One Banner, Five Techniques, a Few Problems
Our neighbors have created their own holiday – Corn Day, a celebration of all things corn and corny. The prize for the corniest joke is a large ugly ceramic tureen that looks like… Continue reading
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Saturday Sunrise
After a week of rain, we are having a gorgeous fall day. Just the thing for the 1 Day 1 World Project’s 7:00 – 8:00 am hour. I’ve missed a few weeks because… Continue reading
Yarn Trunk: Down 1 Cone – Towel Drawer: Up 5 Towels
I mistakenly thought that this batch of towels would quickly clean up my yarn stash. It’s a two-shuttle weave, and the pattern thread has some long floats, so I thought that would require… Continue reading
3-D Printing and Handcrafts
The first time I heard about 3-D printing was on an episode of The Big Bang Theory, where two of the guys bought a 3D printer for $10,000 or something, and used it… Continue reading
Sneak Peeks
It’s been exactly a year since I wove some monk’s belt towels. That batch did not use up my yarn stash as much as I hoped. I still have just odds and ends… Continue reading
Natural Dye Lightfastness Results
Last summer I did a lot of natural dye experiments, I gave the samples a year to rest, and then put them out in the sun for a month to see how they… Continue reading
Five Years on the Farm: Taking Stock
In the early 1970s, my husband’s parents built the house we now live in, as a week-end place. A crew set the pilings, but everything else was done by my in-laws and their… Continue reading
Imps, Fairies, and Friendly Spirits
During the day my kitchen looks like an ordinary place — (doing a mouse-over will make the pictures more vivid) –but at night, I hear strange noises, and the next morning, things are… Continue reading
Textiles from Turkmenistan
Last week my husband had to travel to Turkmenistan for his job. He travels quite a bit, but this country was a challenge. Turkmenistan is mostly desert, located just north of Iran and… Continue reading
Photos from the Dark
For the 1 Day 1 World Project, we are at the hour of 11 pm – 12 am. I had seen a photography idea of going out at night and shooting close-ups of… Continue reading