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…
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…
Well after an evening of felting then a day or claying I’m worn out and still two days to go until the show. This is a detail of the back of the collar I made, this is the centre back that you’d see if you were standing behind the wearer. Here is the set laid…
Why ouch? Because I’m hurting in more ways than one and – forgive me – but I need to vent. My wrist hurts, it’s De Quervain’s tenosynovitis and its in my right hand. It can be cured…if I stop using my right hand for a while….I’m getting symptoms now in my left hand. Sheesh… where…
I’ve been having fun with my gant money, it’s enabled me to take classes, buy materials and do things I didn’t think I would be able to do for a long time. Spending a day with Andrea Graham in he studio felting was wonderful and really opened a brand new door for me creatively. Here…
Well, I did weave a tangled web the other day, frustrating!!! While knitting a black jacket for a client I noticed the knit was looser and found that the Cannele Mercerised cotton I was using had ‘gone thin’. I’ve had it happen before, and what happens is …. a tiny knot and the next length…
While away on vacation, I was doing hand knitting, stocking up on socks and knitting some hand knit flowers for a new Wrap I now do. Sometime before heading out I was in the LCBO and picked up one of their hand picnic baskets which fold flat and have a zip pocket inside and a…
Well, now that we’re into the new year I got to do something I’ve been looking forward to ….. sorting my 2008 calendar! I had the Stitch ‘n’ Bitch Page a Day calendar last year and had fun every day peeling off for a new hint, tip, factoid, pattern, info on a knitting event and…
Out and About Just last week I attended the opening of my friend and colleague Delvalle’s new gallery location. Yes everyone was there, here in Kingston you run into everyone at gallery openings – both artists and patrons – and it’s a great way to stay connected and in touch with the scene. Here she…
Last week my friend Yvonne said I must go downtown to Gwyn Gryffon (needlepoint, knitting and winery) to help her choose a needlepoint for a Winter project. She pops over to my studio in the evening now and again with her lovely yellow lab. We chat while I work so this would be a golden…