Sunday, June 19, 2011

a colourful weekend

early summer flowers
How has your weekend been so far?

colourful weekend
I took out my box of paints and had a bit of fun.

watercolour 2

watercolour 1
I forgot how lovely it is playing with colours.

dye journal 1
Speaking of colour, here is the humble beginnings of my nascent natural dyeing adventures with cochineal, madder and logwood. The resulting yarn is fairly scratchy, so I'm not sure what to do with it, but still, the colours are pretty...

lightweight in progress
I also added a few inches to a new sample knit for Hannah.

Now, out of the house I go. It's too beautiful to spend one more minute indoors! I'm off for a hike, and then a stop at the farmer's market. Hope your Sunday is just as sweet.

15 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 19, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    oh, look at those tiny swatches... so beautiful!

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  2. silverpebbleJune 19, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    The combinations of your little daubs of paint, the swatches of knit and the wild flowers you've found is just beautiful!

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  3. JenJune 19, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    Wow Nicole! You are such a magnificent artist. Beautiful!

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  4. AnonymousJune 19, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    Those are some seriously beautiful photos. Love the colors!

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  5. AnonymousJune 19, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    I loved to see everything you showed us here, Nicole
    and makes me eager even more to meet you
    xoxoxo

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  6. melissaJune 19, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    what a beautiful blog post! i love your watercolours, and the dyeing experiments. hope you had a lovely weekend. x

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  7. Margie OomenJune 20, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    this was a most wonderful post
    but you are even more wonderful of course
    I can't wait for you to meet some of my dearest friends
    How about knitting up a bowl or basket with that scatchy wool and then felting it in the washing machine.

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  8. JulieJune 20, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    These photos are all so beautiful!! love the watercolours and swatches.

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  9. julieJune 20, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    nicole! such beauty. such inspiration. such joy. love sharing it all with you :) xo

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  10. craftivoreJune 21, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    How satisfying those simple watercolors dots are! I whipping out my own watercolors now, thank you for the inspiration as always.

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  11. julie schmulieJune 22, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    so lovely nicole. glad you've taken the plunge into natural dyeing! look forward to seeing what you come up with......

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  12. bellefleurdelisJune 24, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    it all looks very nice together on the second picture. Thank you for stopping by

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  13. P R I M O E Z AJune 26, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    looks like a beautiful start to dyeing. and love that glimpse of green at the bottom.

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  14. t does woolJune 26, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Nicole..looks like absolutely beautiful fun!

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  15. UnknownJuly 7, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Oh Nicole, how beautiful your Sunday looks, such perfect little splashes of colour, I love the results of your dyeing adventures.

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Merci, my sweeties, for taking the time to leave a comment!