I can’t believe it’s been two months since I posted here. At the beginning of July we went into down town Auckland to see the Matariki light displays. We managed to pick an evening when it wasn’t raining which was a bonus and we had an enjoyable time wandering around Queen Street and the waterfront.

On the weaving front I made my first prototype of a lidded box. I’ve been trying to work out how to make one after reading a post on Peggy Osterkamp’s website about Kay Sekimachi’s woven boxes. Peggy wrote a post about creating one herself but I couldn’t really understand how she did it but after the workshop with Melanie Olde I had another go. It’s not by any means perfect but I’m pretty happy that I managed to get to this stage. It has two seams, one on the lid edge and one side edge. You can see a reel I made on my instagram feed.

I have also woven three new cotton scarves in Ms& Os.

It has been quite wet and our lawn has turned to mud, it is amazing how much mess one dog who loves to run and play ball can make.