Category Archives: crochet

One of a kind woven art doll-Green Empress and a mini studio tour

Over the last couple of years, I have been weaving a series of tapestries and one of a kind art dolls. I am calling this series, ‘Woven Women’. I made a little video mini tour of one corner of my … Continue reading

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I have started a group on Ravelry

I’ve started a group on Ravelry where I will be gathering up and posting all kinds of links to tutorials, designs, patterns, free patterns, and more. I’ll be working on it, bit by bit to get information into it…. and … Continue reading

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Travelling Bear settles in- part 3

Well, September has been challenging so far… I am playing unwilling host to a nasty flu thingie that has me feeling like a squashed bug, so I have been spending a lot of time curled up in fetal position wishing … Continue reading

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Adventures of 2 travelling bears part 2

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! sometimes, technology is BEYOND frustrating! I have spent the last 2 hours, trying to get this post to ‘take’…. but even though I have edited it a dozen or more times, and even deleted, and started over …. the … Continue reading

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The adventures of 2 travelling bears-1

One of our son’s closest friends, Paul, decided to move to another city to go to school. So, our son and his wife and another of their dear friends, (Mike), decided to drive Paul to his new city. They loaded … Continue reading

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A Mermaid living in my mother’s threads

A few weeks ago, a whole lot of my mother’s embroidery threads came to live at my house…. my mother, in her glory days, was a master embroiderer. Sadly, she is no longer able to do needlework and there is … Continue reading

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Freeform Crochet artist Jorel Thomson

It has been a pleasure to learn more about some of the fiber artists (members of the International Freeform Fiber Artists Group) who contributed to the book: Somewhere in my World, Note: All the proceeds of the book go to … Continue reading

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Fiber artist profile Pirkko Vega

For the last week, I have been profiling some of the fiber artists (members of the International Freeform Fiber Artists Group) who contributed to the book: Somewhere in my World, I have said it before and I’m saying it again:  … Continue reading

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Profile of fiber artist Aileen Lochhead

It has been so much fun to profile the fiber artists (members of the International Freeform Fiber Artists Group) who contributed to the book: Somewhere in my World, I am so pleased that all the proceeds of the book go … Continue reading

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Fiber Artist Profile- Renate Kirkpatrick

I have really enjoyed getting to know more of the fiber artists (members of the International Freeform Fiber Artists Group) who contributed to the book: Somewhere in my World, I am so pleased that all the proceeds of the book … Continue reading

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