winder

 New Toys1 bought a winder

and a couple of boat shuttles, have

previously used stick shuttles.

Going to try some finer yarns.

shuttles

I'm also looking at winter colours in the garden and took some photos on a sunny day. So plenty of colour and texture to go for................. More art work on Monday and then to choose some yarns.

Well, the time for nostalgia is over and time to look forwards to a new year with new ideas and plans.
So down to some art work and thoughts for my next presentation at Bradford College. I started with drawing some seed heads found in the garden last year (2013)

January 1st, Happy New Year for anyone who happens to pass this way.  Just can't believe another year has gone by.  Had some time to look for images of The Mill in Walkerburn.  This entrance was just beside the bus stop I used to stand at every day to High School in Peebles. I remember the clock being damaged during a hurricane and this part of the building was destroyed by a fire in the early seventies.  The whole village centred around the mill owned by the Ballantyne family.
All this reminiscing-must be getting old.........................
I must get weaving again in the next few days as I have to submit information about what I am doing for my final project at Bradford by Jan 20th.

We all had to present out weaving for marking.  I displayed my samples on hangers.  My finished article was a scarf.  Indeed I wove two scarves-one is quite neat and the other was not really tidy enough for me!
My weaving was based on photographs of seaweed taken in Ireland.

My project was entitled Beachcomber

Just returned from the weaving weekend at Bradford.   Enjoyed a visit to Moon's in Guisely to look at the processes going on in the mill there.

1. Spinning at Moon's of Guisely

The visit, particulary the smells and the noise reminded me of the village of Walkerburn in Peeblesshire where I grew up. The mill was originally owned by Henry Ballantyne and Sons.

The village no longer smells of lanolin or the dye tanks.  There is an eerie silence where once the noise of looms was a constant.

Just finished weaving scarf for my assignment at Bradford next week.
Reasonalbly pleased with the result.