Lots of presents

Yesterday (Saturday) was 'present-to-Pat' day! This gorgeous cock, printed on cotton, was given to me by Linda Scurr because I had been talking in my blog about African cotton printed with cocks and  hens. Not enough to make a dress out of but just right for a studio cushion. I shall cut off the frieze of poultry and do something else with it.

And these elegant chopsticks and rest came from Manchester where my friends have been enjoying the Braid Society's conference. Lots of Japanese ladies in the attendees enjoying themselves enormously which gets round to the next present - from China. My daughter, Anne, and family are just back from China and full of what they had seen, heard and eaten. The grand-children were also very taken and I got a graphic description of cookery lessons somewhere in Beijing from my grand daughter.

It's a Chinese noren - door curtain. It is cotton dyed in indigo. I think a resist had been put on for the calligraphy which was washed out after dyeing.  I would like to know what it says and have emailed a photo to a Chinese friend in Kuala Lumpur. I don't want to hang it up if it says 'Death to You All'!!!!

And I got another very welcome present - some Lee's macaroon bars from Maggie Mockeridge. You can't get these in England, only Scotland and I told Maggie about them - after all she is a Scot! Well she's hooked too and I gather her husband is taking a dim view of this obsession.

I have been revising my presentation at Complex Weavers. It is about one of the Study Groups and the mentor cannot be present so two of us and standing in. Linda Madden who does beautiful weaving is the other one. Logistical problems have arisen about using a projector so back-up plans have been put together - based on printing everything out!!