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One of the things I love this week was getting a photo of a wren. I've often caught sight of them down by the pond because I think they like the heavy shrubbery on three sides. There is a meadow there as well and loads of grasshoppers which I know wrens are fond of. However, it was right in front of my kitchen window that I managed to grab two quick shots of this little guy while he was checking out the decaying plants. In the third shot I took he was a complete blur. This was my redworked wren from that Crabapple Hill Designs series, Flight of Fancy. Perhaps I've shown you all of them now. We don't have the banks of sumac here like those that lined the farm driveway, but there are a couple of bushes. Amazing reds this time of year. Before I forget, the header photo is one I took a number of years ago. Hudson's Farm puts pumpkins on a cart in this field every year and you are on your honour to pay for one. You can see the cash box there on the left by the big pumpkin on the end. Remember I started a Medallion quilt back in August. I have been working on it a little. I set up the next round which are Spools and have 7 of them sewn. Every little bit moves it forward I figure. I may have more time to devote to it as my Dreamy Hearts quilt is a finish! It was my October OMG at Elm Street Quilts. I'm happy with it and it is now tucked away to be a Christmas gift. It is very soft and warm and single bed sized. Recently there was a great little blog hop hosted by Carol at Just Let Me Quilt. Sewists shared their patterns for quick little quilty gifts you can make. Two of our Thursday Likes group shared their work at these posts, Pieceful Thoughts and Life in the Scrapatch. And I love this too. Lena generously shares her free pattern for this lovely Moon Flower block at her Lena Pugacheva Art Quilts site. Lena also hosts the Friday link party, Creations, Quilts, Art. Just love this too- both the hands and the message. The photo is by Newfoundland photographer, Ned Pratt, and is used by Nonia, a non profit organization that has been selling hand made goods by Newfoundland and Labrador women for over 50 years. These are the hands of one of those women. I know by working with wool and fabric I am doing what my mother, both grandmothers and the one great grandmother I knew as a child did. That great grandmother had snow white hair, sewed quilts by hand but it was her gold tooth that fascinated me. I'm thinking this morning about how the fate of humans all over the globe may well be in the hands of scientists and researchers. They are working tirelessly to achieve the perfect concoction of a vaccine for us, one that will be safe in and of itself and also protect us from this awful virus, a monumental task. I am very thankful for them, their knowledge, unceasing labour and care. Here is a link to a Q & A with one such American researcher talking about how their quest is going. Also love these meet ups on the net;- Not Afraid of Color, Creations Quilts Art, Paying Ready Attention, My Quilt Infatuation, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Alycia Quilts, Traffic Jam Weekend, Viewing Nature With Eileen and Quilt Fabrication.
Queen of Procrastination pdf Princess of Perpetual Projects pdf Anyone who knows me at all, will tell you that these titles are richly...
What is Felting? Discover all about the wonderful fiber art of Wet and Needle Felting with wool in this Complete Beginner's Guide
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Learn how to make a quilt using cheesecloth fabric. Heather Thomas shows you how and gives you tips for finding, preparing and working with this fabric.
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Discover crochet tips and find inspiration on Your Crochet's free patterns blog. Read our post, 'Crochet Ideas For Your Phone or Ipad Accessories'.
Dressing a Slate Frame I have had several questions since I started selling my slate frames on how to go about mounting the fabric onto...
Textile artist Alyssa Ki creates floral wall hangings with weaving. No green thumb? With Alyssa’s work, you won’t have to worry!
I've always wanted an astrology afghan! I have been an astrology junkie since childhoos, so this zodiac blanket crochet pattern was an exciting project for me.
Sheena Liam's embroidery art features portraits of girls and women with 3D hairstyles. Each hair embroidery piece employs thread as the figure's hair.
Hi everybody! I still hadn’t quite gotten over my Pokemon binge sewing from October so I had to delve into the Eeveelution pool just one more time with this new pattern :D It’s a simple blob-shaped…
Why cook/steam for hours?! My eco print processing microwave method yields great results and saves so much energy. See the full tutorial
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Crochet is very versatile and perfect for finding different ideas for your parties. Halloween is a very popular festival in many countries.
Fabric Printing With Citra-Solv: Any photograph, image or design that looks good in black and white is a great candidate for printing with Citra-Solv. It's permanent, can be washed in the washer, takes about 2 minutes to do and it's cheap and easy. Once you start printing it's hard…
How to Make a Macrame Portrait Wall Hanging: It had been a while since I shared one of my macrame projects here.In this Instructable I will be showing you how you can turn pictures into beautiful fiber art by learning only one knot.Don't be fooled - this is a very labor intensive project but t…
I got the idea into my head to make a […]
When it comes to classic crafting techniques and home decor pieces, rugs have always been one of our favourite things to make. There's just something fun
I started quilting the first of the 3 little confetti type wall art. I am using a variegated rayon embroidery thread for the quilting. ...
Artist Hayley Sheldon gives us the step-by-step on her colorful DIY wall art display.
Help aches and pains at home with this easy sew microwavable heating pad. Makes a great homemade Christmas gift!
Do you ever find yourself standing in a yarn isle thinking to yourself, “This yarn is absolutely beautiful, but it’s just too rough for me.” For me personally, it’s wool that gets to me. I just can’t do it and there are so many amazing crochet patterns out there that call for wool yarn; it’s […]
My drum carder has been sitting unused and unloved for the past few months. Why? All this green fiber stuck in the tines. I bought 4 ounces of Corriedale wool locks, AKA the green fiber, to practice making batts and figure out the carder’s quirks. Making the batts turned out to be a struggle because
(I suggest reading the previous article, "3 Tools to Make Your Spinning Better", before reading this one.....) I've often heard spinners ask the question: how much fiber do I need to make X item? And the answer to that question is done by determining the GRIST of your completed yarn. Grist is essentially, the mass of your fiber times the length of said fiber. Grist = Length per Weight = L / W In order to determine how much fiber you need for a given project, you need to create a finished sample skein in the yarn weight you want to achieve. (Unfortunately, there's no other way to determine how much fiber you need., so you need to spin up a sample skein.) Once you have your sample skein, you can either use the equation above to determine the grist or you can use a McMorran Yarn Balance (which essentially determines grist). You can also use grist to determine how much yarn you have in an unknown /unmarked skein/cone of yarn. Real World Example: From my previous blog post on Spinning Tools, I wanted to knit an Old Shale Stole using the following fiber. The pattern calls for 1200-1400 yards in a DK weight. So, I created a small sample skein of DK weigh 2-ply yarn. Weight of my sample skein = .75 ounces Yardage of my sample skein = 63 yards So, my Grist= L/W = 63 yards / .75 ounces = 84 yards / ounce. There are 16 ounces per pound, so my grist is 1344 yards per pound. I need a yardage of 1200-1400 for the Old Shale Stole. Consequently, I would need a minimum of: (1200 yards) / (84 yards/ounce) = ~14 ounces of fiber. Unfortunately, I only bought 12 ounces of the fiber, which gives me: (84 yards / oz) x 12 oz= 1008 yards I'd be short ~200 yards for the minimum needed yardage. I would need to purchase more of each fiber type. But at this point, I KNOW what I'm getting into. Combined with the spinning tools as mentioned in the previous post, I can easily calculate my way into having enough fiber for the yarn that I want to create. And not be surprised after all my hard work that I've fallen short of my needed yardage.
Dyeing with a natural Cochineal dye prior to eco printing to create the most amazing colours imaginable! Complete tutorial with pictures!
Using an old chair frame to make a new chair, with some old crafting techniques. And some randomly donated rope you can try to make a chair too [for free]. Basically a macramé chair. NOTE: The measurements for the rope are over estimates for the size frame i was working on. It is mostly guess work. Links to the techniques used in [square brackets]. This project took about 3 days to complete,did not work on it constantly.
