It’s been almost exactly 6 years since my last post. 6 years. A lot has happened in that time. It has been both long, and it went by so fast. Why blog again? Do people still blog? I used to have a blog reader set up, all those years ago and i would check my … More January 2023
This is the softest yarn ever and this is all I have – a skein each (natural is 8 ply, red is 4 ply). My husband was in New Zealand and walked by a yarn store… he knows nothing about yarn but it’s the thought that counts, right? And now on to Ravelry to find … More New yarn
This is the crossroads block tutorial made for the Quilts for Unity project (but of course, you can use it for any other project as well). For this block you will need 13 squares, 4 dark for the ‘foreground’ and 9 light for the ‘background’ (you can also use 4 light and 9 dark). For … More Crossroads Block Tutorial
If you are hear to learn more about the Quilts for Unity project you are in the right place. For a long story go to the Quilts for Unity page. We have a Facebook group as well. Join to get updates about the project. In a nutshell: These are troublesome times we live in. The goal of this … More Quilts for Unity
You have possibly heard or even seen, Kellyanne Conway (trying to justify Trump’s ban on refugees) give American People ‘brand new information’ on Presidents Obama 6 month ban on Iraq refugee program after two Iraqi refugees masterminded the ‘Bowling Green massacre’. There were two lies in this statement. First one about Obama’s 6 month refugee … More Beware of Propaganda
Yesterday I forgot the simplest and possibly the most important way of being an activist: Voting. For most of us (I will not go into voter suppression issues) it is a simple and usually not a time consuming action. This year I voted by mail which included filling out a form (maybe 15 min), sealing … More Did you vote?
Many of us thought 2016 was a bad year and we were not sad to see it go. But 2017 doesn’t look so good either. For many of us, the election results were soul crushing, not because the Republicans won, but because of who is in the White House, and what they stand for. This … More The strength of one, or How to become an activist
I have been away from this space for a long time. We have moved, we started settling in a new city and a new state. I have been homesick more than I would ever admit. I thought about archiving this thing. I have been on and off blogging for a long time, but it never … More At Crossroads
Funny, this warp has been on the loom for months, waiting for inspiration. Now the loom has to be taken apart, to be moved, along with out other stuff. What? Oh, I haven’t mentioned this before? Well, yes we are moving to beautiful Boulder, CO. It looks like we might have to rent for a … More Last weaving for a while
As I mentioned earlier I drafted a brief pattern and made a bunch of underwear for me using fabrics with different amount of stretch to see how the fit changes. Without going into details right now, let me tell you that you really need to know how your fabric stretches before you cut. I will … More Drafting basic briefs…
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