G Is For… Gardening
Gardening. I love to garden. I adore the smell of loam, the feel of the plants in their new home, and to play with flowers. I love getting the fruits of my labor: coming outside to pick peppers and tomatoes … Continue reading →
F Is For… Ferry
Ferries are a trip. Their wide bottoms make them stable in the water, so it’s unlikely they’ll capsize. I’ve been on two, so far; the one pictured above is the Bainbridge Island ferry off the Sound from Seattle. The other … Continue reading →
F Is For… Fancywork
Fancywork. It means fancy needlework or crochet, even tatting, that is decorative. It was popular during the Victorian era and brought us all sorts of neat things like tatted lace edgings and crochet doilies and such. For anyone interested in … Continue reading →
E Is For… Embroidery
Embroidery. It was the first textile art I ever learned. Crewel embroidery is an art with a long history. The Bayeux Tapestry, in fact, is not a Tapestry, nor woven: it was, in fact, embroidered. The Victoria and Albert Museum in … Continue reading →
E Is For… Eggs!
These are pysanky, or Ukrainian decorated eggs. According to legend, a demon monster would destroy the world but it’s chained, unable to complete its destruction. As it fights its bonds, the links of the chain are weakened. Every year, the … Continue reading →
The Emerald Keep Book Tour Continues!
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Continue reading →D Is For… Dogs
Dogs, and the people who love them. If you love dogs, then you get it. If you don’t, then you don’t. It’s that simple, really. Our sixty-five-pound bundle of joy came to us eight years ago from the Anti-Cruelty Society … Continue reading →
D Is For… Decoupage!
One of my favorite knitting books is by Leigh Radford, called Alterknits: Imaginative Projects and Creativity Exercises. She has a ton of really great ideas. One of the last of them is the best use of yarn ball bands ever. She … Continue reading →
C Is For… Calligraphy
Before the printing press, there were pens and paper. The art of calligraphy is from the Greek, Kallos graphos, or beautiful writing. Like the printing press, there’s an ancient history of calligraphy in Asia, and it’s even tied to meditation … Continue reading →
C Is For… Crochet!
Crochet. All it takes is a hook. The textile world seems divided into Knitters and Crocheters; I’ve rarely met a Switch. I decided to try learning and this scarf is my swatch that, well, grew. The teacher provided us with … Continue reading →