I thought this was my own design and then realized it's only a variation of Sujata's Endless Mountains directions. A stack of half WOF nine-inches wide cut into long narrow triangles, then moved so different fabrics show in each row.
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| Stacked fabric for outer border CCII |
Trying to be cautious, I considered a single color for these pennants. It's not lively enough to suit me.
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| CCII green outer border |
So then I repeated the method with more colors. I think I like this better. But it still feels like it needs a different color. Not sure which that is.
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| CCII multicolored outer border |
SFO Exhibit
Traveling home I took the time to view an exhibit of typewriters at SFO. As usual, educational, well-arranged, thought provoking. They included three free-standing arrangements of typewriters, copy/book, photos, and carrying cases by famous writers such as Orson Welles. {Think War of the Worlds.} Seeing the authors' work highlighted the connection with his typewriter.
These are index typewriters, an early portable, from the late 1800s. The silvery Odell in front printed upper and lower case letters by pairing the sliding index with shift and selector keys. Typists must be letter perfect since the typed page is not visible until it's finished.
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| Index typewriter: Odell Type Writer No. 4 c. 1900 by Farquhar and Albrecht, Chicago |
Another style used type-shuttles which allowed the user to convert from one language to another. The cylinders rotate into position and are struck by a hammer to type the letter onto paper.
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| Type-shuttle typewriter: Hammond 1B c. 1890, The Hammond Typewriter Co., NY |
The Oliver No. 5 featured typebars high and to the side. I'm not sure what the pencil was for but the typebars remind me of old folding plate cameras. I read an amusing comic by Mike Peters last month on a similar topic.
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| Lateral down strike typewriter: Oliver No. 5 by Oliver Typewriter Co, Chicago, 1913 |
The 1936 Corona from was my favorite. Designed to teach children to read, the keyboard is covered with animal pictures rather than letters.
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| Child's typewriter: Corona Standard with Animal Keyboard 1936, SFO exhibit |
