This is Dennis Walker's ikat warp which has been twice dyed. It is shown with two of the wrappers removed after the second dyeing. His tape has protected the first dye, green, very well and there is no leakage.
On Saturday I went into London with Ruth and Anne and we spent the day being shown how to cook by a Michelin-starred chef, Claude Bosi.
Claude Bosi is on the left and Ian from Glasgow is on the right. Ian is the head chef and was very knowledgeable. The kitchen was fantastically well kitted out with induction hobs, including a wok induction system! There were seven of us and I had known we were going to have a demonstration but I had not realised that they were going to cook a four course lunch and that we were going to eat it. This at 0930!! And we had a four course (different) lunch at 1230. It was all very informative and they answered questions happily. Really quite an experience.
The original idea had been to go shopping in Bond Street but after all that food and wine we all felt decisions were a bit strenuous so went home!
On Sunday we went to Wisley Gardens where they had a scuplture show on. Not as interesting as at Savile Gardens because most of the pieces looked as though they would be happier indoors. But it was a lovely September day and we enjoyed walking round the gardens. After that I drove home.
We used to live within easy walking distance of Savill Gardens in Englefield Green, I remember the gardens very fondly! We only went to Wisley once, but it was a wonderful day spent there.
ReplyDeleteOf course the other big plus in Englefield Green is that you can walk all the way to Windsor (5 miles) down the Long Walk. Not to mention Virginia Water being close by!! My lot walk to Windsor through the Great Park, have lunch in a pub and take the bus back!
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