An amazing thing happened this week.  Some of you may remember my love affair with my local swan family....very sadly the cob and three cygnets have recently died.  I was so upset...that I decided to plan and make a coat in memory of them.  So I have been thinking 'swans'.........the other day I did a quick sketch of a flying swan.  Literally 2 minutes later I received a photo on my i phone, sent from a friend, who saw the swan in the sky!!  I couldn't believe that it was exactly what I had just drawn.  It certainly felt like a sign of something and I felt really moved.  I shall continue to plan a woven creation.  In the meantime, I have finished two more scarves and am also busily planning two more workshops which take place later this week. I always look forward to meeting new 'textiley' people....we always get on so well!

Today I finished my first 'for sale'coat.  Although it isn't really my size, I thought I'd model it anyway!!  It has taken many hours but I really have enjoyed the whole process - and learned a lot!  I'm already planning the next one.....eventually I should be expert!  

The blues/greens are going into my new venture.....a coat which I am going to create with the theme of Swan Lake.  This is for various reasons....first of all I am thinking of entering an exhibition called 'Weave and Sound" (I have been playing the Swan Lake music more or less non-stop this weekend!!), secondly I love the 'lake' colours etc. and thirdly,  you may remember seeing various pictures of my lovely swans in a local lake.  Sadly the daddy swan is extremely ill with some sort of poisoning.  I am really upset about this and hope and pray he recovers.  He has been sent to a sanctuary and is on a drip.  So - a tribute to swans, lakes and music. The sketches pictured were painted with a feather...oh, and I forgot to mention that I couldn't resist putting in the photo of my brave cat!   Meanwhile I continue to sell scarves at a crazy rate (none left at the moment, but this one on the loom.)  Last but not least, I have started to sew up the latest jacket.  There is going to be a fitting this week....and hopefully I shall finish it next week.  Watch this space.  Have a good week everybody - feels as though Autumn is creeping in.....