'Needlework' Category
Weekend Site-Seeing
Today we’re going site-seeing over at KayeWoodTV.com. This site offers videos of quilting and sewing demonstrations. This is where I first “met” Lazy Girl, Joan Hawley. I watched her demonstrate the making of the Chelsea Tote, and I was hooked, on the videos and Lazy Girl patterns.
I don’t have the fastest internet connection, so […]
Bracelet Basics Class
One of the stitchers registered for the upcoming online Bracelet Basics class (September 22-28) asked about altering the colors in the class kit, so today I sorted through my selection of kit materials. I’m not sure I have exactly what she wants on hand, but I’ll let her know what I do have. I’ve put […]
TdF SAL at Cross Eyed Kat
Contest alert!
There’s a Tour de France Stitch Along over at the Cross Eyed Kat blog. I haven’t started my project yet, and I don’t have a camera at the moment, so taking pics could be tough, but far be it from me to pass up a challenge. There’s even a prize!I know what I’m […]
Weekend Site-Seeing
The Handwork Studio in Narbeth, PA, now has an online needlework community for kids: My Handwork Studio. I’m a member! Laura Kelly is a genius. In another life, I want to be her. Actually, I want to make puzzles for this community.
This is Peggie. In addition to embroidering, Peggie makes bobbin lace. I’ve wanted to […]Marion Scoular Hardanger Class
On Friday and Saturday, Arctic Needleworkers, the Alaska chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, sponsored a Hardanger (with bonus Blackwork) class taught by Marion Scoular. I spent eight hours driving to attend those classes, and I’d do it again tomorrow if the opportunity arose.
Marion (on the left–notice her Hardanger collar) is a graduate […]
Fabric Stash: Check It Out!
If you haven’t yet, please read last Thursday’s post. It’s important. I hate to cover it up with new posts, but I don’t want to stop posting, so this is my compromise.
It is now June, and according to my brain, time to start summer projects. I got a head start with the socks. (I’m on […]Weekend Site-Seeing
If you haven’t yet, please read Thursday’s post. It’s important. I hate to cover it up with new posts, but I don’t want to stop posting, so this is my compromise.
I have a thing for color. To be specific, I have a thing for bold, saturated colors. I literally live in them. I adore playing […]Knitting Socks
For me, winter in Alaska means wool socks, lots of them: typically a thin inner sock topped by a thick outer sock, both of which need to fit into a cozy slipper or boot. Sometimes there’s even a neoprene or other high-tech fabric liner sock.
When Mike and I began caretaking, I decided I would […]Weekend Site-Seeing
Spencer Glacier, during a ride to Grandview on the Alaska Railroad.
One of the blogs that I read regularly is In a Minute Ago by Sharon B. The blog is just a tiny part of her Web offerings.
Sharon astounds me. She is a super-creative and super-talented needle artist who seems to have found a way […]Secret Revealed!
One of the problems of maintaining this blog is the occasional need for secrecy. I can’t share plots of new stories I’m writing or details of unpublished designs. Sometimes secrecy is written into contracts I sign. Sometimes I just don’t want my in-laws and friends to know what they’re getting for Christmas.
Five of six pre-felted […]
