Saturday 5th July

Had a great day on Saturday with two new ladies. One had come all the way up from Tapanui. They both caught on very quickly and went home with their box to finish as much as they can by next month. 

Judy is finishing off a test piece she did for her big cloak and Elaine has started a new big one. 

When Elaine did turning rows to outline her taniko she didn't turn the very first whenu. This means it stayed a lot straighter than otherwise. A good idea. 

Lyann has spun some black alpaca hair. This is quite difficult to spin as it hasn't got the grippy hooks that wool has. However she has done enough for making a big korowai. Hopefully it won't stretch like wool because it hasn't got the give of wool. It is chunky so the korowai will have plenty of texture. Should be interesting. 

The exhibition at Koru gallery in Dunedin will stay up for another week or so thanks to Sandie our gallery owner.