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These wool wings were made around 2013 for a Make It With Wool contest I never actually entered. They are modeled after the ermine moth which is named for its mostly white wings with black speckles, reminiscent of ermine fur garments worn traditionally by British royalty. The wings are fairly heavy so the front is counterweighted to keep the chest piece from pulling against the neck of the wearer. Ermine moths have a fuzzy thorax, recreated here using craft fur fabric. The distinctly sheepy smell has faded from the fabric in the decade since it was made, but not before it could attract a few wool moths.

Storage in my shed was not quite air tight and some caterpillars made a home in this garment. I have chosen to see this as a collaboration rather than damage. I took inspiration from their ilk and they took their food and board. When I discovered the state of the wings I checked the piece over for any live moths in any stage of development but the tunnels appeared vacant. I cleaned the affected areas of caterpillar droppings, chrysalis, and shed exoskeletons and put the whole thing in the freezer for two days to reduce chances of bringing more wool moth eggs into my very wool-filled crafty house. The piece currently resides in a cedar linen closet to reduce recurrence of hungry visitors.

The materials used were cream colored wool fabric, black wool needle-felted to form spots, cream lining fabric, white craft fur, black frog closures, small curtain weights, and thread. And a few live moths 🦋

Art collab between forgetful gardener who left a shovel out leaning nearly horizonal, a squirrel, some kind of gastropod, the sun, and dandelions

Baby's first baby quilt

Such a fun day ♡

View from the porch couch

We got Graybles' ashes and paw prints back yesterday. Still doesn't feel real. Sleep well baby boy

They're better cooked 😋 the round pleated shape really kicked my butt. I thought I'd be able to handle it but they look like they were just twisted willy-nilly

I got super annoyed yesterday so I turned an onion, some mushrooms, and whole head of garlic into a paste and cooked them down for a few hours and then made that goop into a quiche with some zucchini and cheese. I don't usually like making doughs that require cutting butter into flour but it's not that bad with a food processor

Layers 😍

One hour worth of felt pasta! I tried for linguine/tagliatelle, bow ties, penne, and a spiral/campanelle

Now that I've (mostly) given people the gifts I've been working on, I can post without ruining the surprises! This is more detail on the sleeve lace from the octopus vest. The pattern involves making a first row of crochet stitches to work into for the wavey row, then placing four stitches in the row, chaining three, slipping those three into the back of the first of the four initial stitches, then placing six stitches around the three chain stitches. This makes the perimeter of the six stitches much longer than the stitches under them, giving that wavey look. If that description makes no sense, do not sweat it, it took me a long time to understand!
Also pictured: thrifted Boye lace crochet hook, size 8