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Garage Sale Treasures
This weekend was the Textile Center’s annual fundraiser, the Garage Sale. We think it is the worlds largest textile garage sale. Crowds kept away a little bit because it was rainy/snowy/cold but I got a few treasures.
* A “Lions, Tigers & Leopards” print all in shades of green.
* A Liberty of London paisley (swoon!) This fabric is amazing – finely woven, soft as anything. I am making a really nice blouse with it.
* Multiple skeins of a couple of pretty wool yarns.
[read more…]Sneak Peek: Little Looms
They are finally ready! This is my new “little frame loom” kit for your own weaving projects. I teach beginning weaving to kids and get asked a lot about what would be a good loom to buy for a kid. I feel like a lot of the “toy” looms out there are either overly complicated or too flimsy to be really workable. There was also a fad online for little vintage “Weave-it” looms, which got me thinking I should design my own. I was already making the tiny ornament [read more…]
Really?
This has got to be hands-down the coolest thing I have ever found in a thrift store.
That is a harpsichord. I want it. Andy won’t let me have it. We really don’t have room for it in our tiny little house. But it is beautiful. And it is in our neighborhood thrift store, parked by the windows. No price on it. I hope it goes to a good home.
Time Out
All my my works-in-progress right now are in a “time out” for bad behavior.
• I cut the center panel of a velvet skirt with the nap going the opposite way from the rest. Do I rip it out and re-cut? I haven’t decided. It’s a cute skirt. Will anybody notice? Why wasn’t I paying attention when I cut it out?
• The green ombre shawl has a very tedious (though pretty) cast off. And I am afraid that when I get it cast off I am not going to like the shape. Its a short fat triangle. Will I be able [read more…]
Hi, I’m Becka.
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