Just a quick note for anyone in the Kingston area: I’m having a Nuno Felted Vest Workshop and can accommodate a couple more participants. Wednesday August 8th 2012 10 – 4. $110 You will be provided with a predyed piece of prefelt along with silks, wools, roving and other embellishments. You will need to bring…
I accompanied my friend Anne Woodall of Knit Traders wool shop to Toronto yesterday for a Pro Knitters meeting (great by the way…I’ll post about that later) and while she lunched with her offspring I did my fave thing …. wander around downtown TO. I went for dyes and silk and also to pick a…
Well, we’re well into 2012 and so many celebrations happening this year. At our annual Portsmouth Village (which it was until it was incorporated into the City of Kingston in 1958) residents AGM we talked about how the neighbour hood needs to be spiffed up as we will have and influx of sailors this Summer….
For a change, instead of teaching a workshop I took one! Yeah. After weeks of shows and getting a lot of work ready, photographing and listing things on Etsy and such I took a day for myself to learn more about Nuno felting which is something I’ve wanted to do for ages. I had found…
Well, a while back I started to put together my knitting notes and some instructions into a book….hmm still working on that, it’ll take a while as there’s a lot of writing. Then the software I was using announced they had added ‘Notebook’ to their stable of formats and after taking a look at a…
The Gang in the Upstairs Workroom. Well, another polymer clay Button Making workshop at the Thousand Islands Art Center in Clayton NY successfully completed. Not a huge class, I’m used to 10 – 15 but the five lovely ladies I had this year consisted of the three ladies I had last year and two newbies….
Well, I’m back from my UK trip which was a huge family gathering so no time to explore any yarn shops…even though my cousin had one she wanted to take me to…..next time! On my return, however I received an email from a friend saying she was coming through Kingston on her way to Rose…
WeWell, the weekend in North Bay is over and I had a great time….and my friend Sonja was such a boon with helping out and just knowing what was needed (…like a coffee!). I didn’t take any photos myself but I’ll get some from the ladies who took the Button Making Workshop on Saturday and…
‘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…
Bridesmaid Dress 1974 Where do I start? That’s what my Dad, my sister and I said when we started to clear out my Mother’s closets. So far Value Village has benefitted by nine bags!!!!! One of the finds was my sister’s bridesmaid’s dress from my first wedding waaaay back in the seventies (yes I’m old…