Sightings and musings for Monday then weather

 Out early on the deck Monday morning before it got too hot 

First zinnia bud

Any minute now the hibiscus will burst out 

Here comes a bell pepper 

Sorrel. Those three heart shaped leaves go with it.

This is a potential lucet stand in 

I thought, speaking of fiber arts tools, you might like to see a few of mine.

A set of Schacht spindles 

Left, spurtzleur, spinning tool, right 3D printed spindle 

Some of the yarn I've spun on the 3D spindle. It has a nice balance 

Left,  hand carders, right, handmade tapestry handloom, bottom, set of hand made weaving sticks 

I wove this bag on a cardboard loom I made, and used the weaving sticks to make the strap.

Left handmade shuttles, right, silk spinning supported spindles 

I wove this scarf on the back strap loom I improvised from dowels, PVC pipe and a bathrobe belt, using the shuttles you see above.

Left nostepinne, yarn winder, right darning egg, glasses for scale. I've done quite a bit of visible mending using the darning egg.

I've used all these and taught using some. You can substitute large drinking straws for weaving sticks, good for kids, because the handmade wood ones are $$.

There's more, and more items I've made for use, but this is probably all you're up for just now.

All these tools are great to handle, especially knowing someone else made them by hand. It's all part of the pleasure in process. 

It took me, Impatient Ida, a long time to learn the joy of slow deliberate movement, and I'm still learning. As you see, three substitutions already while waiting for my lucet.

One thing that's common to all the handwork I've done including fine art, is the joy of certain moves. 

Lifting a  print and seeing the margins, likewise taking the painter's tape off a water color. Adjusting the weaving sticks as you go. Making that repeat turn with the lucet. Letting the drawing pencil drape across your hand. Giving the spindle a twist. Doing the return row of Tunisian crochet. Packing down the row of weaving. 

There's so much life in the process.

Happy day everyone, enjoy process, it's good.

Then evening happened