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Work in progress thursday
I took a class in dyeing wool last night.
We did a 12 step color wheel. Such beautiful saturated colors. Don’t know what to do with these pieces yet but they are pretty to look at.
Some sewing things, some bird things
* I found this post today from Anna Maria Horner for a simple cute skirt. I don’t need instructions for this, but sometimes it is super nice to have someone do the thinking for you. I think this will become a go-to skirt pattern for summer camp. And I have a piece of butterfly fabric that is begging to be this skirt as soon as the temperature approaches something above zero.
* Making a new apron today from this pattern: Butterick 5263. It has [read more…]
Spheres & Swaps
I just figured out a new kind of beaded bead – the sphere. These pieces are all on their way to the Textile Center shop this week. The sphere shaped beads are stitched around some thrifted vintage glass pearls. The finish on them looks like it has seen better days, but they are great to be the foundation and covered up with other beads.
I am also participating in a Valentine’s swap with CraftSocial.net. We were given a template and asked [read more…]
summer camp?
Work in progress this week? Not really. It’s the week for scheduling summer camps and I keep getting sidetracked at work and not getting it done. It will happen today. I am bringing the laptop and retreating to the coffee shop if I have to. This is a felted “geode” made by one of the students in a field trip last week.
Hi, I’m Becka.
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