Unfortunately I didn't take any photographs, so I can't prove she visited, but she left me with a beautiful piece of her work as a gift:
Now the eagle eyed among you will see the label says "Tea Towel":
and although I did promise Dorothy that it would be a used item rather than something that was decorative, I'm not sure I can quite bring myself to use it as a tea towel. I am so in awe of anything woven that right now I'm tempted to frame it and put it on the wall as a piece of art!
In exchange I was able to show her around the dye shed, introduce her to some of the basics of dyeing, and show her the surrounding landscape which provides so much of my inspiration. Andhaving a captive audience I suspect I probably did way too much chattering, for which I apologise, Dorothy. After lunch at The Mission it was all too soon time for her to leave and head home again. But it was a lovely day, and one which Stevan and I topped off with a walk to Lexies Loch - it was so still there was hardly a ripple on the water.
3 reactions
1 From Dorothy - 02/02/2012, 21:38
I enjoyed my day so much and you didn't talk too much at all ! I hope Stevan's video conference took place after all the problems ! The Mission was such a nice place to go for lunch and the background story to its creation was very interesting.
I had to smile when you tweeted to say that Stevan had gone to post the parcels, I now know that that means a six mile trip there and back along a single track road with hills and corners and stunning scenery just to reach the Post Office !! We talked so long that Tony had time to walk all of it and be waiting for us at lunchtime.
Would love to have spent more time with you, there was so much to learn about dyeing !
Those people going to the retreat later on in the year are in for a wonderful treat, the scenery is stunning, just hope the weather is as good as it was for our trip !
Thanks again for a lovely time
Dorothy
2 From Lizzi - 03/02/2012, 16:14
3 From Ellen Turner - 04/02/2012, 21:20
Ellen Turner