To mark their 75th anniversary, the Ottawa Valley Spinners’ and Weavers Guild invited members to…
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Making a wet-felted wool cloche hat (part 1)
One bright and cold Saturday in February, I gathered with fellow students at the Ottawa…
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The Corvid Project
The pandemic turned a lot of people into birders, but it was probably using the…
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Imbolc: celebrating the maiden
February 1 marks Imbolc, the half way point between the yule (winter solstice) and the…
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Embroidering a finger labyrinth
Do you ever chase your curiosity, find yourself following google links and utterly swept down…
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Tarot thoughts: The intimacy of connection
I love connecting with people. For 20 years, I connected with people through stories on…
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Latest obsession: slow stitching
Just about the minute I started playing with embroidery, I started playing with textiles and…
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Crafting fail: wet-felting on a ball method
So I am a pretty clever crafter. I can usually figure things out even if…
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Experiment: Wet felting on a tennis ball
I’m still quite new to the world of felting and wet felting, and I’m enjoying…