And from my kitchen actually.
This motif is so simple, almost boring (not almost – it IS boring), that I don’t mark it with a number in my 25 Motif Challenge.
This motif is so simple, almost boring (not almost – it IS boring), that I don’t mark it with a number in my 25 Motif Challenge.
The main thing is the thread. My very first hand-dyed thread! In my teenage years I dyed fabrics. I loved to dress like a hippie, the batiqued skirts were my favourites. So about the thread. There is no denying it, it was a failure. I used natural paints, rosehip and very strong (almost illegally strong) black tea. The result is miserable. It looks simply dirty… But I don’t give up! Next time I’ll try the beetroot.
I tatted this string with the hand-dyed thread to decorate the Birthday Gift for my Dad. The gift itself was the jar, I mean the contents of the jar, a… umm… interesting mixture of honey, nut, garlic, star anise and clove. I know it sounds yukky, it looks yukky, and, well, it tastes yukky. (I know what you are thinking now, but you are wrong. I really like my Dad!) According to a gastroblogger this mixture is beneficial in an influenza period. Because of the honey and the garlic, presumably. The honey is antiseptic and antibacterial, while the garlic makes you stinky, so nobody wants to get closer to you, thus you can avoid the infection.
I tatted this string with the hand-dyed thread to decorate the Birthday Gift for my Dad. The gift itself was the jar, I mean the contents of the jar, a… umm… interesting mixture of honey, nut, garlic, star anise and clove. I know it sounds yukky, it looks yukky, and, well, it tastes yukky. (I know what you are thinking now, but you are wrong. I really like my Dad!) According to a gastroblogger this mixture is beneficial in an influenza period. Because of the honey and the garlic, presumably. The honey is antiseptic and antibacterial, while the garlic makes you stinky, so nobody wants to get closer to you, thus you can avoid the infection.
2 comments:
I think it looks really stylish you have just given me a nice idea thank you moni.. have not heard you for a while..I know I have not so much tatting on my blog lately but I am making a project with my own hand dyed yarn,this is funny I found some hidden blue berry's at the back of the fridge not good enough to eat but very good for dying!..
keep well xxx
I'm with Mona! It' does look stylish! Don't sell yourself short on that "boring" bit! Sometimes simple has a certain unrivaled loveliness about it! This would be one of those time! :)
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