the lwofc started with a fine pottery class on friday morning. my regular teacher was sick so judy marchand took over the class. she showed us a new, to us, way to make and attach a mug handle. she is very inventive in creating tools and methods using everyday articles found in most homes. she showed me a new way to shape a bowl as well. i fianlly got the hang of it and it was time to go! i'll try to get to the studio sometime this week to practice. i also realised once again the importance of proper wedging of the clay, centering and coning the clay is much easier when wedged well/enough. friday night and most of sunday afternoon
and evening i worked on lost in the garden. i'm pleased with what i got done. my least favourite garden so far is the lower left one. hopefully i'll grow to like it when i've stitched more of it. saturday morning patricia and i went to a spinners gathering at brigittes home. i was a little nervous as i usually spin by myself. not to worry the women gathered there were/are very generous and very amiable. i spun up a bobbin in no time. i hadn't brought a second bobbin with me so asked brigitte if i could use her niddy noddy. yes indeed i could or i could use her nostepinde to make a ball of
yarn. i had seen and coveted these lovely wooden tools at rovings but didn't buy one as i didn't know how to use them. well one of the women in the circle showed me how to use the nostepinde. her husband is the maker of the beautiful wooden tools at rovings. i had thought about getting a swift to use with my ballwinder but i will get a nostepinde instead. it may take a little longer but it is much easier and more fun. i also like the look and feel of the yarn ball made with a nostepinde. i also started the right glove of the grey/purple colourway in the green harvest mitten b
ut got distracted with the canvasswork.
the lwofc started with a fine pottery class on friday morning. my regular teacher was sick so judy marchand took over the class. she showed us a new, to us, way to make and attach a mug handle. she is very inventive in creating tools and methods using everyday articles found in most homes. she showed me a new way to shape a bowl as well. i fianlly got the hang of it and it was time to go! i'll try to get to the studio sometime this week to practice. i also realised once again the importance of proper wedging of the clay, centering and coning the clay is much easier when wedged well/enough. friday night and most of sunday afternoon 
and evening i worked on lost in the garden. i'm pleased with what i got done. my least favourite garden so far is the lower left one. hopefully i'll grow to like it when i've stitched more of it. saturday morning patricia and i went to a spinners gathering at brigittes home. i was a little nervous as i usually spin by myself. not to worry the women gathered there were/are very generous and very amiable. i spun up a bobbin in no time. i hadn't brought a second bobbin with me so asked brigitte if i could use her niddy noddy. yes indeed i could or i could use her nostepinde to make a ball of 
yarn. i had seen and coveted these lovely wooden tools at rovings but didn't buy one as i didn't know how to use them. well one of the women in the circle showed me how to use the nostepinde. her husband is the maker of the beautiful wooden tools at rovings. i had thought about getting a swift to use with my ballwinder but i will get a nostepinde instead. it may take a little longer but it is much easier and more fun. i also like the look and feel of the yarn ball made with a nostepinde. i also started the right glove of the grey/purple colourway in the green harvest mitten b
ut got distracted with the canvasswork.
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