Category: Textiles

Post #2002: Always new things to learn….

I haven’t been making much lately – too busy with exercise and other things, not feeling obsessively inspired – it happens sometimes, you just get bored with all the things that you can do…. but recently I ordered this book and it’s got me… Continue Reading “Post #2002: Always new things to learn….”

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Post #1989: Making it about the process, not the product.

It’s Friday and I’m a little bit brain-dead (not because I’ve been working so hard, but because I am doing a mind-numbing piece of work this week that’s almost finished) so rather than brilliant post of brilliancy – I am posting a picture of… Continue Reading “Post #1989: Making it about the process, not the product.”

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Post #1977: In which a vaccine reaction gives me an excuse to stay home and sew.

On Monday night I got myself vaccinated against the flu, something I have been meaning to do since October, but has now become a necessity since I will be travelling to Ottawa on Sunday. Nothing like an airplane to breed illness after all. But… Continue Reading “Post #1977: In which a vaccine reaction gives me an excuse to stay home and sew.”

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Post #1975: Five (six) favourite makes from 2014

This might very well be my favourite make of 2014 – a Dala horse, hand sewn for my 3-year-old (horse-crazy) niece Grace. While she is much too young to appreciate such an endeavour – I will point out to you that the saddle is… Continue Reading “Post #1975: Five (six) favourite makes from 2014”

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Post #1972: In which I work on my creative learning process.

I spent my weekend in a creative process workshop which was the last event of the 2014 Maiwa Textile Symposium this year.  The class, taught by the fabulous Natalie Grambow, was an exploration of various techniques for stimulating creativity, and a small dip into… Continue Reading “Post #1972: In which I work on my creative learning process.”

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