Pony Trekking Video

I can't believe I didn't post a video of Sam on his first ever pony trekking experience while we were in Northumberland.  As you can see, I have remedied that :-)
Tomorrow Al and I are looking after the wonderful Sam for a few days.  I'm taking some sewing with me as Sam will be at school during the day.  I should have something to share soon.  I'll be continuing to work on The Wall (thanks for all your encouraging comments, here and on Facebook) and working on a piece based on the colours of the landscapes we enjoyed, especially the heather and the stunning rowan trees which were heavily laden with deep orange berries.

Bojagi Beginnings

It seems a long time since I wrote a post.  Things have been a bit on the down side here recently for various reasons that I won't go into at the moment but if you could send a hug I would appreciate it.
Anyway, on the plus side, I have finally got my head around some of the amazing things I did in Japan and have started stitching again.  I haven't started where I thought I would i.e. with something indigo, but have a lovely portable project which will use all my little pieces of Japanese silk.  Some I bought in Japan, some have been gifts and some I bought here, but all are vintage/pre-loved Japanese silks.
I am making a bojagi, inspired by those made by Jean and Nat.  Jean brought one she had made to Japan with her for show and tell after featuring it on her blog.  It was even more gorgeous in real life and Janine modelled it for us.

I love the prairie points that Jean included in her bojagi and so I am using them in mine.  I started by thinking I would mix my colours quite randomly, but have since decided to piece them in areas of one colour.  I started with the pinks.  I am using YLI Silk thread which is a dream to use and my very expensive Clover Black Gold needles (I'm using #10 applique/sharps) which are lovely although I have already broken one when going through a prairie point in a seam :-(  Nothing is pressed yet, it is very much an organic work in progress.  I am going to start on the greens this afternoon.

For more bojagi yumminess, hop over to Won Ju Seo's collection.