I recently moved to France and married my younger..and way sweeter other half ;) I love adventure and this one is the biggest in my life. I'm artistic, creative and curious. I love to have fun!
For the Love of Stitching Sampler Band 542
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Stitches on this band include needleweaving, straight stitch, half Algerian
Eye and hemstitch
*Thread:*
The thread is hand dyed silk, wool and cotton.
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correspondence and advice
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*correspondence received this morning.*
*minus identifying appellations but otherwise unharmed.*
On Mar 08, 2012, at 03:13 AM, ***** <*******@hotmail.co.u...
What Is the New American Dream?
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I had a really nice talk with my father last night. We had a date because
Ma had her women's group meeting. We watched two episodes of Walking Dead,
I di...
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This is how I feel...
Rejuvenated to the MAX after my two month trip away from winter in France.
I have had SUCH a FABULOUS time enjoying my time with f...
Rise and Shine Placemat Tutorial
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I finished my placemats and decided to call them Rise and Shine. These Go! Fowl make me very happy and I'll have another project with them to share tomorrow....
Pomegranate
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So it was me who said, pomegranates don't really grow here. But He, who grew up in a place where they grow like weeds, said let's try. So we saved a few seed...
Update
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Itook my (Amish Prison Warden) denim dress to my sister to show her and
asked her if she liked it. She tried it on, it fit her, and she claimed it.
Problem...
practice....
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My brain hurt last night...proper hurt.
hurtpast participle, past tense of hurt
Verb:
Cause physical pain or injury to: "Ow! You're hurting me!"
well at tim...
the english cut says it's here
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[image: the puzzle]
the puzzle
[image: mattie's new clothes]
mattie's new clothes
[image: english cut spring]
english cut spring
those of you who know s...
Introducing... Jacari
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Jacari, first established in 1956 and now based in one of the offices
above the Turl Street Kitchen, is a student run charity that provides home
tuto...
wherein you means me
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changing is really hard. it is all too easy to fall back into old patterns
and ways of thinking, without even meaning to. suddenly, you find yourself
ob...
1-2-3 indigo vat and some itajime at the JANM
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It was nice to see so many old shibori and indigo friends. We practiced on
many types of silk with the colorhue dyes. It was a real pleasure to see
everyon...
Potato Salad Triplets
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I was just over at Manhandled Threads, seeing what Joe is up to these days
- he has such a way with words and threads, it's always a pleasure to visit ...
steamies
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(Edinburgh women negotiate the gradients of the old town, bringing home
their washing from the steamie) As I walk about Edinburgh, I often find
myself thin...
duality of temperature
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Not to Know but To Go On, panels 47 and 48, found fabrics, embroidery
floss, couching stitch Feb 10 - Feb 21, 2012 Stitched in Northern Ontario
where it i...
Philadelphia and beyond
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More art from Fiber Philadelphia: here is one critic's review.
This piece at the Snyderman was made of combs. Clever use of ordinary
objects.
Plastic ...
The Snow Experiment...
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...didn't work.
Sorry, I didn't take a picture.
But see the big wad of nips in the upper part of the picture below?
Well, after I spritzed them with text...
~Meet Me at the Neptune Bar~
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Hello friends...hope your week is moving along smoothly.
I just returned home from NY for a quick visit with my Mom.
Seven hours up on Friday and seven hou...
Fabulous Fascinating Fascinators!
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Oh I've been having the time of my life (except for yesterday, so sick,
better today; I'm thankful). I've been creating these very fun felt
Fascinators...
Tea & Leaf Tuesday ....
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...and what shall I have in my teapot today?....
...Chinese Breakfast?...
...Ginger Sun?...
...Bushmen's Brew?...
All arrived in a delightful little ...
new scarves
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I have so many pieces to photograph and list, here are the latest naturally
dyed scarves. They are similar but not the same. Both silk chiffon with
abstrac...
First Piece done ... and a 5th Bday Bash
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(Above: Stained Glass XXIX, detail of upper middle. This is the first piece
I've finished at The Studios of Key West during my residency! Click on
image t...
a second transformation, glass to textile
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We all have internal switches that cause us to gravitate to the same color
palette, similar motifs. Many of us have similar ways in which we approach
desi...
"No Rum .... No Fun"
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Or so I was told by the crew member who doubled-up as barman on our
catamaran trip. I discovered that it's no use asking for a non-alcoholic
drink - the...
Looks like Fagus Factory
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When you look at the weaving of Anni Albers, the groups of stripes are
somewhat similar, but on her weaving, there is only one direction, either
horizontal...
Scraps, Scraps, Scraps
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I'm pleased to be the recipient of quite a few scrap bags from my quilting
friends. As you've seen in previous posts, I like to stitch those colorful
bits ...
When everything seems in between
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The birds know.
It's not really winter anymore but neither is it spring...they still forage
endlessly in the garden,
one of the last strongholds for seed...
Sunday Secrets
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PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail
in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.
PostSecret, 13345 Copper...
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SETH APTER
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*The ball is rolling over at THE ALTERED PAGE in preparation for Seth
Apter's new book, The Pulse of Mixed Media.*
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*We are into the 3rd day of ...
Shedding some light.
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I didn't sit there all the time, honest.
Much of last week was spent in darkened rooms. It was one of the most
enlightening weeks of the year. I saw Icela...
Farewell
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Hi Everyone,
I'm sorry it's been such a long time since I last posted, this is mostly
down to the continuing success of Fibrespace. I am now spending very...
She's here! Elle est là...
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Version française: cliquez ici (et décochez l'autre case)
English version: click here
Dear friends,
Our daughter was born of a sunny afternoon, on February ...
naw it's not you.. it just needs to be worked on..
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I don't think Dave Grohl was putting down the creative spirit - just how
it's presented, wrapped up and thrown at us... either you catch it or you
don't....
This and that.
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Etsy is a great place isn't it? I have had these pieces in my ETSY shop
more or less since I started it. They've had a lot of comments 'faves' and
treasuri...
Pin to the terest
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Pinterest totally has my soul, and like the many others it has sucked down
into its depths, my soul is totally happy to be there. We're all a-pinning,
bre...
The Porch Report
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*Supreme architect and friend, M.Charles was fantastic a few weeks back
when he came to visit and help design & build the cottage porch here in
Halfland. ...
more fleece...
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I did promise not to buy any more fleece.........I did promise to try and
spin what I had stashed away.......But.....
[image: small shetland fleece]
[imag...
Pirates and Lobsters for Valentines!
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Here are a couple more 'Sweetheart Pincushions' that I made, and now at the Castle, these with a definite Pirate theme! And on another watery note, I forgot ...
FybreSpace open again
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An eclectic sampling of wares for different tastes, a new look, and new
pricing, and SOOPER DEALIO’s. I however, am still “away” I respectfully
thank all o...
Fabric Dyeing / Hand Dyeing Links
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*Workshops and Lectures*
Colour Mixing For Dyers | Carol Soderlund
Quilt Making Workshops and Retreats | Nancy Crow
*Instructions and examples for all sort...
Give the gift of tie dye!
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My shop, Handmade to Create now has gift certificates!! They are available
in $15, $25, $50, $75, and $100 amounts, or any amount you chose :) Check
'em ...
eReader Kindle Bags and Hand Embroidery
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I've been looking for larger platforms to do embroidery and create
something that is useful as well. I decided that ereaders needed a
handmade/artsy carry...
What You Can Do
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I am a content creator. One of the first things I learned when I was
studying photography was the copyright laws and how they applied to the
latent image o...
Rise & Root
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I HAD A DREAM a few weeks ago in which several symbols appeared before me.
They had no context, just were there. One of them remained with me upon
wakin...
Merry Christmas!
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Hello everyone. Merry Christmas! It's been such a busy year! Not nearly enough time to play and make felt and sew, so we'll definitely have to sort that out ...
robin
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Spring is here and the sun keeps drawing me outdoors. The birds are singing and the warmth from the sun is wonderful. I heard a Whistler the other day and ...
Bye Bye wordpress
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For all of you following this blog: After thinking long and carefully about
it I’ve decided to move my blog back to blogpost. Here is the
address: http://m...
Making Monday: Making Babies
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I planned on going about business as usual, but then this pregnancy started
going very differently than my other two. I became so tired & so hungry! I
woul...
FINALLY! NEW PICS!
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I am so happy to share new pics that I am just going to
down load a bunch at once. The circle pieces are for a new necklace series
calle...
Four Letter Words: Book
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Give me a good book to read and I'll stay out of your way till I finish
reading it.
As a young child, the bookstore was THE place to go for me. While dolls...
June Workshop for weaver dyers
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Retreat for Weaver DyersJune 7,8, 9, 2011This is a 3-day workshop for weavers who know how to dye and want to dye some interesting projects for the loom.&nbs...
Road Trip
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“And who is this lovely young lady” he asked. It had been quite awhile
since I was called that, and the charming 85 year old man won me over right
away. Jo...
Fireboy
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I've been living in Paharganj New Delhi for over a month now. Its the
center Of Delhi and the hub for tourists, plenty of Hotels, bars,
restaurants and sho...
Blue dream – Rêve bleu
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I finished my ‘Blue Dream”
I spent a lot of time in cutting the threads between some of the letters.
This improvised piece measures +/- 21 x 33 inch.
I comb...
Saying Good-bye
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This is my last post on the blog ... I have lost my motivation to maintain it, so am scaling down to a Facebook account. I will continue to post pictures and...
Stripped Naked
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I watched a wonderful program on Matisse last night. It made me realise
that my new series 'stripped naked' was indeed a good idea. Matisse
started ou...
The Spice of Thyme
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"...All this bubbling of sap and slipping of sheaths and bursting of
calyxes was carried to her on mingled currents of fragrance. Every leaf and
bud and bl...
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Beautiful!!!
....I bet you're enjoying yourself :-)
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