Today was a day for dyeing quite a lot of boucle’ Mohair yarn. I have been experimenting with Eucalyptus bark and the colours have been amazing. I dye it specifically for Waldorf doll hair and the results were wonderful…
This is the honey blond colour of the first dye bath, the following skeins were a little lighter and so pretty, they are still drying on the lemon bush outside:) I will list these skeins in my Etsy shop for sale today:)
Can you see my little love in the photo above? This is my youngest, Kye, he is always with me and is so sweet! He is keeping me company in my studio while I am working. This room is filled with my work and I really enjoy this space but I also love sharing it with my children. They will often join me here and knit on the couch, Kye has a space for his wooden toys too and his stove resides in this room, so he serves me the most wonderful cooked dishes and cups of tea while I am spinning or skeining my yarn… He also has many pirate adventures too because his pirate ship and village live under my work table and I love listening to all the details of his voyages and adventures he goes on while we are here together…
I love that my children are a large part of everything that I do,we learn so much from eachother and have the greatest discusions, it is wonderful to be present in these moments and never be too busy to listen to what they have to say. I guess, I am a happy mama, so honoured to spend these days learning alongside my family:)
Here are our outdoor photos for today… We have a huge cardboard box that has lent itself to so many wonderful play experiences, a pirate ship, space ship… Today they flattened it out on the grass, went to fetch their crayons and drew beautiful pictures in the shade of the afternoon sun. They loved this and told me how much fun they were having. Great hey… to be outside… Later they took their box over to the hill at the bottom of our garden and slid down the slope like they were on a sled…shouts of joy followed:) What a brilliant day…
Happy Monday friends:)
Warmly
Linda
Love all of the photos. The boucle yarn looks so pretty, it’s going to make great hair for a waldorf doll! Can’t wait to see!
Hi Linda,
You have such a lovely studio and so inviting. It’s so wonderful to share the things we love with our children. I look at this as one of life’s great gifts. Your outdoor play looks lovely today. Enjoy the outdoor challenge.
Oh how beautiful the mohair looks.
I’m looking for mohair boucle for dyeing, but don’t seem to have much luck finding good wholesale prices…..
The garden pictures are wonderful. Somehow I always wonder how it would look and smell down where you live……
Have a wonderful day!
All my best!
:0)
Sue
A brilliant day, indeed! So, so beautiful. Love the pirate ship play–precious. 🙂
Simple things can bring so much pleasure.
What a beautiful day you’ve all had! The yarn is beautiful 😀 We’ve been having fun playing with your knitted math gnomes today!
Blessings,
Jen
It is so uplifting to read about your love for your family and see the gorgeous photos of your home and yard. How neat that the children found so many ways to have fun with the cardboard box. The boucle is very pretty.
So lovely, like you said to have your children around your feet. cheers Marie
The light. Your light is always so magical. I love that you shoot in slant so much. My favorite times of day. And that you can love the quiet moment and see it for what it is.