black dresses

I have had been having a need to wear more black again.  So I took out the black linen I had and made two black dresses.  Very basic and something I can wash easily.

I was given Christmas and birthday money and I am thinking about making a couple more.  Whether they will be linen or a nice cotton, I do not know.  I just know that I need more washable then wool.  Though I am wearing the clothes that I used to wear to the office around the house.  I am playing with dye with some of them too just so they are darker.

I do not need more clothes.  I need to wear out what I have.  Which means it will really be years before I need new clothes.  What I make lasts until it falls apart.  Nightgown and slips are what fall apart the fastest.  I have been mending those by cutting off the falling apart bits and adding a new section.  I just do not wish to look tattered.

And I want more black.  And I do not really like RIT dye.  With the pandemic, many dyes that would give me a very dark brown or black are out of stock.  It makes life interesting.

This week is about grinding axes, working on chef rolls, and making more face masks.  I am waiting for the doctors to call about my Dad's next appointments.  The valve replacement is coming.  I am hoping to have enough quilt squares cut out at that point that I may actually work on a quilt while I am there.  Or maybe finish the sweater I am working on?  The stitch is hard on my hands and I have to count.  The quiet helps.