Thursday, July 9, 2015

Borderline

I took my poncho to the last craft group meeting I went to. It was admired, but the general consensus was that I should replace the narrow edging in natural wool with a wider edging in a dark colour. Right. There's no point in belonging to a group if you don't listen to what they say. So I spun some more wool and dyed it dark brown. The colour was very uneven, which was not my intention, but I used it anyway and worked three rows to make a wider border.
I did draw the line at tassels though. I don't like tassels. They soon look scruffy and tend to fall in the soup!

10 comments:

  1. Lovely. Good point about tassels! It's lovely as it is.

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  2. I love this edging color, this is very beautiful!

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  3. I like the way dark brown finishes off the poncho... great suggestion from your group! I like tassels, but not on clothing. They do get in the way. However, I like the way they look hanging on my doorknobs!

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  4. Well all I can suggest is that if you do decide on tassels that you don't eat soup!

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  5. A nice border, I agree about the tassels!

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  6. That dark brown edge looks wonderful. I really LIKE the effect of the uneven color - it somehow 'softens' the dark brown and ties all the colors of the poncho together nicely.

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  7. Nice border, I agree with no tassels they would get in the way.
    Margaret

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  8. You are so funny about the tassels but I totally agree. This edging is lovely.

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