Corfu  After watching and enjoying the serie 'The Durrells" based in Corfu, Greece, I created a patchwork quilt based on one of their posters. Finished on the 12/05/2023.

I bought this pattern from "Il Mondo di Pezze" at the fair "Pour l'amour du fil" in Nantes in 2022. Started it after I joined a patchwork group. Finished on 04-04-2023.

 

 I am now retired and the first challenge I set myself was the Double Helix socks by Jeny Staiman which I finished in january 2023. The sock starts from the heel in a spiral.

Merino multicoloured yarn

A while ago, I bought a merino fleece from a local farm. After cleaning and carding it, I dyed it in different colours. I recarded it as it was very lumpy and mixed some of the initial colours to create in-between colours. I alternated the colours when spinning and Navajo plied the wool. While the colours are nice, I am disappointed as the wool is still lumpy.

This is the same wool (unspun) I used for weaving the table lamp. I will use this spun wool to create a cushion for felting.

Socks - January 2014

I was sampling wool from different sheep breeds and Madeleine from the Burgundy Spinners and Weavers gave me some Manxx Laughton wool to try. I was surprised by its elasticity and thought it would be perfect for sock yarn. I bought some tops and mixed it with 30% mohair to add strength. The resulting yarn was very nice and soft.

Lampshade - November 2013

Monique from the Burgundy Spinners and Weavers showed us how to weave a lampshade. I chose to weave a sunset over the sea. The border at the bottom is crocheted and beads were added to the picots.

I enjoyed the processus and then created this one:

Haruni shawl - summer 2013

Haruni Shawl - design by Emily Ross

For this shawl, I used the mohair I spun and died in november 2009