Shawls/Bath Towels Hot off the Loom!

These are some towels I've been wanting to weave for a long time, ever since I saw them in Handwoven Sept./Oct. 2003 pg. 52.  Karen Tenney put a lovely selection of hand towels, face cloths and Bath Towels together using the organic cotton yarn I have in stock or used to have for sale.  Here is a picture of the 2 I've finished recently.  They turned out longer than expected and really felt nice as a shawl...so the white one sold as a shawl!!!  I put fringe on the green and white one and am making a couple more...then on to something new...fabric made of silk noil..yes!!!

New Handmade Paper bags with my organic cotton cloths!

These cloths are cut from absorbent organic cotton fabric and finished with a rolled hem.  They are about 10-12 inches square.  The new bags are adorable and each one unique.  If interested they are $12 plus postage and available through my website:  http://chamomileconnection.com

The new bags are really cute in natural, and subtle colors of yellow, green and pink

some are really special!

Organic Cotton (dyed) Towels I just finished

This is called Log Cabin...the squares look like they are going in different directions

A New Friend

These little guys seem to be a bit rare now...so it's fun to see one in the yard and fairly big!

Reflections

Thank you for all your support.  Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta was a great place to share with people and sell my work!  I made new friends and bonded with several "sisters". I kept very busy all three days!!! Friday slowed a little, so I got to go see exhibits and run about a bit.  It's nice to be appreciated and be able to share the organic cotton yarns, fibers and woven items, as well and beautiful colors. It's fun to be so immersed in color.

We had a moment to spin while everyone was busy at the fashion show

  On the way home we met Robert, a CDT ~ continental divide trail hiker. He was taking refuge from the amazing blow you off the mountain wind at the top at Emery Pass. We are finding there is a need in our Valley for providing services to these hikers and we have opened our home and lives to these precious people.  We are becoming Trail Angels. We took Robert to the Trail head up hwy 15 to continue on to the next destination, Pie Town, and had to introduce him to our favorite homemade ice cream stop at Doc Campbell's. We saw how much had been burned and how close the fire came to the buildings.  Makes us appreciate the fire crew that much more!

New Friend Robert on the CDT

 Our son Jeremy is home for the summer working on the Forestry Fire Crew, he's done his 14 days on the Miller Fires and is home for the next 5 (I hope).  It's getting so he doesn't know exactly who he'll see when he comes back from a fire!  Last time it was Steph, Em and Drew on the CDT.  Our dogs are barky Australian Shepherds and all these new friends have been very calming (socializing) for them.  Will (husband) is putting on a metal roof and all help is appreciated

: ) thanks Jeremy! 

Jeremy home from the Miller fire
I'm trying to get my studio back together.  Took the opportunity while it was empty to clean the floor.  It looks much better.  As I unpack the Ashland Bay fiber I am going to be putting it on sale, buy 3 get one free.  I'm taking pictures...so if interested check out my website and I'll direct you to the page....up and coming! Fun times!

These trees just looked so much more exciting on their sides...casting their reflections into the fish, huge frog and  tadpole pond

New Lines of Colors

The winds have been amazing, first blowing down the valley then up the valley bringing dust devils and cleaning out the old branches and leave in the juniper trees! The goal is to dye every dyeable skein and I'm just about there! The weather is finally cooperating...Great fun.  Come see me, the colors, and feel the scrumptious fiber in Albuquerque May 26-28th at the Fiber Fiesta.  It's at the fair grounds.

Just a little peek of  the line of color!

pun intended

Continental Divide Backpackers (north bounders) and New Friends

We found some Continental Divide hikers walking along our road and wondered where they were going to get groceries, a shower and internet.  So, we brought them home.  We now have some new friends that hopefully we'll be able to reacquaint again when they come to finish the trek.  The Gila Wilderness fire closed the trail, so Will took them around the area to Pie Town and found out they really do have pies!!