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It’s like a wooden frame but it’s not
i felt so lucky when I found these at the east bay depot, and the price was great. They are the nicest emboidery hoops I’ve ever seen The outer ring is flexible rubber with a faux bois pattern. They...
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I don’t speak or read Japanese. Is that a problem?
Pretty much without even a second thought, I recently bought a few Japanese craft books in Japantown. These are my first, and while I don’t speak or read Japanese, everyone always says the diagrams are...
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Luck o the irish
Happy St. Patrick’s day! last week I was goofing off with my crochet hook and thinking about St. patty’s day. i thought I might make a four-leaf clover… I found a few shamrock patterns, but none of...
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Why I am still saving my junk mail
I am a little kitschy, and wouldn’t necessarily say I am always tasteful and stylish. Oh, and I am SO not a designer. So it is cool to see that the smarties at design*sponge think like me sometimes –...
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Together at last
I have finally created the perfect product to unite my love of the Fiber Arts and my fascination with disembodied moustaches. The ‘stache for your stash, or a ‘stache sachet, if you will (the anagram...
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Here’s what’s happening
After nearly a month of not blogging, i thought i should let you know that I am still around. I’ve done a little knitting Ravelry Project Page A little spinning California Red locks from A Verb for...
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Felt Club Holiday 2008 – this weekend!
Well, I am hitting the road. A minivan filled with my friends, my moustaches and my fiber will be headed down to So-Cal for the Felt Club Holiday 2008 Event on Sunday Nov 16th. I am still wondering how...
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Is the Holiday Craft fair season over yet?
Almost… One more this weekend. I was invited to peddle my wares at the first ever Knit One One Craft Fair. Knit One One is a local knitting studio offering classes and space for knitting and spinning...
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Crewel for christmas
I haven’t yet posted about my christmas break craftiness because there is so much to report that it is a bit overwhelming. But i figure I’ll break it up into a few pieces and it’ll be okay. Let’s see…...
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Christmas Craft Marathon
Just like last year I am planning to fill my Christmas break with wall to wall craft time. Last year was a huge success that culminated in the addition of the owl embroidery floss organizer to my...
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Socktober – Self striping yarns Part II
A continuation from Part I – some of my favorite self striping sock yarns The last two of my favorite self-stripers hold their own with creative color combos that always look good to me. Sknitches...
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Wait, when is Christmas?
Oh, just around the corner. Well crap. It snuck up on me. I have been so buy with work lately that I haven’t had a crafty moment to spare. A major deadline passes at the end of this week, and I have...
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A fiber filled weekend awaits
I have been pretty busy lately and Stitches West is to blame. First, I have a project that has been toiling in obscurity for years… My Central Park Hoodie. I haven’t mentioned it here in over a year,...
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Filling up Jars
I know I haven’t said much lately, but I am back and I have a lot to say. I got an itch to do some canning a few weekends ago. Looking back in my blog archives I unearthed an old post from almost three...
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The weekend’s work
The weekend’s work, a photo by Girlontherocks on Flickr. Kimchi, Bread and Butter Pickles (cukes with onions and celery), Rhubarb Liqueur, Grapefruit Rhubarb Marmalade
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Quilted Weekender Bag
I made a quilt-as-you-go version of Amy Butler’s Weekender bag. Here are my notes. I think that one of the most popular quilted versions of the Amy Butler Weekender Bag is the one by Oh, Fransson....
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