Chickens... Apples... Flowers...

So a quick update…. I have a bunch of apples….. so I have been making apple sauce.



Hey Billy I even made this batch sweeter.

Mom sent me a Purple Rose from Jackson Perkins ( THANKS MOM).

I had a Cucumbrin at work the other day from los Bagels ( it is a bagel with cream cheese, cucumbers, Larrupin sauce {mustard Dill} and then slug slime [because of my teeth I left off the slug slime])

Then I took a picture of all the leafs at work for the contest we are doing that will go up for arts alive….

I went to the Zapotec weavers workshop at work ( this post isn’t up yet).

This is my apple tree ( one of three)

I think it is a Gravenstein….

This is another one which I believe is a Bell Flower… They just started falling off. I have previously thought them to be a baking apple…

Flowers

Eggs

Apples

Hilarious video ( well ok for me)

Natural Dye Day with Northcoast Knittery

I attended the Northcost knitterys Dye workshop with Linda Hartshorn. Linda is a local fiber artist who teaches weaving and natural dyeing. The workshop was held at Laura’s home which was perfect for this dyeing workshop.

I already knew a bit about Natural dyeing ( or dyeing from plants and animals) and have attended one of Linda's workshops previously.

The plant sources that we used were Fennel, Madder, Cochineal, Mungeet, Marigolds, and Logwood.


Sara ( on the left) and Becky ( on the Right) getting yarn ready to be mordanted


Linda showing us some Madder that soaked over night


Laura preparing some lovely yarn.


Becky shredding Fennel ( I helped her after I took her picture)


Sara with a giant Skein Linda pouring off some Madder


Lunch prepared by Laura's husband.


Laura's German bunny Laura with Logwood yarn


The lovely out door dye kitchen


Marigold Refilling pots



Some Shibori By Linda and a Naturally Dyed weaving class by Linda.


Shibori The green in here is bracken fern


A new red instead of Brazilwood.


This Red was made by First dyeing in Mungeet then Cochineal


Yarns drying


Cochineal, Madder, Logwood


Fennel (later with iron wash became Green), Marigold


Greens that were the fennel Yellow

After the Workshop


L-R
Munjeet/Cochineal Handyed mohair, Cochineal Mohair, Madder, mungeet, Cochineal Merino silk ( Coral), Cochineal Bamboo Merino, Cochineal neck tie


Mungeet Bamboo/Merino, Fennel/iron BM, Fennel/iron-Wool



Logwood, Marigold, Madder, Cochineal, Munjeet/Cochineal-on wool


All


Moms neck tie

Hmmm. well... Ok

We founds some Mulberry leafs. But still if you live in Humboldt and have some please let me know...


Silk moth goodness....









Lots and lots of chicken time....



Some of my eggs that look hmm some not so Maran like yet.






Also took out the giant plants that look like a pot bush and had to use a skill saw to cut them down.