The one good thing today is not earthen pottery, but clothing that is good for the earth and reminds me of my connection to the earth. On Friday the Eileen Fisher Company had their warehouse sale for what they call "Fisher Found" or clothing that is gently used and being given a new life on a new body.
https://www.fisherfound.com/
For the past several years I simply haven't been as interested in shopping for clothing as I was as a young person, but I so enjoy the warehouse sale. People ripping through bins and racks of clothing and practically undressing in the aisles. It reminded me of the Clothing Exchange in Wellesley, MA, where I grew up. It was where my mother tried to pick up used Catholic school uniforms fro her many children and where eventually I might find and Izod shirt I could afford when I transferred to a prep school on scholarship in junior high. Everything was under $50 at Fisher Found for clothing that usually sells for between $100 and $300. Sweaters were $15! And I found an entire collection of things all in wool and linen and in colors that could all be described as mushroom. So earthy, which suits me right after my sojourn in Maine where I felt connected the woods and nature.
I love that they are all things previously own by another - just as my vintage rings were once worn by women in other decades and even centuries with their own history.
In addition to earthen clothing another good thing about the weekend was felting with friends. I bought lots of raw wool and we spent Saturday up to our elbows in olive oil soap rolling wet wool to make felt. So satisfying. Some of my pieces were a little loose and delicate so I took to needle felting them. This is the process of using a needled with tiny barbs on it to marry layers of wool together to make felt. Because of its scaly fibers wool accommodates this type of binding without need for sewing or even a glue. It's my new favorite activity, both destructive and creative. Stabbing the felt is quite aggressive and yet terribly satisfying. I could write an entire thesis on this one subject.
By the way - I am now officially half way to my goal of 365 days!
https://www.fisherfound.com/
For the past several years I simply haven't been as interested in shopping for clothing as I was as a young person, but I so enjoy the warehouse sale. People ripping through bins and racks of clothing and practically undressing in the aisles. It reminded me of the Clothing Exchange in Wellesley, MA, where I grew up. It was where my mother tried to pick up used Catholic school uniforms fro her many children and where eventually I might find and Izod shirt I could afford when I transferred to a prep school on scholarship in junior high. Everything was under $50 at Fisher Found for clothing that usually sells for between $100 and $300. Sweaters were $15! And I found an entire collection of things all in wool and linen and in colors that could all be described as mushroom. So earthy, which suits me right after my sojourn in Maine where I felt connected the woods and nature.
I love that they are all things previously own by another - just as my vintage rings were once worn by women in other decades and even centuries with their own history.
In addition to earthen clothing another good thing about the weekend was felting with friends. I bought lots of raw wool and we spent Saturday up to our elbows in olive oil soap rolling wet wool to make felt. So satisfying. Some of my pieces were a little loose and delicate so I took to needle felting them. This is the process of using a needled with tiny barbs on it to marry layers of wool together to make felt. Because of its scaly fibers wool accommodates this type of binding without need for sewing or even a glue. It's my new favorite activity, both destructive and creative. Stabbing the felt is quite aggressive and yet terribly satisfying. I could write an entire thesis on this one subject.
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| Needle felted mice |
By the way - I am now officially half way to my goal of 365 days!
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