Missed my deadline

Even though it was a self imposed deadline with no impact on anyone else or any commitments, it is still a little disappointing that I didn’t complete all five hieke.

I lost control of my weaving space for a while and it continues to be a battle to claim room for my weaving.  I did manage to move the chainsaw and a couple of tool boxes out of my patch.  However there are still an array of chairs that seem to have made their way into the area.  This includes a rocking chair that arrived in the bottom of a suitcase from Denmark in the 1960’s  that was re-assembled and used for many many years.  It is now in need of new cushion covers – another project waiting for me.
There are also a couple of boxes of vintage material and several bags of knitting wool waiting for their new home.  Several old old suitcases that ‘just need a bit of work on the leather and they will be as good as new’ have also appeared.
And there is a set of bunks waiting to be transported over the hill to the Wairarapa.

The weather has not been helpful over the last few months either.  When it is fine and good for harvesting harakeke, I have other things that have to be done.  When I get the time, the weather is wet and or windy.

I decided to use up some left overs from the other hieke to make a small one.
I had enough whenu  and aho that I had dyed brown to put together a child sized one.
I also had a lot of neinei left after completing the hieke I made for Paul

Gear bag packed for a weaving day at Otari