Here is Omang, sewing the knitted strip around the foam and onto the hanger.
His wife Ayu displaying a completed hanger.
And Ketut showing a lace-bordered top that I made for myself, on one of her padded hangers!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Padded Clothes Hangers
My friends at Yayasan Senang Hati have already made some lace items for themselves (a small handbag, a scarf), so this was a VERY easy project - padded clothes hangers for displaying hand-knit tops. I provided plastic hangers, foam padding, and cotton yarn. They provided the labor.
Here is Omang, sewing the knitted strip around the foam and onto the hanger.
His wife Ayu displaying a completed hanger.
And Ketut showing a lace-bordered top that I made for myself, on one of her padded hangers!
Here is Omang, sewing the knitted strip around the foam and onto the hanger.His wife Ayu displaying a completed hanger.And Ketut showing a lace-bordered top that I made for myself, on one of her padded hangers!
Hand Knit Lace in Bali
Photos taken in my "studio" (aka the spare room in my Villa):
All of these items are made with cotton yarn purchased locally (manufactured in Surabaya on Java, I think).
Circular shawls, based on Marianne Kinzel's "Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting".
A full circle lace skirt in white, with a skinny-strap top and a coordinating short-sleeved shoulder shrug.
And I call this "Let's Salsa!" - a 3-piece set of ruffled skirt, skinny-strap top, and lace poncho - with "gold" beads just-because.
All of these items are made with cotton yarn purchased locally (manufactured in Surabaya on Java, I think).
Circular shawls, based on Marianne Kinzel's "Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting".
A full circle lace skirt in white, with a skinny-strap top and a coordinating short-sleeved shoulder shrug.
And I call this "Let's Salsa!" - a 3-piece set of ruffled skirt, skinny-strap top, and lace poncho - with "gold" beads just-because.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Halloween Party in Bali??
Yes, a Halloween Party in Bali!
A Fundraiser, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bali Ubud, toward buying an ambulance for a local fee-free birthing clinic
Yes, that’s Tandy “in the pink”. What’s my costume? “A clinging vine” – a long green knitted (of course!) vine braided into my almost-waist-length hair, then looped and pinned around my head and shoulders. I had fun trying out a variety of flower and leaf patterns – roses, sunflowers, trumpet flowers, sort-of-poppy, oak leaf, and more. Oh, in case you’re wondering, that is not a large-ego sized TANDY in red-and-white in front of me. It’s a Tango cookie tin – just happened to be perfectly positioned for the photo!
Who is with me? Well, Daisy from Java is in the Kabuki makeup taking money. She’s our current Treasurer. And sitting beside me is Reki of Lady Bamboo Villa – hence the bamboo leaves in her hair!
More costumes and party-ers:
A Fundraiser, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bali Ubud, toward buying an ambulance for a local fee-free birthing clinic
Yes, that’s Tandy “in the pink”. What’s my costume? “A clinging vine” – a long green knitted (of course!) vine braided into my almost-waist-length hair, then looped and pinned around my head and shoulders. I had fun trying out a variety of flower and leaf patterns – roses, sunflowers, trumpet flowers, sort-of-poppy, oak leaf, and more. Oh, in case you’re wondering, that is not a large-ego sized TANDY in red-and-white in front of me. It’s a Tango cookie tin – just happened to be perfectly positioned for the photo!
Who is with me? Well, Daisy from Java is in the Kabuki makeup taking money. She’s our current Treasurer. And sitting beside me is Reki of Lady Bamboo Villa – hence the bamboo leaves in her hair!Who attended? A WIDE variety - from Bali, from other parts of Indonesia, from Singapore, Australia, India, Germany, France, USA, Canada, and more. Some who live in Bali, some who live part-time in Bali, and some who were just in Bali for vacation!
More costumes and party-ers:
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
ONLY THE ENGLISH COULD HAVE INVENTED THIS LANGUAGE
We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice,
Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.
If the plural of man is always called men,
Then shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?
Then one may be that, and three would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!
Let's face it - English is a crazy language.
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger;
neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
English muffins weren't invented in England.
We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes,
we find that quicksand can work slowly,
boxing rings are square,
and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don't finge,
grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham?
Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend?
If you have a bunch of odds and endsand get rid of all but one of them,
what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables,
what does a humanitarian eat?
Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English
should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.
In what other language do people recite at a play
and play at a recital?
We ship by truck but send cargo by ship.
We have noses that run and feet that smell.
We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway.
And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same,
while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language
in which your house can burn up as it burns down,
in which you fill in a form by filling it out,
and in which an alarm goes off by going on.
And, in closing, if Father is Pop,
how come Mother's not Mop?
AND IF PEOPLE FROM POLAND ARE CALLED POLES
THEN PEOPLE FROM HOLLAND SHOULD BE HOLES
... AND THE GERMANS, GERMS??
(unknown)
But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice,
Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.
If the plural of man is always called men,
Then shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?
Then one may be that, and three would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!
Let's face it - English is a crazy language.
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger;
neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
English muffins weren't invented in England.
We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes,
we find that quicksand can work slowly,
boxing rings are square,
and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don't finge,
grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham?
Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend?
If you have a bunch of odds and endsand get rid of all but one of them,
what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables,
what does a humanitarian eat?
Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English
should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.
In what other language do people recite at a play
and play at a recital?
We ship by truck but send cargo by ship.
We have noses that run and feet that smell.
We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway.
And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same,
while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language
in which your house can burn up as it burns down,
in which you fill in a form by filling it out,
and in which an alarm goes off by going on.
And, in closing, if Father is Pop,
how come Mother's not Mop?
AND IF PEOPLE FROM POLAND ARE CALLED POLES
THEN PEOPLE FROM HOLLAND SHOULD BE HOLES
... AND THE GERMANS, GERMS??
(unknown)
Monday, August 18, 2008
Tropical Twinsets (TM) Handknit in Lace
Just completed my first Tropical Twinsets Handknit in Lace, designed and knitted by yours truly using cotton purchased here in Bali! 
What's the idea? Well, I love knitting lace. Most areas in Bali are warm-to-hot during the day. Most cool off a bit at night. So, a lovely light lacey top works great during the day. And at night? Dress it up a bit and cover up shoulders at the same time! 
Underneath this lace ponch is a lace tube with 2 long straps that can be worn at least 4 ways. As a spaghetti-strap top, with 2 straps crossed in the back (a bit more secure). With only 1 strap as a halter. Or thread the ties all the way around through the lace eyelets at the top of the tube and tie securely for the prettiest tube-top ever!
What's the idea? Well, I love knitting lace. Most areas in Bali are warm-to-hot during the day. Most cool off a bit at night. So, a lovely light lacey top works great during the day. And at night? Dress it up a bit and cover up shoulders at the same time! 
Underneath this lace ponch is a lace tube with 2 long straps that can be worn at least 4 ways. As a spaghetti-strap top, with 2 straps crossed in the back (a bit more secure). With only 1 strap as a halter. Or thread the ties all the way around through the lace eyelets at the top of the tube and tie securely for the prettiest tube-top ever!
Monday, July 28, 2008
Hand Knit Shawls
Examples of several lacey shawls I have knit here in Bali.
U-Shaped, to stay on the shoulders better...
U-Shaped, to stay on the shoulders better...
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Meet Bongo!
I just met a really sweet traveler, and thought you might enjoy meeting him too. He's very polite, never shouts, never irritates other travelers.
http://www.altbongo.com/
http://www.altbongo.com/
Sunday, July 1, 2007
A mini-vacation with all 5 senses
Here's my recipe for a mini-vacation with all 5 senses:
- get something that smells tropical (perfume, essential oil, suntan lotion, fresh-cut lemon...)
- put on something that sounds tropical (hula, gamelan music, Balinese bamboo & flute music...)
- turn on an oscillating fan (so you feel a tropical breeze)
- fix yourself some fresh fruit juice, or a pina colada or Singapore Sling so that you taste something tropical
- browse through my "Bali Relaxation" BLOG http://www.balirelax.blogspot.com/ to see photos of beautiful Bali or dream about your perfect trip to Bhanuswari Resort & Spa: http://www.BhanuswariUbud.com/
- get something that smells tropical (perfume, essential oil, suntan lotion, fresh-cut lemon...)
- put on something that sounds tropical (hula, gamelan music, Balinese bamboo & flute music...)
- turn on an oscillating fan (so you feel a tropical breeze)
- fix yourself some fresh fruit juice, or a pina colada or Singapore Sling so that you taste something tropical
- browse through my "Bali Relaxation" BLOG http://www.balirelax.blogspot.com/ to see photos of beautiful Bali or dream about your perfect trip to Bhanuswari Resort & Spa: http://www.BhanuswariUbud.com/
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Singapore's MRT Subway
From the trip I took in September 2006...
Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit Subway is amazing! Very clean, very sleek and modern, and very easy to use.
Escalators for easy access.
Platform information.
Boarding information, and a warning about which doors are easiest to use for boarding during Rush Hours - the yellow sign.
Inside the carriages there are more maps - and stops are announced in English.
Diversity - information reflecting Singapore's 3 main languages - 
based on ethnic groups and a STRONG emphasis on international commerce. 
Location maps to help you find your way when you exit - in addition to clearly marked exits with names of streets and major attractions
.
Most entrances / exits are at Parks (Singapore is one of the greenest modern cities in the world) or shopping centers.
Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit Subway is amazing! Very clean, very sleek and modern, and very easy to use.
Escalators for easy access.
Platform information. 
Boarding information, and a warning about which doors are easiest to use for boarding during Rush Hours - the yellow sign.Inside the carriages there are more maps - and stops are announced in English.
Diversity - information reflecting Singapore's 3 main languages - 
based on ethnic groups and a STRONG emphasis on international commerce. 
Location maps to help you find your way when you exit - in addition to clearly marked exits with names of streets and major attractions
.Most entrances / exits are at Parks (Singapore is one of the greenest modern cities in the world) or shopping centers.
Singapore's Little India
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