I'm sewing strips of old sheets to make rag rugs, tonight - our old rugs are beginning to fall apart and, well, its time for them to be retired to that great rug heaven up in the sky. I think tomorrow I will take some pictures of what I am doing and post them, also, with some explanation about the process and even several patterns that I have used for years. I have a few new ways of making rugs. also - and, may attempt one of them - my old standby is, of course, crocheted rag rugs, which last many years even with cats in the House.
One of the problems with hand crocheted rugs is that they stretch and can easily trip a person walking quickly - recently, I decided to experiment with a heavier rug and I am now crocheting two strands of 1-in. Cloth together and it is far heavier and stable.. it makes for some interesting color patterns, also. I truly enjoy the process of making this sort of household item.. it's not that I can't afford rugs or even carpets, but I like making most anything of cloth, fabric, yarn or thread so this is just another interesting item to make.
I am even considering dying some of the fabric that is rather dull in color - mostly beige... most of my sheets tend to be very pale colors -- even thinking doing some experimentation with the dying process a little like hand-painting yarns - or perhaps I will just do it on the stove the way I normally do .
I am also typing up the notes to my novel, - slowly, I admit. I have perhaps years of work ahead, but it is interesting work, but difficult... many things I had forgotten, now completely surprise me in both their complexity and depth - and some things make me shake my head and wonder what I was drinking that day ... !
(On second thought, never mention drinking to an Italian on a diet - I haven't had a glass of wine with my pasta in months!)
It is always so with my passionate love of writing. I wish I was more skilled but even if I never publish, at least, I enjoy the work ! What is really sad, though, are the times when the notes make no sense or contradict the plot so far. "Well, that's a good line, too back I can't use it..." is a reoccurring line of thought this week... I also need to research early printing methods, weaving in the Middle Ages, Horses and the distilling process ... and I need to have a clearer idea about the general plan of the castle... I am always amazed about the Castle in Harry Potter, because I have been trying to design Luecadia for a decade and still have some problems with its general architecture. This may all sound like hard work but I wouldn't be doing it if I didn't enjoy it - I suspect, before this process of organization is finished I will be writing the entire thing over again. I understand J.R.R. Tolkien did rewrote several times - and he was a university professor, so I need not be embarrassed.
