Look at my loot!

At the Esperanza Peace Market I shopped at last Friday, I got lots of treasures.  I did manage to get a few unique gifts for my list, but I also got a few spur of the moment things for me.  They may still end up as gifts, but who knows!

Take a look at these goodies.

Those two photos above are skeins made of strips of recycled Indian saris.  The top photo has two skeins on top that are made of wider strips and the bottom ones are really thin.  Absolutely gorgeous colors and sheen and shimmer.  Then there are hand-turned rosewood knitting needles.  They are fairly large (size 17) and should work perfectly with those fibers.  My fingers are just a-twitching to get to them!

These solid color skeins are so cool.  Just vibrant and pearly colors on top of being amazing to touch. Guess what it is made from?

If you are like me you probably did not guess Banana Fibers!  Now, is that just most wonderful use of a plant that might be going to waste?  I kept trying to get closer up pics of the sheen and texture, but they just want to reflect the light and that makes them look blurry.  I wish you could touch the screen and see what I am talking about.

This also got me to thinking that I could head to Goodwill and get some tacky 100% silk dresses for dirt cheap and tear them into similar strips and make something out of them.

Guess who would rather be doing something else rather than putting up the stupid Christmas luminarias?  Heee!!