Monthly Archives: March 2010
Video Tutorial of how to wind a center pull yarn ball on nostepinne
One of life’s great pleasures is to be found in mastering techniques that may be simple, but take practice. One of those very useful and satisfying skills is winding a center pull ball of yarn on the nostepinne. I like … Continue reading
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New Video Tutorial for how to weave a rectangle on potholder loom
Potholder looms may be square, but! you don’t have to just weave squares on them!! I have figured out ways of weaving other shapes, too. Last week, I decided to make a video of how to weave rectangles on the … Continue reading
Filed under potholder loom, weaving & handwoven
Sherry Pence, Lady Shuttlemaker
Sherry Pence is one of the most adored artisans in the tatting world. She is also known as Lady Shuttlemaker because of the glorious tatting shuttles that she makes. I interviewed her about a year ago, but the blog that … Continue reading
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New video tutorial- how to weave with yarn on potholder loom
How long can it take to make a 10 minute video? LOL…. all day! First of all…. you need to plot out how many looms you need to have on the go, and then get them set up so they … Continue reading
Celebrate Springtime with adorable doodled paper eggs
I love making little presents that I can just pop in an envelope and mail to family and friends. Yesterday, I had a flash of inspiration…. well, really it was several flashes of inspiration that came together ever so nicely! … Continue reading
Out takes from The Woven Bag
Yesterday, I posted pics of some of the bags that a reader said she really liked (after I posted pics of bags that she didn’t like) Link to yesterday’s post: Link I also said that I would share a … Continue reading
Filed under Loom & looms & small loom weaving
Show us some more bags she said
Last week, I got the nicest letter from a lady. She said that she had pre-ordered a copy of The Woven Bag…. BUT…. When I showed some pics of a few of the bags on the late hankering blog, she … Continue reading
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Tottie and the Teddies Take Tea
Tottie Tomato is always up for a tea party. Today, she’s sipping tea with a group of teddy friends. Some of her teddy friends are really tiny. One little mischievous fellow decided to go for a little dip in his … Continue reading
Doodle Dolls and Friends who Zentangle
My friend, Pirk, posted a note to the International FreeForm Fiber Arts group, that has triggered all kinds of inspiration for the members of the group- me included! Pirk posted the link to the Zentangle website: Zentangle (a delightful system … Continue reading
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Tottie and the spool knitted doodle doll
Do you like to doodle? I do. I always have. A friend mentioned that she’s been using her doodles to inspire her in her crochet design, (I’m going to be writing more about this soon, with links) and that got … Continue reading
