Woven in Ohio!

The postman left an envelope in our box today.

It was large and squishy;

inside were two woven tea/dish towels

and a little woven purse.

Joanne from Cup on the Bus wove them

they are incredibly soft and very beautiful.

If you have not read Joanne's blog yet then you are missing a treat.

A word of warning though, don't think this is a blog you can skim through,

you'll miss a lot if you do that.

My advice is to settle down with a cup of tea/coffee

take your time,

 Joanne really knows how to spin a good yarn

(sorry, I couldn't resist that one)

of course I meant to say that she really knows how to tell a story.

Beautiful colours, wonderful textures.

Happiness.

The little purse is something to inspire me.

It was woven on a cardboard loom - and that is something

which I am planning to have a go at next.

Thank you, Joanne, they are really lovely.

Also enclosed was a notelet - isn't it a brilliant way to make use of  small buttons?

It was made by Joanne's granddaughter, Laura.

Thanks, Laura! 

Joanne,

I hope you won't mind if I send one of the towels

 over to Shanghai

for

Ming Ming and Jonathan.

They have just moved into a larger apartment

which has a proper kitchen

so Ming Ming is having a great time making use of it.

I'll get her to photograph Jonathan

using the dish towel...

x