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Month: July 2012
Blocking: Needlework and crochet
I managed to set two of my pieces up for blocking today – an odd-shaped afghan and a piece of needlework/tapestry that I started about seven years ago. (Blocking is the act shaping your work once it’s been washed and is part of “finishing”).… Continue Reading “Blocking: Needlework and crochet”
The next project……
And in case you were interested – with all my newfound “getting it” on the crochet front – this is the project I am starting on the weekend (from the book Contemporary Crochet). It’s easy and tricky at the same time…. the actual crochet… Continue Reading “The next project……”
The willingness to get it wrong.
It may be a groggy Friday (friends over for dinner last night, much wine consumed), but already today I had two Eureka! moments in totally unrelated areas: Crochet (it’s clicking suddenly – I can read my stitches – my crochet is coming out the… Continue Reading “The willingness to get it wrong.”
Reconfiguring the classics – a Max Richter short.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTapNp-31rU%5D A little musical geekery for those of you interested in classical music, minimalist music, reconfigurations of the “greats”, and the ever-interesting Max Richter. The fact of having to wait until 2013 for this album release is a bit maddening on the heels of… Continue Reading “Reconfiguring the classics – a Max Richter short.”
Photographs from the Wacky Woods (Fanny Bay, BC)
On our recent vacation, we stopped at the Wacky Woods on our way out of Fanny Bay, BC. It was a quick jaunt into the forest to show our friends the outdoor installations of the late George Sawchuk – but the sheer volume of… Continue Reading “Photographs from the Wacky Woods (Fanny Bay, BC)”
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