Horseradish fiber
I learned about making horseradish cordage from Sally Pointer. She has a YouTube video that shows how to process the fresh leaves and how to make the cord. I don’t want to spend that...
Category: materials
Regrouping
I just went away for the weekend – a quick trip to Connecticut – but I feel very disconnected now that I’m home. Stayed at my niece’s one night and two nights at a...
Purples and browns
I just love putting colors next to each other. The endless appeal of cloth and. patchwork. The purples are going on the front of the sunshine quilt, but the browns are targeted for a...
In the mail
Feeling so fortunate to have an excellent mail day. A selection of Threadcrumbs moons and a book by Sylvia Townsend Warner. I’m looking forward to reading about a community of women (a convent) in...
Stash additions
I’ve become known as providing a home for wayward cloth. My stash door is open, even though I have no idea what I will do with most of these goodies. These fabrics came from...
A little thread dyeing
A friend who is working on an embroidery project asked me where to get some naturally dyed threads. After giving her some suggestions of vendors, I offered to dye some myself. I don’t have...
Getting to know a cloth
I’m getting to know this beautiful piece of cloth, a gift from my friend Suzanne. It has two tears in it. One short, one long. More than tears really, they need to be patched...