Cleaning

I spent Sunday fixing up my bookcases. They both needed reinforcing on the shelves. I also took the opportunity to get rid of books I don't use. I took them to SCA Gathering and managed to give most of them away. I know have a couple of empty shelves. I think I will put some of the bigger scrapbooking tools there so that they are easier to get to. I also culled the magazine. Cut out the bits I want to keep and threw out the rest. I knew I had alot but didn't realise just how many. A lot less "piles" on the floor now!

I am really keen to do some scrapbooking but I can't do anything until the tidy up is finished. I am in the home stretch so that is good.

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Pelican Cloak Pieces

Pelican Cloak Pieces, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

This is some of the new pieces for the Pelican Cloak revamp. Tent stitch done in silk.

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Guilds Day 2008

WCOB Banner - Not Together, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

I went to Guild's Day today in Sydney. Christine did the driving which is good. We got there just in time and had a slide show of Rowan's recent trip to the UK. Saw lots of cool stuff. There was also a show and tell session and we looked at the progress on the Banner and the new project, the Pelican Cloak revamp.

The Banner is just looking so fab. The photo is above. The various bits haven't been sewn down yet but even so, it looks so impressive. Lots of really hard work by a number of people.

Got a chance to chat to people which is always nice.

We grabbed some food on the way home and I was back by 8.30pm. We took it all pretty slow which was nice.

If you are interested in further details about the Banner Project - http://www.sca.org.au/broiderers/projects.htm

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Arms For Banner - 12 Hrs

Arms For Banner - 12 Hrs, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

So I was deparately trying to get this thing done before Guild Day on Saturday. I had the day off work. I had to go to the craft shop because I'd run out of white. Got to the shop - no white!! Bugger. Anyway, this is the progress which has slowed considerably now that I've run out of thread.

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Slip Stitch Arms for Banner - 8.5 Hrs

Slip Stitch Arms for Banner - 8.5 Hrs, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

I might be able to have Friday off, so I am going to work on this as much as I can for the weekend.

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Split Stitch Arms for Banner - 6 Hrs

Split Stitch Arms for Banner - 6 Hrs, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

More on the split stitch.

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Split Stitch Arms for Banner - 4 Hrs

Split Stitch Arms for Banner - 4 Hrs, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

Fours hours progress on the banner piece. I was hoping to have it done for Guild Day this weekend but I don't think I will. I can only work on it for a couple of hours at a time, because it's such fine work and it really strains the eyes.

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Split Stitch Arms for Banner - 2hrs

Split Stitch Arms for Banner - 2hrs, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

This is another piece I am doing for the WCOB banner project. The piece is 4.5 cm by 6cm worked with a single strand of Maderia thread. I have to work this under a magnifying glass with light.

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Sea of Knowledge

Sea of Knowledge, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

Just finished the final of the compass blocks for the Moonglow quilt. Now all that is left is the alternate blocks. But it might be a while until I get to those.

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Shopping

Probably a good thing I didn't spend too much money at Spring War as I made up for it today.

I got some wood chips and a smoke box for the BBQ and picked up a new case for the iPod. Still can't get a case for the laptop, so I bought some stuff from Spotlight to make one.

I couldn't get the crochet cotton for the tablet weaving, Spotlight suck. The crochet cotton section has been 3/4 empty for months, it's ridiculous.

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Spring War, 2008

I decided not to go for all of Spring War this year. Too much hassle with all the camping gear and there is a tendency for people to hang out in their own camp sites which makes catching up with people very hard, especially during the evenings. If you aren't in any of the "groups" then you have a pretty boring evening.

So I day tripped, which was a nice compromise. I caught up with a number of people, did a collegia and a refresher course on tablet weaving for someone that asked for it.

Unfortunately, the powers that be decided that they didn't want Market Day interfering with the fighting so it was moved to Sunday. So I only got to shop at people who were set up for the whole weekend. I only ended up buying some hand dyed silk twist thread from Anton.

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The Post Article

article_WATSON_Michelle_The_Post_1_10_2008_p13, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

This one is from the Post, which is a free paper but with a pretty large circulation. It was in the 1 Oct 2008 edition.

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