The Nurses one is nearly done. The top of it stalled me for quite a while but I think its coming together now.
I still have the back and finishing off to do.
And I'm on to the feathers in Sandy's kakahu. The feathers are Pukeko. Because of the nature of Pukeko feathers, cloaks I've seen always look a bit on the messy side. The blue feathers in particular tend to splay out rather than holding together like other types of feathers. Mine is no exception, no matter how careful I am. The colours haven't come out very well in these photos. I am doing a poutama wahine pattern.
The third thing on the go is an arapaki (shoulder cape) using one rooster pelt. I thought I needed to sell some more of Lyann's pelts as they are so beautiful and at $30 each they are worth it. I am doing a design based on the pelt itself with the long feathers in the middle and the more rounded ones at the side. I think two pelts might make it easier but shall continue with the single one to see what can be done.
