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Hello again
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Chrissie
Well survived the move and it has taken me so long to get straight I never believed I would,but today was my first excursion into the yarn world for ages so off to London to meet the craft cruisers who had travelled from America on the Queen Mary and I was honoured to meet them all along with Erika Knight at I KNIT.We had a lovely few hours together with a superb quintessential English buffet tea courtesy of Gerard and Craig and organised by Vanessa (thank you so much it was LOVELY )and then time to say ‘au revoir’ but I am sure I will hear from many of them again.Pictures to come tomorrow.Sorry yes I did buy yarn !!!!!
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Chrissie
Summer
What a strange and very sad year this is turning out to be .We have had some nice sunny days and the gardens look good but once again the family is facing another funeral as this week Nigel’s father Derek has died .To say we feel lost is an understatement and life will be different without him around .Once again the family gather to draw strength from each other and say our goodbyes .
Last week we met Katie’s family in a most beautiful part of Suffolk, I was quite drawn to the area and to the history –more than drawn,as I have allready done some research now .The church fascinates me and the flint work and the whole mysterious church yard.
My geometric bead designing has taken a lot of my time lately
I have purchased new software which has made the patttern writing a lot easier for the beading designs, Lots of summer still to come.
Till we meet again keep clicking and enjoy the summer .To all my American readers and friends Happy Independence Day Weekend .
The photos on this post were taken on Suommenlinna an island in Finland the lilac was incredible and also this bird which followed our boat nearly all the way there.This island is incredible and has an amazing light would love to go back for longer
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Chrissie
Promised pictures
Ok at last I have sussed out the computer and the camera –actually easier than I thought so more piccies could be he order of the day.
Yes I do felt a lot as well as knit so for the felters who have asked ,here they are some piccies from the felting folder –mostly w i p pieces
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shibori felt stitched into felt 
arriving in provence (ready to go in felt)
painted bondaweb ready to iron to felt
stitching in felt
burnt and cut silk ready for nuno
silk shibori dyed laid into felt
craftycripple 3:28 pm on July 13, 2009 Permalink
I was up in York at the weekend and popped into The Viking Loom. It was my first time in the shop and got chatting to one of the staff. I spotted one of your books and was chatting about felting and how much I enjoyed your patterns. During our conversation I mentioned coming across you on Ravelry and this blog. I think by the end of the conversation she was sure I was some sort of creepy stalker type fan of yours, because I mentioned your house move LOL.
The Viking Loom is a great shop, but they obviously don’t realise how much information is available to the crafting community, via the wonders of the internet!
Glad your move went ok, and enjoy your trips to my home town of York.
Chrissie 3:44 pm on July 13, 2009 Permalink
Hi nice to hear from you,yes everything went fine and am now just getting myself organised (chrissie way) hope you are well and crafting lots.I am going to do some more knit to felt in the next month to download from my site so will email you when they go up or do you have one of these advance notice thingymajigs so you get emailed when I post to my blog?
Take care of yourself
Chrissie