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A little vacation update

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

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I left Vancouver yesterday morning in the aftermath of the so-called “hockey riot” and came here to Lincoln City. The house my parents have rented overlooks this beach. A very basic house in a spectacular location. The train ride down was awesome and relaxing… Continue Reading “A little vacation update”

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I've decided that 2022 is going to be my #yearofsocks since it's high time I learn to knit socks! After reaching out to friends and getting much helpful advice, I decided to pick up an all-round guide to sock knitting. The Sock Knitting Bible by Lynne Rowe, aka @the_woolnest arrived yesterday and it is everything I need to get started! Full of clear explanation and pictures, with a dictionary of sock elements, cast-ons, and knitting methods, I am so ready with this in hand. Hoping to find time for some swatching this weekend. #sockknitting #diywardrobe #knittersofinstagram #textilestudio
Not the most exciting photo, but as I was sewing this shirt last night (using my favourite shirt pattern - the #unionstreettee - modified to be exactly what I want in a shirt), I was reveling in the fact that whenever something I love wears out, not only can I mend it, but I can replicate it. I think I have made this shirt four times now (three in a rayon/linen, this version in a merino wool/tencel blend) and I have a fifth cut out for sewing as well! In any case, this is my PSA to encourage you to #learntosew your own clothes if you are so inclined! Garment sewing has its frustrations for sure, but once you find your tried and true patterns and the fabrics you ❤️, you will never want to go back. #diywardrobe #isewmyownclothes #sewistsofinstagram #garmentsewing
Rough draft of my next quilt. The colour squares will have 2 inch sashing between them. I finally have a plan to use up these weird little blocks out of my stash. Now to cut and sew the charcoal panel into the right measurements and sew! #texilestudio #textiledesign #quiltsofinstagram #quiltersofawesome
I've been sketching design ideas a lot more lately and so I invested in a wider range of pencil crayons which arrived today. Is there anything prettier? My old (small) set is going to be jealous. #texilestudio #weavingdesign #quiltdesign
I've been waiting for this box of colour to arrive! I don't normally weave in such bright hues, but I have a very plain warp on (8 yards/off white that was originally going to be Xmas towels) and am looking for a little lift. Beach towel it is! I'm weaving on the narrow loom so I will weave 2 panels and then sew them together. Plain weave so it's already moving quickly. #weavingloom #weavingdesign #texilestudio #weaversofinstagram #weaverfever
I've got 41 6.5 inch pieced quilt squares that have been in my stash forever. I sewed them eight years ago with the intention of making a 100 block quilt but I didn't love the way they were turning out so they went in a pile. Pulling them out now I can see how much I've learned about colour theory and sewing in the meantime! But even so, I've convinced myself they need to be sewn into something. So I've ordered 5 yards of dark grey fabric and this morning I mapped out a queen size quilt top. #quiltinglove #quiltsofinstagram #quiltersofinstagram #textilestudio #textiledesign
Setting up the loom and winding warp chains for my next #weaving project today. Yarn is Zephyr Wool-Silk which I have only worked with once before (this uses some leftovers from that long ago project). I *love* the colour pallette and hand of this yarn and am crossing my fingers that I will have a beautiful shadow weave shawl to wrap around myself in time for my birthday in early February. I've been unmotivated in the studio since late December, but I'm just taking this one tiny step at a time in hopes of making some headway. #texilestudio #weavingloom #weaversofinstagram #weaverfever #shadowweave
A meditation on borrowed time. Kimono silk, vintage Boro cloth, cotton, metal. 2021 #textilestudio #textilecollage #textileart #fabricart #textilestudent #2022
This looks about right for top posts of 2021.Thanks to all of you who follow and liked my posts this year! It gives me great encouragement in my textile experiments when I have a place to share them. I wish a shiny and colourful new year to all!!! #textilestudio
According to my insta feed, in August 2018 I was in the "end stages" of piecing this quilt. I had put together the center nine panels and just needed to figure out the sashing around them. And that is where I put this project away. As part of my end of year UFO process, I have spent a couple more hours with it and am committed to finishing this quilt top tomorrow with a plan to send it out for #quilting in the new year (it's worth the cost to me for professional quilting on an item of this size). It will be nice to get this one on the bed after languishing for so long! #textilestudio #quiltersofinstagram #quiltersofawesome
Before I start to plan my textile projects for the new year, I pull out my UFO (unfinished object) baskets and empty them onto my work surfaces. I frog crochet and knitting I have no interest in finishing, pull finished garments out that I didn't like and try them on again, and deconstruct sewing where I want to recover the fabric for future projects. These UFOs often span many years and may have been taken out of the basket for annual evaluation more than once. But there comes a point where I acknowledge that finishing is never going to happen and I might as well free up the materials and the space. Keeper projects get sorted with immediate finishers in a pile to be done before year end. Longer term ones get prioritized for the start of the year and I prep them by ironing and making a plan. It helps me start the new year with fresh intention and the bonus is that I often find knitting needles, scissors and other useful items tucked into the baskets and they can get cycled back into use. #textilestudio #weaversofinstagram #sewistsofinstagram
This came in the mail yesterday from @the.creative.good !!!! My planner for the first quarter of the new year and some wintery goodies to complement our next follow through sessions. @jill.margo is a genius creative coach and aesthete! #creativework #doyourwork #showyourwork

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