It is spring here in the Pacific Northwest. We have some sunny days now and then - glorious and bright - but we have a deserved reputation for rain and it has been very dark a lot. These are the times where I look for color in my projects. And, with spring cleaning, I am looking to find those colors [...]
I had a flash of insight into how my brain works yesterday. I am a creature of pattern. It came to me while I was doing some summer/winter pick-up - a technique that can swiftly drive you batty, but yields beautiful results. The technique I use is based on a Weaver's Craft pamphlet by Jean Scorgie (Weaver's Craft, Plain Tabby [...]
Last summer I agreed to spin dog hair as a demonstration at the Sheep Dog Trials held on Vashon. The demonstration was great fun - children loved the spinning wheel and dog owners offered me bags of dog fur - but I walked away with a bunch of dog yarn singles with no real plan for their use. Vashon [...]
I think this may be my favorite time of the year - the respite between the activity leading up to Christmas and the start of a new year. I never plan anything if I can help it. Somehow, with the glow of celebration still around me and satisfaction from my completed (or not) gift creations still intact, the new year seems full [...]
There is an ongoing discussion about whether or not it makes sense to tie on to an exiting warp. While I don't think it always makes sense, there are certainly times when it is the elegant solution. I had this experience recently and thought I would share. I like to tie on for two primary reasons: when I want to [...]
