Recycling guide

I know this is not textile related, but I'll post about it anyway. I've gathered all the collecting points for recycling in the east area of Santiago (where I take most of our household waste) and have put them together in a small guide I'll email to everybody I know.

Chocolate Taffeta

During the last days I have been hand-felting this taffeta pattern on a wool remnant. I finished it and decided it was enough of practising so now I want to start a real project.

I have taken a couple of pictures of this work, including a close detail and a general view. I like taking close-up pictures of textiles. I think it's one of the best ways to tell its intimate story as it allows the viewer to stand as close to the fibres as the crafter/knitter/weaver himself. And it is during this dialogue between the material and the crafter that I'm able to recognise even the tiniest fibre or irregularity. Though many times I struggle with the yarn or fibre trying to force it into a defined shape or position, I find this micro vision I adopt totally relaxing and absorbing.