Interview with Joan McGowan-Michael of White Lies Designs
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About a month ago, I had the pleasure of checking out Vogue Knitting Live with a press pass. I actually recorded three different interviews at the event, and I’m pleased to share one today. Joan McGowan-Michael is the designer behind White Lies Designs. In addition to her extensive collection of (mostly) knit (with some crochet) [...]
Holiday Stashdown Challenge – Week 9
(Join along with me any time if you need a head start or moral support for your holiday crafting. You can read more details here.) Some of my favorite handmade gifts came from my grandmother. She was a prolific crocheter and knitter, and often made handmade holiday gifts. (She’s not my only handmade holiday crafting inspiration, [...]
Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day: Sewing Supplies
Welcome to my Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day Sewing Supplies giveaway! If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you may know that my quilting mojo is long lost and that I’ve been trying to clear my crafting space by destashing. With that in mind, I should say goodbye to some lovely fabric that [...]
Book review and giveaway: Firefly’s Step-By-Step Encyclopedia of Needlecraft
I’m pleased to review Firefly’s Step-by-Step Encyclopedia of Needlecraft today. I’ll also be hosting a giveaway of the review copy I received from Firefly Books, so read on for details! Book review As the name implies, Firefly’s Step-by-Step Encyclopedia of Needlecraft is a comprehensive needlecraft guide with tons of “over the shoulder” close-up pictures. The book explores [...]
Nan’s handiwork
Tuesday would have been my maternal grandmother’s 85th birthday, and I thought this week would be a good time to show off some of her handiwork on my blog. I was inspired by Barbara from Made in K-town‘s recent posts (#1 and #2) featuring her grandmother’s crochet to do a post highlighting some of my [...]
Blurring the distinctions: An interview with LUKE, quilt artist
I recently discovered the work of LUKE Haynes through this post in Katharine Watson‘s blog, The Printing Press. I contacted LUKE after reading Katharine’s post and checking out his website, and he graciously agreed to an interview. For those of you who aren’t already familiar with LUKE’s work, he is an architect turned quilter. LUKE’s [...]
Crafting space
Like many urban crafters, I have limited space. Since moving in with MC about 2-1/2 years ago, I have been trying to figure out the perfect crafting space. Last week, with a few days off, we reorganized into something workable. We started by clearing out this cool and weird bookcase. It was custom made for [...]
Credentials, or do I really need that certification? (Part 2: Getting started as a local needlecrafts teacher)
Now you’ve asked yourself some basic questions and you’ve decided you want to teach needlecrafts. You may be wondering if you should get some sort of certification. FULL DISCLOSURE ALERT! I am a Craft Yarn Council (CYC) certified crochet instructor (level I) and certified crochet teacher (level II) and I’m in the process of getting [...]
And now for something completely different
And now for something completely different experimental blogging day to try and push your creativity in blogging to the same level that you perhaps push your creativity in the items you create. There are no rules of a topic to blog about but this post should look at a different way to present content on [...]
