Hello everybody!
My week has been a little busy, but nothing mind-blowing. I started dyeing wool for my Etsy shop and hopefully shows for 2021, finished decorating my February feather tree, and worked on my vintage rug repair. I'll do a separate post on the wool dyeing tomorrow because I'll be back in the dye pots again.
February's feather tree came out pretty cute! I made over 200 fabric yo-yos for the garland, and crocheted tiny hearts for each branch.
The fabric yo-yos are pretty easy to make. I basically started at the beginning of the Hobbit movies, then moved onto Lord of The Rings trilogy, and....voila! I do use what I call a "cheater" to make them, because I don't have the patience for making a template, cutting each circle perfectly, and sewing perfect, tiny little stitches. This is what I use....Yo-Yo Makers
I've already started thinking about how to decorate my feather tree for March/St. Patrick's Day. Also, I make and sell goosefeather trees on my Etsy shop, and do custom sizes if interested!
My rug repair is going slowly. I sewed the first patch down, and realized that I made the patch too small. I will add another patch below the original one, and sew them together. I re-hooked a few loops, and the original hooker definitely hooks tighter than I do. No biggie, but it's pretty interesting to see the differences.
I'll do some more work on her over the weekend, and will have at least one patch sewn on and re-hooked. The original wool is in great condition, but I can tell that the strips were cut from maybe some kind of clothing. Most are a consistent width, but there's a few that are a bit wonky. Hopefully I won't have to dye matching colors, but we'll see!
Check back in tomorrow for some beautiful hand dyed wool!
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