Wonderful Weaving - By Sophie

As regular readers will know Sophie loves her Arts and Crafts.  At the end of last week she brought home a lovely and colourful piece of weaving that she had created at school.

The rows had been really packed together and the final piece was very strong and had been finished really well.

The pleasure and pride that my little girl had on her face was a joy to see and I had one of my Slushy Mummy Moments!  This is why Craft and Making  skills need more promotion in education (not just the academic stuff) as it gives a glowing sense of achievement in a way that may be some subjects do not.

We are going to add a method of hanging and put it up in her room.

Well Sophie!

Weaving is a really fun and inexpensive activity which has great results.

I am off to Bristol tomorrow for a course and I am really looking forward to several hours of uninterrupted reading on my Kindle. Bliss!

xx 

Comfort Knitting

Oh, I do wish my knitting skills would go this far. I found it on craftzine today and it just looks like the sort of chair that you would want to curl up in with a good book on a dark and rainy day.

I have my next kitting project in the pipeline, I just need to get the wool. I have also been working on my chair covers and i am nearly finished. It is taking a while because work has been quite heavy going this week. There has been a development at work but I can not write about it at the moment, I shall wait until half-term when I can sit and think about what I am doing.

I am also thinking about my new Sketchbook Challenge theme, which is Opposites and I have been gathering some pictures etc plus putting a paint wash over the next few pages but that s as far as I have got so far.

I have several WIP's going to a post on that theme is likely to be next. I have nearly finished finding the information for the post on Girl Guides to follow up the Brownie one a day or so back. Now I think I need an early night with my headache that i have had since 11am!

Take care all.

xx

Help... Spinning Wheel Search

Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a miniature spinning wheel? Would like to try and get hold of one to use at school, space an issue. I have looked on Ebay etc. I am going to try Free cycle next.

Busy at work hence posts being a bit sparse. More later in the week.

xx