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what i love about winter is wool
and what i'm looking forward to is the 20th of january
because that feels like the real new beginning
i can't wait...

i'll leave you for this week
with a winter garland

and a chair i very much like
saw it in a store combined
with a purple cushion in
the same fabric

i'm mordanting the fabric this week
so next week will be more fun
because i can start dyeing (is there another word for that?)

riihivilla is a blog about dyeing wool
with plants wood flowers

have a warm weekend !

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naruse inokuma architects
dezeen










and this one fits in perfectly
smallable

+ this vessel by andrea walsh

the way the japanese use color
and very often combine european design
with their own
is a constant inspiration to me

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the woolen fabric arrived
we are getting to know each other








bookcase mikado


a bit like the lean-on clothes rack
not meant to replace your closet
but as an extra

i'll start cutting the fabric now
yes i was stalling it..

+ shaketodesign

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stitchandsew

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eiko ishizawa



a very good thing happened i think !
a large part of the world seems to be happy too

mostly because obama is someone they feel they can talk to
interesting times ahead of us ....

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love the shape of the neckline
by chattawak
via







table wear by on za line
via shift



...i seem to be very into whites and gentle colors these days
maybe because they embody a new beginning

good luck voting , to my american friends today !

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such a great idea ...
and a room big enough
to not trip over it








these are some of the fabric samples
that arrived after dyeing them

1+2 are wool
2+4 wool with silk


beautiful fabrics but very thin
good for all year round except when it is very hot or very cold
so for winter i'd prefer something thicker

: the colors are about skin tones
when you go into how the color of your skin
is composed , you'll find that when you combine a color with it
it'll bring out a certain color of which your skin color is composed of

to keep it short : if you combine the right colors your complexion
changes for the better , like make-up , but there isn't any..

you can try this at home by putting fabric over the lower part
of your arm (in daylight) and watch what happens to your skin tone
... maybe nothing new to you , but i just found it fascinating

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lovely knit by humanoid ...


after a while of blogging you develop your own
favorites
and humanoid is one of them

ceramics by stig lindberg ...

the apartment we stayed in in antwerp
had a lot of '60 ceramics which made me remember
a great swedish store retromoderndesign


the fabric samples arrived and i'm cooking
one of them in rose leaves ... and no that doesn't
give pink or red , but a lovely brown color

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taka suzuki via ashes&milk










socks for adults


i'm looking for woolly fabrics
to make scarves out of , can't get those around here
so i'm waiting for some samples to arrive

... and i'm re-organizing cleaning
to make a fresh start

autumn has been so much better then summer
i just have this terrible urge to sleep !

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such nice children's clothes by maan and gold

i'm happy to see these pop up in a web store
so i can show them to you

love this pillow too

what i was actually looking for is a nice sweater
or cardigan for myself ...