nice talisman from home to bring with you on your journey! The colors and smells of your land.... a security blankie of sorts. Have a safe, delightful trip!

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  2. Your new blankie is beautiful!

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  3. Really beautiful! Thank you for visiting my blog and your lovely comment.

    Pomona x

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  4. it looks amazingly good India.

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  5. how i would have loved this beauty around my shoulders today........
    XXXm

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  6. Absolutely lovely, India. I'm sure you'll find occasion to wrap yourself in it on your next trip.

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  7. just the inspiration I need to go off and rework my first attempt which has been sitting at the bottom of a box for a couple of years j xo

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  8. nice looking blankie.

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