Another beautiful Spring day, and another chance to watch the birdlife from Hilary's living room while doing a bit of spinning. Today we were treated to several fly-pasts by the sparrowhawk, who settled on the bird feeders long enough for us to get a good look at her striking speckled plumage in the sunlight. (I just looked it up: females are brown, males are smaller and greyish.)
We also saw a whole descent of woodpeckers - well, three. (I looked that up, too. Along with charms of goldfinches, parliaments of owls and an unkindness of ravens, you can have a descent of woodpeckers. What a lot you learn from the internet.)
As always, we had a lovely time spinning, chatting and admiring Val's latest weaving. We also admired our youngest attendee, who has grown a lot since we last met him.
Pin loom weaving continues to be popular, and Val has produced yet another amazing almost-finished piece! This is a poncho with a cosy knitted collar and a pocket, with just a bit of tidying round the edges left to do:
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| Kate demonstrating a triangular version of the pin loom... |
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... and Hilary using the square version.
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Many Thanks to Hilary for her hospitality - see you all in Abergele on Easter Monday evening.
AC
