Winter Texture

I went to the Inspired Buy Coffee Gallery on Saturday with my Broad Strokes friends.  It's on Wynnum Road, Morningside, next to the ANZ Bank.  The cafe showcases original work - no commission for sales, just a fee for displaying your items.  I spotted this scarf - in the colours I knew I needed

Although Jane tried to explain how it was done, I couldn't get my head around it.  Not that I need to, I have one now!!  But in case you are wondering, Esther's blog has some more information about the construction. She calls it a chain yarn scarf.

There was some great jewellery at the cafe, so will no doubt visit again.


I have plenty of black tights, so yesterday I found some yummy chocolate ones.  Interesting texture, and so warm.

Deepen the Conversation

The State Library has a series called Deepen the Conversation where all sorts of topics are covered.  Last Saturday it was about fashion.  Charlotte Dawson inherited an insane number of clothing items from her godmother Doris.  Think 70 large boxes each containing at least 30 items, PLUS accessories.  Many of the items were give to Doris, who then passed them to Charlotte (thanks to Qantas which brought them from the US to Australia without having them fumigated - at a cost of $10,000!).  Since then Charlotte has unpacked the pieces, talks about them, displays them, and has written 2 books about them.  Each piece has a story and reference to history.

Charlotte is on the left