Posted by Underground Crafter on December 30, 2012 |
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It’s been a while since I shared a Year of Projects post, but as the year comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on my crafty accomplishments in 2012 and planning for 2013. I’ve definitely missed the camaraderie of participating in YOP so I thought I would ease myself back into posting on a semi-regular, if [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 14, 2012 |
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I had a bit of a cliffhanger in my last Year of Projects update (you might have missed it since it was hidden between pictures of yarn): would I be able to take the Basic Dropspindling class at the North Jersey Fiber Arts Festival? It turns out that there was room for me. But, um… well, [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on July 1, 2012 |
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I’m so excited to be embarking on a second Year of Projects along with the folks in the Come Blog-A-Long group on Ravelry. Last year, I aimed to work my way through Crochet Master Class: Lessons and Projects from Today’s Top Crocheters - you can read more about why here – and in some form or [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on February 29, 2012 |
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This weekend, I participated in the Craft Yarn Council Certified Instructor’s Program in Knitting. This 3-day, 15 hour workshop was led by the fabulous Arnetta Kenney (who was also the instructor in 2007 when I went through the certification training for crochet). She is a wonderful teacher, who is very generous with her feedback and [...]
Tags: a hat fit for a fella, bedfordshire, blog hub, blog hub swap, cables, certified knitting instructors program, charlecote park, chiaogoo red lace, craft yarn council, cyc, drop spindle, england, hat, holiday crafting, jacob sheep, knitter's pride dreamz, knitting, needyl, nude-ewe, ravelry, shana kreikemeier, small things, spinning, spinning yarn, st. vincent's hospital, stitched together, tami's amis, the nude ewe, william shakespeare, wip wednesday, wips, wipw, yarn along
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 6, 2011 |
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Today I’m interviewing Candice Miller, who, along with Scott Miller, is the co-owner of All Things Fiber Camp. All Things Fiber Camp is an all-inclusive fiber vacation. The spring camp is scheduled for May 13 – 18, 2012 at Ramapo for Children in Rhinebeck, NY. I’ll be one of the instructors and I hope [...]
Tags: all things fiber camp, alpaca, candice miller, creekside acres fiber farm, crochet, elizabeth buchtman, fiber, fiber arts, fleece, heather love, interview, knitting, llama, massachusetts, michigan, needlecraft, north carolina, nys sheep and wool festival, pygora goats, ramapo for children, rhinebeck, scott miller, spinning, spinning yarn, star wars
Posted by Underground Crafter on November 24, 2011 |
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Happy Thanksgiving! In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) signifies the official start of the holiday shopping season. In the spirit of keeping the holidays a little more handmade and small business and a little less mass produced and corporate, I’m sharing several holiday gift guides today. Great Gifts for Yarncrafters There are [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on August 20, 2011 |
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I’m really excited to interview Machelle Salmeen from the Chopped Tomatoes Design Kitchen today. I have actually been planning this interview since late June, but due to some bizarre email happenings, her responses just arrived this week. I was first exposed to Machelle through Sew Mama Sew‘s May Giveaway Day. You may remember that I [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on June 19, 2011 |
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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of teaching beginners for the Brooklyn Fiber Arts Guild‘s World Wide Knit in Public Day event at the Grand Army Plaza Library in Brooklyn. I had a great time but thank goodness I brought water with me! I’m letting the pictures tell the story for this event! How did you [...]
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