This is a blue rose fading around the egg until it is almost white. It is one of my favorites. I have posted several of the eggs I have been doing lately, but still have many more that will be posted later. These are such fun to do … Have a look…
I continue to be fascinated with this centuries old and almost forgotten technique. I have learned today that this stitch is called the Korgen stitch. It is one of my favorites. The mitten I made turned out really bad..grin So … no pics! But I will try again since I think I have figured […]
What a wonderful idea! I was surfing through my early morning blogs and found a post re: Vox on Sharon B’s blog… had to go look… began to surf to see if there were many fabric sites… found this! It seems the Japanese government is encouraging it’s population to use fabric as gift wrap […]
A few weeks ago I came across this method of making cloth somewhere in my travels across the web. I can’t honestly say which site I came across first because I immediately clicked on every link I could find. It seems that this was the method for making shoe linings or socks that was preferred by […]
Yesterday I finished the Cheerios at breakfast. So I made Tablet Weaving Cards out of the box. There is a really great tutorial on how to make these cards and use them in the Society of Primitive Technology online pages with the tutorial page by Robin and Bart Blankenship. I printed off the instruction pages, got out 2 […]
Back in March of this year, I posted a link to a site that had instructions for using soda straws to weave. Well, I don’t know what’s up lately, but I seem to be in one of those “I wonder how our ancestors did things!” moods, so I’m trying everything I can think of…grin This […]
I always thought I knew how to fold and store my quilts… until today. Whip Up has a tutorial up showing how to fold quilts on the bias to protect them from the heavy wear of constantly being folded in half…then quartered… who knew? Have a look…
The only time I ever tried to knit anything for real was when my children were small and I made several (meaning maybe 2) pairs of knitted house slippers. I always enjoyed the process of knitting, just not the logistics … if you know what I mean. So I have always had knitting needles […]
Hello Eliza… I have not forgotten your comment…grin I found this pattern on the Sew Simple website and I think it may be just the thing. It may be a little confusing to work with since the pattern pieces are actually downloadable and printable…meaning they will have to be taped together after printing on 8 1/2 x […]
Paul Weber, designer and craftsman of Crochet Fashions, Women’s Fashions web pages has done a terrific job of designing everything from bikinis to jackets to skirts to tank tops…. wow… His patterns range from $2.00 to $3.00 for sets… Here are a few free patterns… Here is an easy slip over dress that I would […]
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