Poppies

As I was leaving for work this morning I thought the poppies looked fantastic. I don’t think the photo does them justice. These are the annual poppies with the seed heads of our perennial poppies visible as well. 

Yukon Brewing

A quick stop for cold beer. 

Northern Fibre Guild Natural Dye Day

My Yukon guild hosted a dye day at a member’s house. We had fun despite the heat. The indigo was hands down a fan favourite. 

Here’s some of the results. 

Jean dyed some old sheets for a rag rug she is designing. It will have the colours of the forest floor. 

She extracted cookout from spruce cones for one of those. It smelled fantastic. 

Here’s a look at the broad collection of colours. 

Most of the yarn was wool. The fabrics are cottons. 

Hey! Presto! Curtains

Yea towels with a rod and rings assembled from a variety of stores in town. It was a pleasure to shop in the air conditioning. It is so hot here right now. 

Icelandic Handspun

I’m on a Tour de Fleece Team and have been challenging myself to spin what I’ve got. I got this Icelandic fleece all spun. 

It came out lovely. 

So much so that I think I will leave it alone rather than try and dye it. It is soft and squishy and has a halo and a sheen to it. 

Tea Cups from the Office

I’m packing up my office and had to find an interim spot for some of my tea cups. I think it looks nice. 

Atlin Canada Day

I had too much fun to take pictures. I got a couple of my spinning

The Canada Day parade was totally cool.