day 12

The weather turned around quicker than we thought :
I had to stitch with lamplight
because of big clouds with rain !

In this season Mother Earth is starting to return to herself
so a good moment to use some earthy colours.

My  PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel
for day 12 :

a felt heart pendant with a touch of Kaffe Fassett at the back
and on an adjustable cord (I will change the colour slightly, too pink !)
stitched with cotton, silk and rayon
and some seed beads and a carnelian bead at the bottom
(5 x 6 cm,   2 x 2.4")

For a donation
of at least

 15,- 

SOLD  !

this warm heart
will be a wonderful gift for a loved one !
Just send me am email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 
or tell me in the comments below
(but please be sure to add a name so I can get in touch !)

then everything that follows will be arranged.

Bank or Paypal
is possible and easy

ALL your money goes to Pink Ribbon !!!

 "MOTHER  EARTH" 

. . . in the beginning . . .

I hope to see you tomorrow . . .
there will be a new Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel for you !

day 11

After a bit of "white" another bit of "colour"

Red and pink
I love these two together.
And why not add a bit of contrast to the mixture ?
Teal !
not a strange combination for Kaffe Fassett 
(my al time favorite colour-designer !)

Here is my PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
for day 11 :

a wet felted double brooch, the bottom layer stitched with cotton,
sequins and seed beads,
on the top a bit of Kaffe Fassett's paperweight design

(6 cm,   2.4")

For a donation
of (at least)

  € 15  

SOLD  !

this daring colour sign can be yours :
what a bright splash it will make !
All you need to do is send me an email at
  fiberrainbow@gmail.com  
and we'll arrange everything else.
Paypal is possivle and easy
(+ postage)

ALL your money goes to PINK RIBBON !

  "KAFFE"  

Tomorrow there will be a new Textile Jewel
for Pink Ribbon !
Hope to see you again !

new start

After I finished the big bag for daughter

there were days of

TOTALLY  NOTHING

because of the extreme

HEAT

 that we had here :

40 degrees Celsius

is quite unusual for our little country .....

Climate Change is presenting itself !

Staying inside (and reading) was the only wise thing to do.

Luckily the weekend brought

some rain (that the garden needed badly) and cooler weather.

Time to start something new.

Building it up with snippets in blues and greens,

a small piece : 15 x 15 cm  

(5.9 x 5.9") 

(on the right is what lóóks like Megamendung,

but it's made by Kaffe Fasset ...)

All of the snippets are "glue-stitched" down :
you see it on the back, NOT up front !

(eternal thanks, Jude ,
for ever in your debt   ;-)  !)

projects, small and big

I'm not a one-thing-only person.

It might be a flaw,

not able to stick to one technique

and becoming really good at it,

but that's how it is.

So, small projects,

like the little knitting needle pouches.

I must say I got carried away,

looking in my stash for suitable fabrics :

the Kaffe Fassett ones jumped out 

"use me, use me ... "

Ah yes,

why not make a whole rainbow of pouches ???

*

Two weeks ago a St'nB friend in Rotterdam

had the most wonderful tiny

knitting project :

a cute little cat

Of course I was immediately thinking

of our dear Bagheera ...

I finished him today and brought him to daughter.

*

Another small project was making pictures

for daughter's knitting course :

double knitting, step-by-step

*

Then there are socks again,

this time with the most wonderful wool

that my friend Birgit gave me

She is such a great dyer !!!

I have two "cakes", one for each sock.

I mixed it with some solid purple that was in my stash

(that way I can make more out of it ...  ;-)  ... !)

*

But the really BIG project isn't mine at all !

Water management

is a very important issue in our low country.

So every few years the local small waterways 

canals, ditches have to be "cleaned"

This moment the little canal

next to our garden is being cleaned ...

with something that looks like a giant

water vacuum cleaner !

(the cleaner hose)

Right at this moment, a very COLD job !

Our early little flowers are hiding under a bit of snow right now !

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr  !

day 16

Another autumn day, but ...

with sunshine !

The door to the garden was open,

but it was nice stitching behind the glass.

I'm wearing a black and red dress

so here's something that could accompany that.

Pink Ribbon  textile jewel for day  16

Red felt earrings with a lot of red beads stitched on,

at the back are tiny matching Kaffe Fassett scraps

stitched together with silk.

(diameter  3.5 cm)

Lovely fiery spots to go with your cloths.

Only

€ 10

donation to the Pink Ribbon fund

and then they are yours

to wear, or to give away to a friend.

Just send me an email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

All the money will go to Pink Ribbon !

"ears on fire"

See you tomorrow with a new Textile Jewel !

day 15

I've been away to the "Stitch"

(and some shopping and lunch afterwards)

so there was not so much time left to stitch

Luckily I managed

to finish another brooch

three days ago.

That came in handy now ...

Pink Ribbon  textile jewel for day  15

A lilac felt brooch with "Kaffe" back

embroidered with a lot of swirls

and all kind of purple beads

(diameter  5 cm)

For

SOLD  !

€ 10

this lovely brooch is yours and can be for yourself

or a present for a loved one.

All you need to do is send me an email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

or ask for it at the commemts below this post.

All the money is for the Pink Ribbon fund !

See you tomorrow with another Textile Jewel !

wordless Wednesday

Nieuwpoort

Yesterday I went to Nieuwpoort

(instead of the St'nB in Rotterdam)

One of my favourite quilt/yarn shops

De Schapekop  (the sheep's head)

organized the knitting/crochet festival

in the little old fortified town of Nieuwpoort

(Nieuwpoort got municipal rights in 1283)

The dyke with the water doors 

and the sheep waiting to be shorn during the festivities

Fun decorationes of wool 

I went there by car, but some friends from Rotterdam came by bus,

and we found each other in the shop

Hmmmm ... lots of "Kaffe Fassett"

There were five other places to visit and see beautiful stuff !

One of the stall holders was a lady who's daughter Lisette lives in Peru.

She brings down many wonderful items 

when she visits her daughter there,

The fair price the Quechua women high in the Andes

get for their woven or knitted items

provides for living and for school for the children !

Wonderful craft !

I found some vintage lace bits and pieces

(nice to dye and then use in some felt or quiltlet)

a dark purple ball of sockyarn

and some wonderful green dyed silk (a present !)

And when we went back at the end of the day ...

the last sheep was shorn !