Today I went to the American Textile History Museum. They were celebrating their 50th anniversary, admission was free, and my friend was volunteering there. It was great being able to work on my weaving in public while my 3 year old played. They have a great kids' room there with lots of fun crafts to do (which I'll talk about on Tuesday). Plus it was really nice hanging out with my friend for a little while (she took this picture of me).
As an early birthday treat to myself, I bought this cute messenger bag at the museum. It is made from a recycled, plastic woven material (hagar design). The museum had a special exhibit called "More Than A Number: a collection of Khmer Refugee transit photos and the stories of our heroic survivors." A very sad yet moving story of Cambodian refugees, what they went through, and their textiles. The purchase of this bag helped disadvantage women in Cambodia.
One of my last posts talked about how little critters seemed to enjoy hanging out with me while I wove outside. Well this spider came out on my swing two days in a row while I was weaving. Its kind of cool to be weaving around the original weavers.
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