It’s Spring and Mother’s Day is coming up and taxes are over so why not have a sale? I’m offering 25% off on everything in the CAMP SHOP with the code SAVE25. There are some new weaving’s and I’m looking at maybe adding some vintage turquoise jewelry if anyone’s interested in that sort of thing.
I’ve been trying to weave some different shapes and sizes to fit in all those odd nooks and crannies around the house. I know above my fireplace is a strangely laid out spot and I’ve been making some horizontal weaving’s specifically for areas like that. Is the horizontal layout of interest? I kind of enjoy doing them even though my looms aren’t really made for it.
Anyway, head on over to the CAMP SHOP if you feel like it and enter code SAVE25 at checkout to save 25% on anything in the shop that strikes your fancy. As always, there is free US shipping on everything and you can contact me for reasonable international shipping quotes.
I’m always on the hunt for a good gray duvet and had been using a discontinued gray linen one from MUJI for a good long while. But the need is always strong and when I saw the IKEA ÄNGSLILJA I was intrigued but cautious.
I wanted to check it out in person before ordering it online and made the trek to Ikea and was pleasantly surprised. I liked it a ton more in real life than the Ikea promo photos and grabbed myself the queen duvet.
I’ve had it for some time now and can say its impressed me for Ikea textiles and the price is pretty great for the quality. I do hate the crappy plastic snaps on the bottom and would have preferred a zipper, but I do like the material and the sewn edge detail. So, all in all if you’re on the hunt for an affordable gray duvet, this IKEA ÄNGSLILJA ain’t a bad option.
This is still a blog right? Right. Sort of. Kind of.
Not much has been happening around the house, but I’ll try and update about a few random things. Like what? Well maybe you recall my obsession with all things vintage fiber art.
Anyway.
I took up weaving awhile ago and have been obsessed with it. If you’ve followed along on my Instagram you might have noticed.
I’ve been inspired by the texture, scale and palette of the mid century weavers whose work I admire and collected and gather a lot of my material from thrift stores and vintage sources. I prefer weaving with natural and utilitarian materials and like the limited nature of using vintage dye lots
I’ve been weaving all sorts of different sizes and shapes, from very small mini weaving’s to monumental pieces and I’m interested in going even larger and trying out new methods of weaving besides the frame loom.
So, I taught myself weaving through online tutorials and good old trial and lots and lots of failure. It took a long time before I felt comfortable and now I’m beyond obsessed with the actual practice and all the techniques and materials that go along with it. It reminds me a lot of being in art school and painting and how obsessive I would get with paint and technique – but this has been so much more fun and freeing in a certain way. I love the texture and abstract nature and the distinct feel of the fiber.
This may have been a bit of a weird topic to return to the blog on, but its been the main thing I’ve been doing for the last long while and the one thing I’m really in love with. The house is officially overrun with fibers, both vintage and new, and there’s no sign of that stopping.
So, like revealing anything creative you’ve been working on out into the larger internet world I sure hope this isn’t a total disaster. I know they aren’t about the house but I love doing them and it’s been going pretty well. If you’d like to see more, I have some pieces available in the CAMP Provisions Shop
I also have been doing some commission work and have a few spots open if there is a particular size or colorway you’re interested in. Just drop me an email to get details.
