Sideways progress
I am crocheting a doily, and as soon as I finish, I’m going to rip it out. So I can measure how much thread is in it. It’s kind of heartbreaking.
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Weekend adventures
Here are a few things I have learned: Silk dyes much more easily than cotton. I would have thought it was the other way around. This means I’ll have to change up my technique and dye concentrations to achieve the … Continue reading →
Interesting, unsettling crochet
Found this via a tweet from Design Milk. Emily Barletta crochets/sculpts some mighty interesting pieces. They do seem to suggest pain, physical and emotional.
Continue reading →Time to take a breath
Well, four shows in five weekends was educational. No more for the rest of 2009 now. I need to take a hard look at what works and what doesn’t, and what might in the future. I’m pretty sure the category … Continue reading →
Secret weapon
I just made a new blocking board for the jewelry-sized doilies. The previous one was looking a bit pincushiony. I block everything viciously on concentric circles. Makes everything look gooooood!
Continue reading →New Flickr photos
New pretty pix on my Flickr site!
Continue reading →Another Etsy Treasury
I’m getting the Treasury love right now! Thanks to Strings ‘N’ Things for adding me to her doily doily doilies… Treasury. And I think the previous First Snowfall Treasury is still active.
Continue reading →Featured in an Etsy Treasury
First Snowfall by Caitlin Sainio. Thanks, Caitlin!
Continue reading →New photos on Flickr
I just posted a few more photos on Flickr. I’ll do more soon when I have time — that’s been in short supply lately! I’m terribly pleased with this colorway.
Continue reading →Working furiously
I am working hard to increase my inventory before the Contemporary Handweavers of Houston Annual Sale later this month, September 24-26 at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. If you’ve never been to this, you really should go and see! … Continue reading →