Degummed silk cocoons

These are the silk cocoons I had bought for when mum and susan visited last summer. I decided I wasn't going to use them as cocoons, so I degummed them. I should have taken a before and after pic as the interesting thing is I had dyed the cocoons some pink and some turquoise, however the turquoise came out of the silk during degumming. Now 'all' that remains is to spin it. I didn't do a great job on the degumming, so I think I'll spin a textured yarn to disguise the lumps!

First asparagus of the season :)

Horace Goes to the Hairdressers

Horace went to the hairdressers on Monday and is now neatly sheared. It was the same groomer this time, which I think is a first. While she blanched a bit when she saw him, she knew what to expect and they both came out of it unscathed. He spends much of his life snuggled up under a duvet - however even more so now as without his big fur coat, he feels the cold!

Although it's not 'that' cold at the moment. Obviously, the house is cold, but outside it's been quite lovely. Does this bode well for asparagus...??