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Hankering for Yarn

Archive for July 2006

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July 28th, 2006

What Can you do with a Flat Doll?

People have been asking me about the Flat Dolls that I make.
One very good question was:
‘Um…. what do you ~do~ with them after you make them?’
Well…. lots of things:
I decorate bags with them:

Or build them into shawls

or jackets

or shrugs

and a ton of vests….

Just to name a few things!
:o)
I combine weaving, tatting, crochet, spoolknitting, embroidery, with […]

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July 28th, 2006

A Digital Peace Doll

I love the creative responses that people are having to the Peace Dolls Project!
Karin is an expert in digital imagery, as well as being a dollmaker, so she decided to make her Peace Doll digital. Wow!
Here’s her link:
http://anillustratedjourney.blogspot.com/
Blessings and Peace
Noreen
www.crone-findlay.com
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July 27th, 2006

Design inspirations: Butterfly Bob

People often ask me where I get my inspirations from when I am designing new pieces. Well, they come from all kinds of places, and some of them are rather unusual!
My daughter’s boyfriend presented me with a wonderful present.Bless his heart, he’s good at that! :)
He was teaching a course to a group of […]

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July 27th, 2006

Other People’s lovely Peace Dolls

Wow! I am awestruck by the Peace Angels on Suji’s site:
www.SujiRising.com
Truly lovely!
Also, people are leaving their urls in comments, so other people can check out the peace dolls that they are making. Please share your URL, too, so more people can be inspired!
I hope that you are finding ways of creating a piece of Peace […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

July 25th, 2006

The Peace Dolls Project: Dreaming up a new way of making peace

Today, my daughter and I were talking about the many faces and facets of peace. It seems to us, that peace has to include a million million million and then a million more, definitions………
there can’t just be ~one~ version of peace, because every person has their own way of seeing peace.
The old ’solutions’ are just […]

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July 21st, 2006

The Peace Doll Project: People are doing wonderful things: 1

Zann is re-building her life after the death of her son…….
My heart goes out to her………
As part of her healing journey, she is crocheting.
She has crocheted an enchanting Peace doll and shrine.
Here’s her blog:http://www.lizardsintheleaves.blogspot.com
I hope that crocheting Peace dolls will help to ease the pain and suffering that she is feeling.
hugs,
blessings,
peace,
Noreen
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July 20th, 2006

The Peace Dolls Project: How Does Peace Work?

All day today, I have been thinking about the Peace Dolls Project.
I have been meditating
and musing
on what actually IS this thing that we call,
‘Peace’?
Well……..
Peace
is a fragile creation that needs to be cherished and nurtured.
And, when it is threatened and destroyed,
then we need to say-
‘Stop that!!!!
AND STOP IT NOW!’
There MUST be effective ways of […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

July 20th, 2006

The Crocheted Butterfly Shawl: The Correction for the Triangular Butterfly

Here is the corrected pattern for the Triangular Butterfly motif for the crocheted butterfly shawl that I designed for
the Summer 2006 issue of Knit.1 magazine.
If you would like to order a copy of the magazine, then,
check the website:
http://www.knit1mag.com
and Jane is the person that you’ll email to order the issue: jane@sohopublishingco.com
I am having trouble linking […]

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July 20th, 2006

Making Peace: Fabulous work that people who love yarn are doing: Part 2

Cari Clement, the fashion director at Caron Yarns International, is, without doubt, a genius.
She’s working on a phenomenal peacemaking project that is incredibly hope engendering! Here’s her blog:
http://www.fiberandcraft.org/rwanda_blog.html
here’s more information:
http://www.bond-america.com/cause/rwanda.html 
Reading about the work that these women are doing in building a new life for themselves and their families and communities fills my heart with joy.
hugs […]

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July 20th, 2006

Making Peace: Fabulous work that people who love yarn are doing: Part 1

I am working hard on a project that I have recently launched, called, ‘The Peace Dolls Project’. You can read about it on:
www.sacreddollsandbears.com
And! you are VERY welcome to join with us to spin/weave/knit/crochet/spool/stitch a new way of thinking about peace and the peacemaking process.
Because of the intensity of the ‘generative force’ in launching a project […]

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