October!

If you haven't noticed, it is quite a ways into October now and good ol' Kentucky has come through with her customary crazy weather. Despite the 30 deg temperature swings and the constant threat of tornadoes (was that a snow flake!) you can really start to smell Halloween. There something about the chill in the air; wet leaves; and spiced cider that will always make it for me.

I am in the middle of a beginning weaving class. I have three of the brightest and most energetic women. If every student was as enthusiastic as these there wouldn't be a scrap of knowledge not known. The second half of the class in Monday, I look forward to it.

We have been invited to be guest speakers in a Historical Textiles Class at the University of Kentucky on Nov. 17th. This is a good opportunity for us to reach people of our own generation. I think it is so important that people realize that this isn't something that is completely lost. It's really eye opening how much work goes into making cloth, but the main point should always be the beauty in hand made things produced by craftsmen that love what they do. It's something that you cannot find in high production settings. I believe that this is a wonderful class for graduate students and a good chance for us.

I have a large amount of personal projects started, which is crazy since the shopping season is coming up and I should be making things for others. Anyway. I have a baby cardigan on my knitting needles (it's a friends baby, so don't get to excited), a sweater in the works on my drop spindle (yes, I'm crazy for drop spinning enough for a sweater, but mommys are special), and a huge project taking up my wheel, 1 loom, and soon the dye pot for a good friend across the big pond that we have two more weeks to complete.

Even so, we just went on a materials shopping spree and have lots of pretty colors and soft yarns to play with. CJ is warping the big loom today for a shawl and I will be pulling a half finished project that just isn't doing it for me from the rigid heddle. I haven't decided if I want to do a scarf or a shawl...hum?...but, I should even be thinking of that, I have to spin more so we can finish what we have started (bad, Traci!)

So, that's where we're at. I want to post a few new projects, but due to the crazy weather, it's been over cast and wet, and pics don't look good like that. So, you'll just have to wait a little while more.


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