Long ago a homeschooling mother of eleven or twelve children remarked that the dirty little secret of her life was how often the important gave way to the urgent. It took me a while to parse this comment because, I admit, I didn’t understand the distinction she was making. Eventually I realized that somewhere deep [...]
I’m getting ready to sew another vestment. Purple this time. People who are into color and design already know what I have learned painfully in the last few weeks. Purple is a very difficult color to work with. There aren’t a lot of colors available for a lining for a purple chasuble. I also learned [...]
When I am going places I start by trying to control all that is going to happen. I want to bring my electronics, and some music, and food that I like, and books that I might have time to read. As the moment of truth comes closer plans begin to change. This time ... I [...]
The first problem to solve when writing about inkle looms is that auto correct always wants to change it to ankle. However, when actually using the loom that's not a problem. Inkle looms are used to make bands such as guitar straps or lanyards. Most looms can't go wider than three or four inches. I [...]
I've written a fair amount this week but I've also had a few projects going... The potholder loom has been a more interesting project than I expected. That is, I expected to make potholders. I've ended up doing a lot of color experimentation because the loops I use have come in packages with highly random [...]
