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I'm taking a little time inside to do what I can -escaping the heatwave we are having which is making it just too darn hot to work out in the garagio where I am trying to finish a shibori ribbon order and make samples for upcoming workshops. I've been practicing some katazome and making some samples for an October workshop-exploring various processes and testing out materials and methods.

It's been hotter here at this time of year before. We've only had mid 80's lately but the humidity (mid 70's) isn't really our thing. We move slower. Apparently though, the swallowtail caterpillars and butterflies are loving it! The fennel has really kicked in and there have been caterpillars all over three different stands of fennel this month. One swallowtail butterfly emerged today!

Girl, do they. So I am keeping this moon. But I did do a little ombré dyeing on it. I changed the orientation of the fish. She’s jumping. Let’s see what happens next. The linen arrived last night so I’m busy dyeing it today in between collecting the scraps, cloth, books , and samples for the weekend.

Since I’m in the flow… I’m still prepping for this weekend’s workshop. I’m waiting on my linen order which unfortunately I’m thinking may not arrive in time. So I’m dyeing some other fabrics to substitute in for that but at the same time, I am getting a jumpstart on my Ayako Miyawaki inspired piece. You know how I love fish designs.

I was reminded. …by a recent post by Jude in the (not) forever zone about cloth weaving. Back when, she showed some cloth weaving (years ago) and I was mesmerized. So much so that I never paid attention to how she liked to do it. I made up my own way. But her recent post lead me back in time to her original video on how she did this type of weaving.

Yes, I’m back…already. When the mood hits I guess. Catching up on some indigo dyeing before it gets too hot here. June moons in progress Oxidizing Base indigo cotton for the next workshop Cutting an old linen farm sack When opened you can see the patching Front side Back side Front side This bag had an interesting insert piece.

I've been telling myself to post here for a while now and perhaps in my mind I have. Just not in this reality. Media these days runs on velocity. Here, you can take your time. I'm not writing here to compete with that sort of media. If the first bit doesn't grab you and you click away-oh well. But maybe you will find something compelling in the mix of stories and topics in each post here, and maybe not.

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Once again,there is a lot to catch up on. The recent shibori and indigo workshop in April, shibori inspirations, new workshop announcements, and garden noticing. I'll try to get this post written in some sort of comprehensible order. We'll see. The end of April had a great group overfilling the Nichiren Buddhist temple with shibori enthusiasts. We spent the two days exploring the possibilities.

Started with reading my favorite blogs and substacks… Did two Duolingo lessons. Zing! Baked yesterday’s sourdough loafs. Two sourdough loaves Contemplated a new shibori subscription… Shipped some orders. Pretty silk shibori organza flowers Progressed with acquiring sand, rocks, more sand, cow poop, & chicken poop with Phil’s help. I Walked for the campaign. (yay-go Tara!)talked with people at their front doors.