Sweater Sticks in progress. Whew! What a month. February was a month of workshops. Two machine knitting in my studio which were such fun and two button making, one at Wool Tyme and one with the Kingston Sewing Connection here in town. Working with cane. I had such a blast with all the groups, and…
Friday was the opening evening of the Winter Art Exhibition at the Thousand Islands Arts Centre (Home of the Handweaving Museum) in Clayton, NY. I have taught there and am a member so when the email came in December I decided to make an effort. First, I thought I’d make a jacket then thought better…
Terenya & Foamy I did take more photos on our Knit 1 weekend, January 8th, so here are some more. Above is a snap of Terenya with my foam dress form over in the lovely ‘coffee corner’, can you imagine your own little ‘fridge and coffee maker in your studio…. I have to go downstairs,…
Well, we finally did it, we had our Knit 1 weekend. Knit 1 is a design school in Brighton, England where courses can be taken on amazing knitting techniques. My friend Sonja has the series of tutorial books purchased from their web site and four of us got our shorts in a bunch, chomping at…
‘Ruffles’ scarf of Merino wool & Silk. Oh, joy for a Thursday morning! Another item added to an Etsy Treasury. They come fast and furious but I don’t think any have gone out as worldwide Treasury emails yet but it’s so nice to be picked. I’m still working on a Treasury of my own, there…
My display of scarves and wraps. Well, it’s over, the last show that I’m doing this Christmas/Fall//Holiday season, The Gift Giving Show at Fort Henry here in Kingston. What a great venue for a craft and art show and sale! The barracks rooms which held three artisans each, we had lots of room to set…
Mary & Me at ‘the Bean’ in Millennium Park. Well, I just had a great weekend in Chicago and I was treated royally. I have known Mary Slattery of the Interknits group in Chicago for a few years at Bonnie Triola seminars in Erie PA and then at Inspiration in Cleveland and she vowed to…
I know this sounds so silly but I have a new iron……. yeah, big whoop! Well, It’s special and I found it (well my husband found it) at a store that sells stuff remaindered from stores such as Sears. He knew my older TFal was giving me a hard time not steaming when I needed…
Luddites Smashing a loom, 1812. (Artist Unknown) I got this quote in my Word of the Day email today: After the Luddites, name taken by textile workers in England during 1811-1816 who destroyed machinery that was displacing them. They took the name after one Ned Ludd, whose identity is not clear. Ned Ludd is said…
‘Wallers working on their wall. Just spent the first day of the Rocktoberfest 2010 event in Landon Bay Centre in the 1000 Islands! What a beautiful day! And what a unique event. I don’t know much about ‘dry stone wall building’ but I’ve learned a lot today and now I’ve been looking at the art/craft…