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Dear all,
I apologise for the silence, I've been a really busy bunny, and what follows may not be overly coherent cos I'm very tired.
I'll give you the edited highlights, of a very hectic week.
This week we bought and collected (on friday) a new ( in a used sort of way) car,
But not before we had a week of being a one car family... which involved me working more hours cos I couldnt get home etc....
Tuesday mum and I dyed till we were blue in the hands....
Below is only one part of the day, dyed linen thread, the rest is a secret cos some of you will be getting them for prezzies.
Friday, mum and Emi and me did a preliminary xmas shop,
And then yesterday I did my biggest good kharma bunny workshop, it went very well.
Everyone seemed to enjoy it and come away with lots of samples.
So this is it now, with the workshops done for this year, it's the slippery slope to that holiday that we all love.... easter... did I miss one?
I got another domestice goddess badge today, I've made my christmas chutney. I decided to make twice the recipe.... hmm note to self for next year ... dont ... do it in two batches.... ( it doesnt all fit in one pan!!!!!)

Off to draw up action plan, and get the spread sheet out.... ( I jest not)... it's the only way I can do it.

al x

Will this week never end and lots of wool

Dear All,
The week is almost over, only have to buy a car and take my boy to a party tomorrow and the week from hell will end.. HHOOORRRAAAHH.
Saying that I have had a good day, all be it with a little tooth ache.. I went on a workshop run by Bev from knitting4fun and Pauline Barke from Living threads.
The workshop was knitted felted bags. I had fun, because I'd bought some 20 mm circular needles recently and I wanted to knit something chunky with holes in. So I did. It's in the washing machine as we speak. I'll let you know.
My neck warmer got some interest and I said I would show the link to where I found it....
neck warmer
This is it... enjoy.
I also taught some lovely ladies, on Thursday, how to Braid. It went very well.
Take care
Al x

I love my dentist!

You know those weeks when it's just not going to happen?!
This is one of those weeks!
Hubby's head fell off..... he gets dizzy spells.
The main family car got signed off...... we've got to buy a new one very very quickly.
and I now have a huge whole in my mouth... the only way to deal with the wisdom tooth that was giving me jip was to take it out.... so he did.
But my dentist is so brill I can't hold it against him at all. Although I did decide one thing, having a baby is easy compared to tooth extraction! Hubby looks worried.
I have been doing lot of textiley things this week but with the current situation, photogroahs will have to wait.
I went to the Lutterworth embroiderers guild textile extravaganza on Saturday, and got lots of positive comments about my work and my courses next year. which is very cool.
I'm teaching on friday again, and off to a knitting course on saturday.
such fun. more soon.
al x

New Braid society web site

Dear all,
The Braid society new web site is up and running and looking wonderful.
I'm on it!!! my work is in techniques and my name is in tutors.
Welcome if you have come here from the web site. I've just posted below some of my new ply split braiding work. If you have any questions post a comment by clicking on the comment button at the bottom of a post or email me on goodkharmabunny at tiscali dot co dot uk.
al x

The triffid has legs!!!!!!!!!!

Dear all,
I have my ply split braiding head on this week. I'm demonstrating 3D ply split at the Lutterworth embroiderers guild on saturday, so I thought I should have something to show.
I have some but now I have more.....

Having lots of fun trying out some of the techniques I've been storing in my brain for a while.
The best so far is my triffid or Hydra. It started out as a tree and then got a mind of its own, and then last night it grew feet. I'm really pleased with it.

I've also done a few more 3d bracelets the red one is knitting4fun's banana yarn and the pinky one is hipknits aran weight silk

and as a finale I've had a go at lattice work, not very 3D but just as tricky. I'm so pleased with it, but it took ages there's about 2 inches here and it took me 2 nights!!

I've also set the dates for the Second batch of courses I will be running in 2007. I wanted them sorted so I could publicise them on saturday.
For those interested the dates are
24th February
Plysplit braiding
28th April
Kumihimo braiding
19th May
Advanced kumihimo
june 2007
two dates for hand felting, to be arranged.
I'll post more info later, but let me know if you want more info now.
al x

secret pal goodies

These are all the lovely goodies that Emi and I were lucky enough to get from my secret pal
They came like this












Emi reading the sock monkey card












and the unwrapped goodies, some hipknits yummy silk, some debbie bliss maya wool and some chocs and hand cream
guess which one Emi liked?!









And finally the reason why I've not posted this earlier ( have you ever tried to get a 2yrd old to pose!)
Emi in her beautiful hat, it took a while for her to warm to it, as it does for everything she wears
at the moment, but she wore it to school and to the fireworks, she looks wonderful in it.







The colour is perfect with her coat. You're a very talented secret pal.
Thank you again
Al x