Brielle's Avalon

I started this Noren thing earlier this summer and spent a month making it while blogging about it. One new sewing machine, a trip to the art supply store, a rainstorm and couple meltdowns later I got to…what I thought was the end of the project. Nope. I had run out of space on my free WordPress site. Nothing for it but to wait for the next payday and upgrade so here I am with a Premium Plan (best for freelancers) and a post to finish my Noren story. I may also end up with a Patreon site to help pay for this (and maybe other crafting/cooking adventures) and I hope to be more active in providing you all with my adventures in food, crafts and whatnot. This means I’ll have to blog more regularly so I’ll need y’all to be a bad influence on me to do just that.

Now for the end of the Noren post.

All sewn, dyed and ironed so now that I’ve put the rod in I have to drill the ends, I put the whole thing in the vice,

I twirled the bit in my fingers on the rod to make a seat so the bit wouldn’t dance off as I started to drill.

Then I drilled the holes, making sure they’re parallel.

Once drilled I took it out of the vice and put some copper wire (I’m using it because I just happen to have copper wire) through the holes,

twist and hang.

It works well in everyday conditions and most winds but Arizona monsoons are not your average storms. It did, however, react differently than the other shades I’ve tried. The sheet I hung ended up on the roof right away. The blind I hung was heavier and let wind blow through a bit, but it also ended up on the roof. The tarp I hung and staked to the ground shredded. I figured that the nature of the Noren would allow it to move differently in a wind, preventing shredding and make it less likely to end up on the roof. It didn’t shred or end up on the roof, it saved itself and allowed one side to be lifted off the nail and hung safely from the other nail. Good thinking, Noren! I saw it when I got home from work, took it down, rolled it up and brought it in until I needed it again. Fortunately this has been a mild summer, mostly under 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Now to make another one to shade more of that wall.

Since making this I have considered entering it in the State Fair. I just have to figure out if there’s a category it fits into. If this works out I’ll let y’all know with an edit on the end here.

State Fair Edit: I took 2nd place in Fabric Painting! So chuffed! This was a fun experience and I have a useful thing when I bring it home.