Inspiration

Last weekend, my daughter, granddaughter, and I spent the weekend in Indianapolis shopping. I didn't buy much - at my age, I have almost everything I want/need - but I did get some weaving inspiration in the rug department at Ikea.

Looks like half soumak

Front

Back

Soumak

Texture

Diamonds

Low texture

Colors

Front

Back

Patchwork

Sampler

Wall hanging

Basket and rug

Pillow cover

Knitting: The cowl I'm working on is very portable, so I took it to Indy. However, 10k steps a day, mostly mall strolling, really wears a person out. I made some progress before and after the trip, however. I jotted some notes on the pattern printout to help me not run out of yarn at the end, but now I can't find them.

Weaving: Made a little progress on finishing the waffle weave towels. I also worked a bit on my skyline sample.

The county fair is over. Three of us from the spinning guild entered several projects and we each received a "Best in Show" ribbon for one of our entries. I *know* everyone has some spun yarn they could have entered, plus almost everyone knits, so it seems like more would participate. Those of us who did participate can now lean on the others.

Three of us from the weaving guild met up to plan the tapestry workshop for later this month. We are all about the same level of skill, with different areas of expertise. I'm going to talk about equipment, tools, fiber, etc. The others will cover techniques. Hopefully, everyone will go home with a small sampler for their efforts.