Last summer, my dear friend, Terri went to Japan to participate in some wonderful Saori weaving events.
She brought back this lovely bag:
The butterfly outline was satin stitched with the weaving behind the cotton. Then the black cotton was carefully cut away to reveal the weaving.
This is a variation on Mola or San Blas appliqué […]
It’s a very bad idea to read a hysterically funny book when you are in bed, and your exhausted husband is trying to sleep.
Last night, I was reading with my wee tiny light, trying oh so hard to be inconspicuous…. well…. oops!
I am reading the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith, and […]
Need a quick and easy mother’s day gift that is also good for the earth?
Tell your mom, or tell the world: WOW!
Yay, MOM!
Here’s the link to my pattern: WOW MOM!
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Tags: crafting with recycled stuff, crafts from recycled stuff, crochet bag, crochet bags, crochet filet bag, crochet lace, crochet lace bag, crochet […]
A constant question for yarn aholics yarn afficianado’s is: ‘ACK!!!!!!!! My stash has eaten my house! HELP? ‘ um…. ‘How do I store my yarn so it’s easy to get to but out of sight of cats, dogs, friends and relations?’
Here are a few […]
Last year, I designed a Butterfly bag that’s knitted with crochet edges. It’s spring again! (finally) and time to knit something up (quickly!) for Mother’s Day…….
Don’t have any thick yarn? Easy. Grab 3 or 4 strands of worsted weight and big fat needles and go for it!
Here’s the link to my pattern:
Noreen Crone-Findlay’s BUTTERFLY BAG
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We’re big ‘greenies’. We always carry our own cloth or crocheted grocery bags.
So, to celebrate Earth Day, I want to invite people to whip up some market bags to be oh so handy while they take care of the earth!
The handles are neat because they are made from recycled wire coat hangers.
Here’s the link for […]
Last Christmas, my daughter asked me to make her a bag with round wooden handles. I wove the bag, and made the handles from plywood that I painted and varnished.
Thanks to my daughter’s request, I’ve fallen in love with simple round wooden bag handles. I love the way we inspire each other!
Anyhow….. today, I decided […]
Caron Yarns have published the pattern for a Market Tote that I designed for them a year or so ago.
Here’s the link: Market Tote
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Weeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Happy dancing in the studio and the workshop!
By gum, I think we’ve got it!
How can something that looks so easy be so NOT easy?
Excuse me, I have a happy dance to finish here….
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These folding knitting bags oughta be called: ‘Humility Bags’ or ‘Hubris Bags’.
I am so used to being able to figure things out, that I just assume that I can make something. No problemo.
Just a simple little knitting bag, right?
As I said in my last posting:
H A H ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Jim […]
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