today is the last day of Winter and I'm so happy to see it gone - we have had much better weather than most so I won't complain
and finally I've been spending time in the garden
still stitching by the fire in the evenings
Abby asked for some casual clothes so she could go down to the woods with the bears - overalls like Gilbert's, with a pocket
I'm learning how tricky and slow it is to make clothes for such a small girl
it took 3 days to make the overalls and another 3 for the tee shirt - careful, tiny stitches so the knit fabric wouldn't fall apart
patterns came from my bear book -Classic Teddy Bear Designs - with a small adjustment they worked well - bears are a little more robust than Hittys!
the shirt was made from a split-toed sock, a gift in Japan, they were much too small for me and have languished in a drawer
and the embroidered cat on the toe was moved to the shirt
Gilbert and Abby are thrilled and kitty looks like he is popping out of the pocket
as there is an orphaned sock Little Bear is wondering if he can have a tee too
I haven't had any fibre to spin since December - and that was the nasty wool - so I ordered silk hankies from Sanjo Silk
hankies aren't the easiest silk to spin, made from the whole cocoon they are very strong, without all the little bits and pieces carded out
but I love spinning them
I pull an individual hankie and stretch it out into a pencil roving, wind it into a small ball and spin on the Turkish drop spindle
maybe Abby will get a knitted silk dress - it will take awhile
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