In my crafting, I am always pleased to be able to use second-hand, recycled or…
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Workshops
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New curiosity workshops: boho beads and fabric collage!
It’s time to share my obsession with making things from recycled fabric scraps. I’ve just…
Felt, fibre and other stitchery
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Making a wet-felted cloche hat (part 2)
I posted a week or so ago about a wet-felted cloche hat that I made…
Felt, fibre and other stitchery
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My submission for the OVSWG tapestry
To mark their 75th anniversary, the Ottawa Valley Spinners’ and Weavers Guild invited members to…
Felt, fibre and other stitchery
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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…
Felt, fibre and other stitchery
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Embroidering a finger labyrinth
Do you ever chase your curiosity, find yourself following google links and utterly swept down…
Felt, fibre and other stitchery
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A wet-felting slipper class with OVWSG
I think I’ve mentioned before that I joined the Ottawa Valley Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild…
Felt, fibre and other stitchery
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Felted car diffuser – or just a pretty decoration
A lot of what I’m doing these days is experimenting – seeing something or having…
Knitting and crochet
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The sweater that broke my heart: Painful lessons in colour contrast and the properties of superwash yarn
The moment I saw the pattern for the Writer’s Block sweater by Alex Capshaw-Taylor, I knew…