Inkle Weaving

On Wednesday, a person from Canada asked me for a rush order for 9 inkle woven belts. I had a couple of them on hand listed in my etsy shop, but he wanted several with this bar pattern in certain colors. I wove until midnight and then woke up early on Thursday to finish.

This person sent me the exact description of what he wanted. English is not his first language. I wrote back exactly what I understood that he wanted so I would be able to give him the right merchandise. He agreed to what I wrote.

After I had woven these three belts, I sent him this photo.  He said, "No! I don't want brown, I want black and orange." I took a deep breath and started fresh with the colors he really wanted.

After the order was sent out, I took the ones he didn't want and a couple I had made just for fun on the days preceding this order, photographed them and posted them on etsy. So nothing was lost and, hopefully, something will be gained.

If you want to see the ones I posted, click here:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/AvidYarnArtist?ref=shop_sugg

Thanks for visiting with me,

Kathi

Straw Bale Garden

Back in April, I had empty hay bales with a little hay growing from the seeds in the bales. Now look!!

I put in entirely too many potatoes. They are taking over the whole project, but I'm going to have a bushel of potatoes. The lettuce is making us good sandwiches and salads. The spinach is stuck in a dark place under the overreaching potatoes. I can pick a few spinach leaves, but am not getting much of a yield from the poor things. 

The peas are climbing up into the sunlight on the mesh I wove between the posts. The tomatoes are climbing up and doing very well in spite of having to vie for space. The last bale on the right has three green pepper plants. I tied the potatoes up a little to give the peppers more space to grow. And I am not fertilizing anything for a week or two until they start to set fruit. I don't need more leaves and vines! 

I haven't had a single rabbit hop up there to eat my plants. 

Who knew this would work so well after several years of complete frustration with in-ground planting? This is my new favorite way to keep a garden.

Blooming potatoes

Thanks for visiting with me,

Kathi