tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14675336914967074412024-03-14T07:14:52.276-04:00It's All About the WoolA simple time, a simple life and a passion for wool. This has translated into a creative outlet of rug hooking, punch needle and knitting. This is where I write about what I am working on, new designs on the go and exploring the ins and outs of the creative process. Oh yes also some chit chat of daily life, books, baking and pictures of anything and everything....Joni of Fully Wooly Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879298314954377630noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467533691496707441.post-50632895881962426272013-10-01T19:01:00.002-04:002013-10-01T19:01:45.280-04:00Beautiful Days in PEI!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Liam and I at our beach.. It was his first time at the ocean and he loved it. Couldn't wait to see what that rolling water was all about. Time to give mommy a dog lick of appreciation for this great walk in new territory - all those smells.. the tail was a wagging!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is a great rug hooking show taking place in Summerside at the Eptek art Center until October 19th. If you have not been yet, please do not miss this show. It is absolutely wonderful with so many gorgeous rugs. There are so many talented rug hookers on the island. Sorry no pictures! You have to go see for yourself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I was in town I made a trip to a couple more places, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Homestead-Antiques-Gifts-and-Gardens/210568402288487" target="_blank">Homestead Antiques on Fitzroy Street</a>. I have been meaning to go for a couple of years now and finally got there this time. It is a treasure trove of primitives and reproduction antiques. I walked out with a couple of storage boxes for my sewing room (on sale too) and a Colin's Sheep. I collect them so was happy to get one here and not have to pay shipping. You can see them here.. <a href="http://www.colinscreatures.com/default.asp" target="_blank">Colin's Creatures</a>.. these are some of his seasonal sheep - a little whimsical. I have one as an elf from last year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The next stop was the harbour to pick up some fresh lobster meat. I had a yearning for some lobster rolls. Really they are so easy to make and I paid $9.30 for enough meat to make two. So tonight I made a mixture of lobster, celery, sweet onion and Hellman 's mayonnaise. Seasoned it with salt, pepper and grated rind of lemon. Got my rolls (have to be the ones that can be toasted on each side), layered baby spinach and added the lobster. so yummy! As a side I made fresh island potatoes, boiled with skin on, mashed with skin on, milk, butter, summer savoury and some garlic scape.. oh heaven..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just so you think I have not been thinking rug hooking - did a new design of a cardinal on dogwood (<a href="http://www.fullywoolyprimitives.com/store/WsDefault.asp?One=1653" target="_blank">on the website here</a>) and I also have one on pine cones (not yet on the website) and have lots more ideas to get my own designs out there. Have a great evening....Joni</span></div>
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Joni of Fully Wooly Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879298314954377630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467533691496707441.post-9165857399198388052013-09-27T14:11:00.000-04:002013-09-27T14:11:00.925-04:00Amherst - The Electric Street Knitting Room<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On our way to PEI we had to stop in at Deanne Fitzpatrick's rug hooking studio in Amherst, NS. I wanted to check out the new Knitting Room that she had established in the back studio. I had been hearing about it all summer and was anxious to see what she had done with it. I was not disappointed! It was a blaze of colour. The whole shop was overflowing with colour and creativity! Needless to say I made a few purchases of yarn and some wool fabric bundles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are around the area this Saturday - check the shop out as it is the grand opening and there will be lots of fun things planned along with a discount on the yarn.. have a great day. </span></div>
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<br />Joni of Fully Wooly Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879298314954377630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467533691496707441.post-10706384545062786282013-09-21T12:45:00.001-04:002013-09-21T12:45:57.615-04:00Summerside Farmer's Market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Went to Summerside Farmer's Market early this morning and I was hoping to see the rug show at Eptek. Found out the exhibition is only open on weekdays and Sunday.. so put off for another day. We did go to the Farmer's Market in the old Holman building. It was down some stairs on the bottom floor and the walls were old stone.. so interesting. The building was built 1857. It was a small venue but had everything you would need. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was doing a bustling business. At least it was not</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> the craziness of the Charlottetown market, which we have sworn off of. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These were my goodies from the market....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bluebarb Pie and Grandma's ginger cookies from Shipwright's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then off we went back to Kensington to check out Al Picketts' Eureka Garlic... oh heavenly smell. Such a nice fellow and I'll be visiting again for my black garlic and other garlic buds. Did pick up some powdered garlic green scapes (again highly recommended by Chef Norm) and some garlic sand. The scapes are the top of the immature garlic which are dried and ground.. sweet and fragrant..no bitterness with this product. Here is a <a href="http://myislandbistrokitchen.com/tag/eureka-garlic/" target="_blank">great link to find out more about black garlic and Eureka.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have not found a bakery that does cinnamon rolls really well. So decided to make my own. It happens that Michael Smith who is a great Island chef was coming out with his new cookbook "Back to Basics" and I had to get my hands on it. A trip to Charlottetown to the Indigo there and lo and behold there it was but to my surprise this was the only book they had of his? So no cinnamon roll recipe. I had watched his cooking show the other day where he made some and it got me hankering for a pan of them. Off to his website where he has some of his popular recipes and there it was. Yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So gathered all my supplies with a trip to Paderno's for a lovely ceramic pan which matches the round one my Mom gave me last year for Christmas, so I was pleased with that purchase. Off to bulk barn for some basics...no King Arthur flour my go to staple nor did I expect any :( I always travel with my own Vietnamese cinnamon but forgot the vanilla.Then to find a rolling pin, of course not to be found and none in the cottage that I could remember. Got back and realized I forgot the yeast, so no baking that day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the first time I have made cinnamon rolls. I loved making them. They don't need a lot of ingredients and you have to raise them twice but oh my they are glorious. The cinnamon makes the difference and I am sure you could add pecans or raisins if you wanted but I like them just plain old jane. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the link for the Michael Smith recipe.. worth a try...<a href="http://chefmichaelsmith.com/recipe/cinnamon-rolls/#.UjxplNKsiSo" target="_blank">Cinnamon Roll Recipe</a>.</span><br />
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<br />Joni of Fully Wooly Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879298314954377630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467533691496707441.post-15846201210850806732013-09-18T10:40:00.002-04:002013-09-18T10:40:32.607-04:00First Fibre Stop Was...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Heidi Wulfraat of London-Wul was our first stop. She is located outside of Moncton, NB in Lakeburn. We went there last year for the first time and knew that this was a definite stop this year. Heidi was so helpful and friendly. Her website is <a href="http://www.thewoolworks.com/">www.thewoolworks.com</a>. She advised me on the spinning wheel I should be looking for (at a reasonable price). Her variety of wool is awesome along with her own hand dyed wools and fabrics. It is eye candy for fibre artists for sure. Dare I stop on my way home:)...</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While there I met Lucy Richards of <a href="http://www.thewoolymasonjar.com/" target="_blank">The Wooly Mason Jar</a>. She has a wonderful method of gradation dyeing in mason jars. There were quite a few samples of her wool so I bought a couple - oranges and purples. I am going to be using them in my new design for the Creativity class I am taking at Deanne's in October.</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These were some Shibui yarns I picked up for the Stephen West Mystery Shawl KAL that is happening right now on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>. If you are a knitter or crocheter this is the place to be. The challenge is that this is going to be a colourful shawl...out of my normal colouring box. I have no idea of the design so should be interesting.. anyway I love the colours so anything done with them I figure will be good...if not fantastic.. got some apple, honey and raspberry. How yummy is that?</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This year I took two classes at Annie's. She bought this old church in New London two years ago and renovated the interior.It contains a professional kitchen with a long, large store counter that divides the space into two. The other part contains a long antique banquet table where we get to sample what we have cooked. There are antiques and memorabilia of the church spread around the walls along with some comfy chairs. It's a beautiful, relaxing place to learn some new cooking skills. Chef Norman is a fountain of knowledge and only too willing to share what he knows. I have had two wonderful lunches as a result of the classes and have enjoyed it so much. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week I took a course on cooking with potatoes. So we made potato bannock (this is going to be my go to quick bread), potato latkes that were topped with Island smoked salmon, capers and a herbed sour cream, chocolate potato cake to die for and lastly potato gnocchi. I never knew it was so easy to make. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I brought some of the gnocchi home and tonight I made a bechamel sauce with red onions, red peppers, yellow/green zucchini,some island summer savoury and garlic. It was fast - easy and delicious! Definitely will be making more gnocchi at home and freezing it in portions. So much tastier than the store bought kind!</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday I took a course on soup making.. it was a potato bacon chowder with smoked island trout and the second one was a Middle Eastern soup called Harira - a traditional Ramadan Soup which was so exotic in flavours and so delicious. It had lentils, chickpeas, rice, tomato and onion with spices I would not normally put in soup - cinnamon, cumin, ginger and tumeric.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Taking a course at Annie's is always so exciting and can't wait to see what she has planned for next year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been flitting between knitting, hooking, reading and baking. I brought lots of stuff to do. I even managed to bring my yarn winder for all those new skeins I happen to find. It's good I did because I signed up for Stephen West's Mystery Shawl KAL and bought some Shibui yarn to knit it. Some out of the box colours for me! These will be short posts and hope to get one done every day. Got a back log right now. Off to get my cinnamon rolls to rise and in the oven. I'll post a pic later if they look presentable. LOL..Meanwhile two sock projects on the go....Talk soon. Enjoy your day. Joni</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just pictures today.... from a beautiful sunny day last week in between all the clouds and rain we have been getting. My clematis - probably one of my top favourite flowers..some cosmos...and of course the baby of the family, Liam...now almost 18 months old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have to show you this wonderful basket that I purchased from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kay-Kjeldgaards-Crafts/132462000143435" target="_blank">Kay Kjeldgaard</a>, which I use for current hooking projects. I just love it. She is a real master at basket weaving and thinks of all the little touches. Well worth the price.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The little clay snippet holder I got at Camp Wool in Maine. They have changed location and their store is a treasure trove... a wool lover's delight! If in the area of Kennebunk, do drop by. You will not be disappointed. I could have spent hours there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On my frame is a <a href="http://hookingrugs.com/store/product_detail/3319" target="_blank">pattern by Deanne Fitzpatrick</a>... poppies, which I love. I needed something quick and easy to hook while I was mulling a design in my head and on paper. I like doing other people's designs. It contributes to their livelihood of making these wonderful patterns and sometimes you just need something where you don't have to think about it being your design but just an exercise in colour.. I call it playing with colours like when you got a new pack of crayons when you were a kid...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have been coming to terms with my wool stash..I am a collector of darks and mediums. I am woefully lacking in brights and pales. So my goal is to start gathering, dyeing this colour palette. What I love to hook is changing or rather what I am designing is changing and it calls for a broader spectrum of hues. I am trying to jump out of my comfortable box and start exploring more colours...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just another little item I picked up at Dorr Mills. I could not resist! It sort of found its way into my basket along with my wools....Beautiful Sheep - Postcard book of all kinds of sheep by Ivy Press. I think if you are going to use a product you should know more about it. So I am reading up on wool - what with my rug hooking, knitting, dyeing and spinning...it would make sense. </span><br />
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We are in Maine for a week. Brother, sister and family...my the water is cold but having a blast at Ocean Park and York Beach - eating lots of fresh fish! Just pictures.....<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We started off with some Tasmanian Corriedale (undyed) that I bought on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/108745008?" target="_blank">Etsy as a starter spinning kit</a>. I found out right away that my spindle was for light spinning (lace and fine fingering). So used one of the student spindles and my first attempt resulted in some nice lumpy bumpy wool (which I love) that I two plied. At least now I understand the terms and how yarn is made! I will probably dye the rest of the corriedale and use it for some other project. Maybe ply it with some novelty yarn or fleece to add to my rug hooking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So this morning I was so anxious to practice my new found talent (HAHAHA) that I decided to use my spindle and spin some tussah green silk I had bought. Practice! Practice! that is the only way. So it is a little bumpy lumpy but that is ok ' cause I like it like that. I immediately saw the difference in spinning lace weight as it can get real thin and lots of spin is needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It will eventually be 3 plied with another silk and a merino/ silk blend, once I get the right spindle for a worsted weight. Hopefully it will be nice enough to knit into a cowl....my first spun and knit project. I love new adventures! Maybe I will have a wonderful spinning wheel to call my own next year - better save my toonies! Have a great afternoon....Joni</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have not knit a pair of socks in a couple of years. Now that I am into this knitting frenzy thought it was time to put some on the needles. I found this wonderul yarn called <a href="http://www.tanisfiberarts.com/c_pages/luckypenny.html" target="_blank">Lucky Penny</a> from my favourite indie yarn dyer - <a href="http://www.tanisfiberarts.com/" target="_blank">Tanis Fiber Arts</a> - who lives a hop, skip and a jump from me. It was a perfect match for my summer shoes that I wear (lime green) my new favourite colour. The sock pattern is called <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/business-casual" target="_blank">Business Casual </a>which can be found on Ravelry. It's a free download!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In today's mail were some wool purchases. All from <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/Turtlepurl" target="_blank">Turtlepurl Yarn</a>, an indie dyer from Gatineau, Quebec. The roving came just in time for my spinning class tomorrow with Sis..should be a laugh or two! More on that in the next few days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nope I have not given up rug hooking - just taking a break and still buying wool. Waiting for the light bulb to come on and the creative juices to start flowing. Ideas flitting away here and there in my brain but nothing has settled in yet LOL.. have a great evening...</span>Joni of Fully Wooly Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879298314954377630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467533691496707441.post-15551206230871505462013-04-27T18:54:00.000-04:002013-04-27T18:54:47.469-04:00Bouquet of Wool Bundles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Was busy today putting together some packages of hand dyed wools. It was time for some spring cleaning. They are all available on my website at various prices. <a href="http://www.fullywoolyprimitives.com/store/WsDefault.asp?Cat=WoolYardage&Sub=44&isThumbs=Yes&Thumbs=200" target="_blank">New Wool Bundles</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This one of him frolicking in the last snow fall. He does love the snow! One year old......</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Right now I am knitting a Rayures cowl - the pattern is from <a href="http://quinceandco.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_13&products_id=140" target="_blank">Quince & Co.</a> It is knit on circulars and is doubled. A wonderful Maine company that was recommended by a friend. I have fallen in love with their colour palette and their yarns. For this cowl I am using "finch".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's been almost a month that we have been away from home and loving every minute of it, but all good things must come to an end. Until next year - we'll be Island bound again. Yesterday I took a wonderful baking class at <a href="http://annies-table.com/" target="_blank">Annie's Table</a>. On the menu was pie making - yummy. Now I can make cookies and squares but my pie crust has a lot to be desired. Well after this class - pies will now be baking in my oven. The most important thing I learnt was everything must be COLD. We made an apple pear rustic tart (pictured here) and a mock cherry pie. The latter is a pie made by Lucy Maud Montgomery using cranberries and raisins because cherries at that time were not available on the island and by the time they got here they were rotten so islanders made do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To be honest I am not fond of cherry pie but this one with the cranberries is delicious! The crust was so flaky - I had never tasted any pie like that. Along with that we made lemon lavender scones - delicious little three bite scones perfect with a cup of tea. Another use for my lavender growing in my garden. If you are on PEI , take the time to check out Annie's Table - Culinary Studio, well worth the visit and a class!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a couple of pics from my deck... you can see the Cabot Provincial Park - I think that may be a rug in the works. When I am here I often just go down back roads and explore bits of the island I have not seen. I love old barns and this was one I saw just perched on the cliffs overlooking the ocean. A beautiful spot! Off to do some more exploring - have a great day! Joni</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am a country girl at heart. I love the rolling hills dotted with sheep and cows, the ocean views and the vast blue sky. Last Sunday we went to the eastern side of the Island by-passing Charlottetowne. I am perfectly happy to just stay in the countryside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We visited <a href="http://pastimespei.com/" target="_blank">Pastimes PEI Rug Hooking Studio</a> in Millview. I visit these ladies every year and we have some lovely chats about rug hooking and this and that. We agreed simple is beautiful. They have some wonderful original designs which speak of Island life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> If you get a chance drop by - they are always welcoming and Jack will greet you with his own friendly bark. Peter stayed outside with Liam and they had their own little visit with the resident ducks. Liam behaved very well for his first encounter with his feathered friends!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Beautiful sunny day on the North Shore of the Island - wind from the ocean a little brisk with white caps on the water just over the dunes. Have a great day - off to do some rug hooking!..Joni</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I put away my Shore Birds rug as I ran out of wool. I did not intend it to be that big, so not enough wool was available to continue working on it. I did buy this kit from Deanne.. shhhh it is supposed to be a gift for my Mom. I wanted a kit as I wanted all the wool cut and at hand. I also wanted to work outside my usual box which is muddy muted colours and this rug calls for BRIGHTS! So I was hemming and hawing to sub some colours but decided no I would go with the colour of these houses as they are the colour of the houses you see along the country roads in the Maritimes. I just love the windows. One thing I've learned is instead of hooking a solid colour for the windows - hook a tweed. This is a white and black one and gives you the illusion of the play of light on the window or maybe someone peeking out the window. Don't be afraid to use textures. While hooking this I was making supper....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Supper tonight - fresh Island haddock (coated in Panko)from French River, local PEI potatoes and fresh island broccoli... yummmm my favourite supper fresh fish. Made enough for lunch tomorrow. Off to do more hooking. Enjoy your evening! Joni</span>Joni of Fully Wooly Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879298314954377630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467533691496707441.post-6515724419666581882012-09-15T19:27:00.000-04:002012-09-15T19:27:12.996-04:00Workshop on Colour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I thought I would talk a little about the <a href="http://blog.hookingrugs.com/workshops/" target="_blank">class I took with Deanne Fitzpatrick of Amherst NS</a>. I had never been to any class related to rug hooking so I was ready for anything. I had no preconceived notions so I was coming in with a clean slate. I loved the whole process- the venue and the class itself. It was so nice to be among fellow hookers as it is a rare opportunity for me. I tend to work in a vacuum and rely on my on line friends for inspiration and encouragement.The following pictures are from <a href="http://blog.hookingrugs.com/" target="_blank">Deanne's blog</a> which is a great read. I was so busy hooking and listening I forgot to take pictures!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.hookingrugs.com/" target="_blank">Deanne's studio</a> is beautiful so inspiring - lots of colour and textures. I could have bought so much more! Where we created was lovely. Bright and clean with books and pictures surrounding us - lots of great working surfaces and comfy chairs to embrace us. I should have taken pics of the before but you get the idea. A bunch of hookers and the wool is everywhere! The class was on the theory of colour given by Phyllis Cameron (fiber artist), who was a fountain of knowledge and opened up a whole new way of looking at colour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have this instinct about how to put together colour in a rug, but sometimes there is something very jarring about it. Something is not working. You don't know quite what it is but you play around with the fabric and the design and you get that AHA moment. This course was on the theory of how colour works together. the terms to describe their relationship and how you can make colour work. One thing I learned was that NO COLOUR is wrong - it's just how you put it together. You can make any design sing. You just need to know what your goal is and work towards that. There are so many great books and tools available at your fingertips and that discussion is for another day...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just finished a course with Deanne Fitzpatrick on colour - had a super time and learnt lots. More about that in the coming days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am probably going to be changing the format of my blog and talk more about rug hooking and wool applique and everything to do with wool. I'll still talk about baking - cause I love it and anything else I don't consider too personal. I have learnt the hard way that I was too open with comments about my personal life and they were twisted and turned into something ugly by a family member. So I won't be posting any personal stuff on my blog anymore. It will be more about the pleasure and passion of rug hooking :) ... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for your understanding....have a great evening. Joni</span>Joni of Fully Wooly Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879298314954377630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467533691496707441.post-13855424652608635192012-08-12T09:47:00.000-04:002012-08-12T09:47:10.347-04:00In the Dyepots Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I am in dyeing mode. I have been putting it off because of the rain, since I like to hang my pieces outside to dry. I am going to be doing these colours, Wooly Sheep, Tantramar Marsh, Homestead Blue & Lemongrass Tea. Ohhh I just love the blue and the lemongrass. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I was in Maine in May I bought myself two white dye pots. They are great as they can hold 2 yards at a time and give the wool that nice mottled look I love. This run I am dyeing 15-1/2 yards - a whole bolt! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Guess it is going to be over 3 days - no way do I have the time today for all that. Closing ceremonies are on at 4:00PM and I am an Olympic junkie. I only watch sports every two years... isn't that a hoot! Have a great Sunday! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My dear mother-in-law has her birthday today. It is not polite to say a ladies age so I won't - but my lord she does not look her age. What did she want for her birthday but a chocolate milk shake. I said at your age you can get or do anything you like! and what a fun day it was. We went to a new place for us -- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JukeboxBurgers" target="_blank">Jukebox in Dollard des Ormeaux</a>. She of course had her chocolate milkshake for her lunch and a shot glass of chocolate fudge sundae. Yummy! I had ....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My Sally in front of the giant sundae. She finds pleasure in such simple things. Funny you hear horror stories about mother-in-laws but I have to say I love my MIL with all her quirks and her huge smile. She is a special person and I wouldn't have it any other way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The only thing missing was the little jukeboxes in each booth but there was a big one and the tables and chairs reminded me of our old kitchen sets when we were kids. This place brought back fond memories and we'll go back!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some pictures of Liam, my little boy at 6-1/2 months...what a good puppy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sorry I have been absent for a month - don't know how often I will get to blog. We are going through a family crisis right now with a member being quite ill so all my energy and focus has been there. So there has been no rug hooking happening. I think at night I only have enough energy to pick up a pair of knitting needles. I am hoping to get some hooking done next month when on holiday in PEI at the cottage on the ocean....sigh...sigh</span></div>
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