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Me Musing .
. . March
25, 2009 . . .
Just after
posting my last Musing way back in February, the idea came to us
of finding 'yet another' travel home. You can read all about it
on my Travel
Tales page. THAT whole adventure and our first trip kept me
so busy that yesterday was the first day I really felt like settling
back in to my Sewing Studio.
I see by the
calendar that tomorrow starts a New
Moon cycle ~ The
Clarity Moon . . . which will certainly
be a novel and welcome energy just now! (You can
read more about it on my friend Iona's link.)
Back in February
I had done some dye discharge on a raisin colour piece of raw silk
and was intrigued by the way it came out. I used some stencils I
had cut during my 'Mayan period' a few years ago.
 
I like the unevenness
of the saturation and the edges.
It's always a Mystery
as to what colour will remain
once the dye is discharged!
I
had cut out pants and a reversible
drop-sleeve-less vest/jacket which had just been languishing in
the Studio awaiting my return to the sewing machine. I had made
a similar reversible vest/jacket out of heavier fabric and wanted
to make some adjustments.
Rather
than connecting the front to back at the side seams ~ once the pieces
were sewn and turned right side out ~ I decided I would just tack
the front to back under the arm. It turned out to be a much simpler
process than turning everything then having to reach through the
opening to sew the side seams together!
The 'collar'
is cut all in one piece with the front.
Sort of tricky to figure out at first, but makes a nice finish,
especially since it is reversible to just plain fabric on the inside.
Has kind of
a cocoon look
Felt good to be back sewing again. Now to figure out some kind of
a blouse/top with the rest of the fabric. Looking at the photos,
they have kind of a 'groundhog day' colour to them . . . good March
transition garments!
Just for a little
pizzzzzzazz of colour . . .
This is the red-orange raw silk jacket and pants
I made a few months ago . . .
The orange pieces in the scarf are from old kimonos
The other night we watched the movie 'Australia'. The first part
was
a little confusing, but once I began to understand who was who and
got used to the accents, it was an interesting movie. I especially
liked the part where the little guy said he would 'sing her to him'
. . .
Just
in the past two days the birds have returned checking out the birdhouses
Eb made a few years ago. Wonder who
they are singing
to
them???
And speaking
of birdhouses, check out this incredible Tea House in Japan, designed
and built by the architect on his family land.
You can read
more about it and see lots more photos on this Blog.
Amazing
. . .
and a reminder
that the 'backdrop
for experiences'
I have chosen
for this New Moon period is . . .
'prepare to be captivated'!!!!!!!!
Until soon,
Che'usa
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