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December 24, 2011 by Tien Chiu Leave a Comment

Being sick is not for wimps

I’m now full-on into the throes of a nasty cold – the sort that leaves you congested, unable to think, and unable to sleep because of the congestion.  I would curl up with a cup of tea and a book, but am eyeing the deadline on Autumn Splendor with increasing trepidation (and in any case, am too congested to enjoy reading).  So I’ve been continuing with my dye-work, a little bit at a time, as I have energy and time.  Today I dyed the lighter colored panels for muslin #11, and tomorrow I will (hopefully) dye the dark panels.

Meanwhile, since I’m too stuffed-up to do anything complicated or delicate (like weaving), I’ve been cleaning the studio and printing out pattern pieces, producing a small sea of paper.  Here is a photo partway through the process:

a pile of paper patterns!
a pile of paper patterns!

I’ve now printed all the pattern, facing, and lining pieces and will be assembling them tomorrow morning.  If I have the energy to do more dyeing tomorrow, and don’t die of pneumonia or something before then, I’ll be able to start cutting and sewing the muslin on Monday.

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