at home with Lara's wheels, spindles, looms & dye pots
A trio of restored antique wheels lives with us. Each has these features: sloping-bench, three-legged, double-drive, screw-tensioned, treadled, flax loving. They share the overall Saxony spinning wheel structure, and they work. Apart from all coming to me right here in Ontario they have little else in common! From late 19th-century Eastern Europe, Chela Since my […]
Read MoreIn a month already full with home renovation work & gardening, I have been bowled over by the positive response that my two pieces received in the Burlington Handweavers & Spinners Guild 2014 exhibit at the (then-called) Burlington Art Centre. The Juror, Sheila Perry, selected 20 pieces from 16 fibre artists for the Exhibit. Each artist’s interpretation […]
Read MoreThis week was the take-in of pieces for the Burlington Handweavers & Spinners Guild‘s bi-annual juried show, “Plumage.” I have submitted this original design beaded triangle shawl, knitted in my handspun 2-ply Muga silk. It is lightly beaded with Japanese Miyuki 8/0 seed beads. Without a doubt this was my most challenging design work to date. […]
Read MoreIt’s been weeks, and I still can’t believe this statement is true: I have a Moosie! The whorl is 1.75″ of handcrafted moose antler on a tulipwood shaft. All together with a balancing pin she weighs 28g or one ounce. Jonathan & Sheila Bosworth offered a group of 10 with 5 different special shaft woods. […]
Read MoreThe word Swallowtail means something to most knitters. It’s an Evelyn Clark small triangle shawl design that has gone viral. There are 9,543 projects on Ravelry, and now I understand why! This cone of red Habu Tsumugi silk yarn never even hit the stash! The heap of magenta is a project that only Melvin is […]
Read MoreTalk about reaching a personal goal: two great ‘events’ chez moi in as many days?! Dinner went really well. Cuz loved her Silpada jewelry. Shout-out to my friendly knitterly Silpada rep, Miss Megster – close call on this gift! We exchanged these belated gifts. Mine was so nice… Ta da! Hung in a bush for […]
Read MoreHappy Anniversary, Hubby dear! Emily Post’s Etiquette says wool is ye olde 7th anniversary gift. N.B. – The Knit Knack’s shamelessly brazen plug for More Yarn Please! MIL outdid herself this year! Even her son is in awe of this beauty of a gift… We already did our celebrating in Houston. Fancy dinner at a […]
Read MoreThe weather is co-operating with me for once – it’s warm and my Skimpy Sarah Tank is ready: Here’s the peek-a-boo front view: The straps did ‘grow’ a shade with the wetting, and is a little looser on the back. Not to the point of sagging but Hubby says the bra was peaking. Resewing the […]
Read MoreMy batch of knitting projects was overwhelming at one point but now I feel like a regular pro rolling out all these FOs! I wore my socks through the cold snap & finally took pictures of them. Yeah, and I know they are pretty hokey as pictures go… What can I say – it was […]
Read MoreShrug accomplit! For all the worries, I think this is perfectly wearable for my cousin’s wedding. First of all it slides on easily. No worming to get into it. I’m many things but decidedly not a victim to fashion. This shrug is also a perfect twin for the dress. The yarn’s silky sheen is my […]
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