In my previous post, LINK, I shared my mis-adventure when I sliced the top of my knuckle off with the edge of the belt sander. Ouch. So, that posting was more of a ‘how NOT to’ than a ‘how to’….. Luckily, my finger is growing back and I have finished the chunky 3 bead necklace…. [...]
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June 23, 2010
Handmade chunky bead teething necklace part 1
Our gorgeous grandbaby is teething and is chomping everything in sight as he tries to ease the pain of those pesky teeth pushing on his gums. My daughter asked me to make her a necklace with large wooden beads so our wee fella could play with it and use it for teething. I made her [...]
June 1, 2010
Video tutorial on how to make tarn or t shirt yarn
I absolutely love working with tarn, which is yarn made by cutting t shirts into a continuous length of fabric strips. You then use the fabric strips as stretchie, wonderful yarn. Tarn is a terrific way to upcycle, recycle, re-fashion, re-purpose, re-use and reclaim old t shirts that are no longer wearable. Perhaps they are [...]
May 14, 2010
How to weave a square on the bias on the potholder loom
For weeks and weeks, I have been meaning to get my video tutorial of how to weave bias squares on the potholder loom posted to YouTube. What with one thing and another, I haven’t gotten around to it. One thing that was odd, was that I simply couldn’t upload videos for awhile. I just gave [...]
May 13, 2010
How to make a join in fabric strip yarn or tarn
I’ve been working with Tarn (T shirt fabric strip yarn) a lot lately. I remembered this afternoon that I had been asked how to make a smooth join in fabric strip yarn…. so I thought that I would post a quick tutorial on how to do that. Everyone has their own system of cutting t [...]
April 26, 2010
Artsy Bloggers Late this week oops
OOOPS! I was so focused on finishing a new prototype project for an upcoming book that I completely blew it and missed posting my weekly Artsy Bloggers links. This new piece has me jumping for joy, as it’s leading me in all kinds of exciting and intriguing new directions. And, it just plain makes me [...]
April 20, 2010
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. And, they also ask me: ‘How do you cast off or finish your spool knitted cord?’ Good question! Here’s a video [...]
April 17, 2010
Artsy Blogger roundup for April 18 2010
It’s been a busy week in my studio. I have been working on new designs, of course, but have also been working on a HUGE re-configuring of the studio. The studio just wasn’t working well, so I did a big think about how to make it more efficient. Out went a cumbersome computer desk that [...]
April 15, 2010
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 also great for doll and toy making ( See: Link to Cordelias) as well as [...]
April 11, 2010
Artsy Blogger Links for April ll 2010
This week, I have been busily working on designs for a new book, as well as making a new video and getting ‘Magical Creatures to weave on the potholder loom’ converted to being a pdf eBook: LINK Busy week! And, oh yes… I also spent one morning this week in the chair of my endodontist, [...]
