June 04, 2011

Burning Curiosity

Any of you going to be a part of Black Rock City this year?


We're starting to make our plans.

Tickets, check.
Yurt, check.
Grandparents to stay with the toddler for a week, check.

For the first time since we started going to the Burning Man festival, the essentials are already taken care of and my mind is free to think beyond our typical gifts (lemonade) to some fun interactive joy to bring to the playa. Naturally my thoughts turn to sewing.

Is taking a treadle sewing machine to the desert crazy in the good way or the bad way? Would the dust just ruin it or are those things bomb-proof? Anyone with treadle experience (or a treadle they want to unload, or a Really Good Idea) chime in please!

I've got a project percolating... If you're going, let me know!  We could collaborate or just try to meet up there. And for the people who aren't going, the plan I'm hatching involves you too! More soon, after I get my hands on a treadle...

6 comments:

Metanoia said...

I'd love to go to burning man! I'd love a yurt and an excuse to use it!!... I also think taking a treadle machine to the desert is a great idea, but I'm not to sure on the dust...

Joyce said...

Since treadles are all mechanical I don't think anything will hurt it except moisture. Just take lots of oil and a cleaning brush.

Suzanne said...

I'm totally intrigued...

Gene Black said...

I can't wait to hear about your experience at Black Rock City. I have considered going but never had the opportunity.

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

I've got a treadle for you, but, you have to figure out how to get it there. It's just outside of Chicago. Make sure the machine is well oiled. You also need to make sure the irons (legs) are lubed up. You can get all of this info from Treadle On website.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting how you quilted that baby bunting. I went back to check it out, and the baby looks 'pleased as punch' laying on it. I'm going to have to try that quilting on a small quilt.
cindy

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