Monthly Archives: April 2010

This week 2 profiles and Friendship Fairies

It’s been a busy week in the studio! I have been working away on a new design for  some adorable little spool knitted dolls. They are ‘The Friendship Fairies’. They’re spool knitted dolls that are a celebration of wonderful friends … Continue reading

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Profiling designer and editor extraordinaire Susan Huxley

Designer and Susan Huxley is well known and loved in the fiber arts community for her feisty approach to life in general and her work in particular. It was great fun to interview her, and I appreciate her thoughtful, honest … Continue reading

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How to spool knit with 4 pegs and cast off

People keep telling me that they have forgotten how to get themselves started with spool knitting. So, I have made a video tutorial on how to spool knit with a 4 peg spool knitter.  LINK   And, they also ask … Continue reading

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How to spool knit with 2 pegs- 3 video tutorials

I am working on designs for all kinds of spool knitted jewelry. So I have just made 3 video tutorials that explain how to spool knit 2 peg cords, as these are wonderful in jewelry making. 2 peg cords are … Continue reading

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Talisman necklace with spool knitted cord

A few months ago, our daughter was very sick and needed surgery. It was VERY challenging- we were just wrenched by the trauma of having our beloved daughter going through such a rough experience right after having her beautiful baby. … Continue reading

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Video Tutorial how to weave bias triangle on potholder loom

I love the continuous technique of weaving that I learned from triangle looms. It struck me that I should be able to adapt the triangle loom technique to potholder loom weaving, so I played around with it until I figured … Continue reading

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Designer Profile- Alissa Barton the Knitting Fairy

Alissa Barton and I became friends a long time ago, when we ‘met’ on a very neat email group. The first time I saw her signature, ‘The Knitting Fairy’, I went- WOW! because, way back in 2000, my design for … Continue reading

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