We have recently returned from a lovely vacation in England and Scotland, visiting relatives and trying out the Scottish Highlands for the first time. As a thank you to our various hosts, I decided to send them each a handwoven dishtowel inspired by something I saw on the trip: one of the gardens at Balliol College, Oxford University. It was [...]
My brother has a major decade milestone this year and I wanted to make him something special - something that would be useful, would not go out of style, and was within my skill set. I thought and thought. A scarf? Too common and really we have been there and done that. Redo of the piano scarf? No - see previous. Kitchen [...]
I can't seem to stop spinning and sampling. The spring weather has me outside, spinning on the patio. This week, I have tried spinning with beads and a balanced ply before deciding on a coiled yarn. I love the bumpy texture!! Since I couldn't stop, I finished my yak and silk and the Blue Moon Fiber Arts winter grays. The [...]
I admit it - I hate sampling. Knitting a gauge swatch feels like physical torture so I solved that problem: my sleeve is my swatch and I am willing to start over and unravel a sleeve if necessary. I feel much the same way about sampling for weaving, so most of my samples are at the end of my warp or [...]
Something about spring makes me clean: clean out the old, finish up things in progress, plan for new projects. This year, I decided to clean my studio and it led me quite the merry chase. But I stuck it out and I am super happy with the result. Yay Spring! I started with the studio bookcase. It wasn't big enough [...]
