Saffron Weave Along
A three-week weaving project on the Mirrix Saffron loom, led by Claudia Chase. I learned some new techniques and practiced some familiar ones. New: pick and pick, soumack knotting, four-selvedge weaving. Familiar: weaving in...
Category: Making
Valentine’s Day
After seeing Jude’s old heart, I wanted to make something similar. I didn’t get close, but I got somewhere. There are actually three hearts in the strip and they are light purple. I photographed...
100 days project 1 – 9
I’m painting a watercolor circle every day for 100 days. It’s a tiny commitment that so far is bringing a lot of joy.
Thread basket
The base is red, then I started with blue fabric as the sides curved up. I wanted more red visible, so added another band. The top coil features a white scrap with a red...
A red basket beginning
I am really interested in the color red lately. I think it’s related to February, hearts and Valentines, not to mention fire, Imbolc, St. Brigid, and Candlemas. I repurposed this long strip of red...
Socks! And ball winder
I finished my first pair of socks! Made with crochet, using the Tipping the Scales pattern from The Crochet Project. It was a challenge. I had to frog the ribbing several times before I...
Paper weaving
I used some of this shiny navy blue paper and some saved postcards to experiment with paper weaving. As demonstrated by Helen Hiebert in Ali Manning’s Thursday morning Facebook Live. Fun.