Today I finished weaving the second snowflake runner, this one using the same blue warp but an almost-white linen for the weft. It turned out beautifully and I am glad to be done with it. I think my mother-in-law will like it, and it will look stunning under her traditional Pfaltzgraff dinnerware. The other runner was given to my brother-in-law and his wife last Christmas, and they absolutely love it. I hope I’ve convinced them that yes, you do wash it in the washing machine and yes, you do use hot water. Then you just iron it dry. The fancy word for this is “wet finishing“. There are different ways to wet finish different fibers, but linen is one of the easiest. I’ll be ripping the rest of that warp off the loom in a blur. I don’t know what goes on there next, but I can tell you for sure it will NOT be BLUE.

Outside, Annie Oakleaf shows us her fall wardrobe. This is the first time we’ve seen her true colors. She was planted in the front yard last November, but she has adapted beautifully to her new home.

And inside, the newest critters have taken over Sherlock’s basket.

Mom! He's touching me!