Sometimes I feel like I’m the luckiest person on earth! I am so fortunate to have two of my three children return to live in our hometown. Both of my girls are starting families of their own and we are growing quickly. My new granddaughter, Sayler, is baby number four…
With two of my children growing their families, and with their group of friends in the same situation, I’ve been weaving a lot of baby blankets. Whether it’s for a new grandchild of my own or for one of their friends, it’s warms my heart when I see pictures of…
Have you ever picked up an issue of Handwoven Magazine or looked at a photo of a woven item and thought, “I’d never weave that.” I remember receiving the May/June 2019 issue of Handwoven and looking at the cover photo of these dotted hand towels (Circles and Checks Towels in…
My husband and I will soon be traveling to New Zealand. Although the plane ride may be, well let’s just say a little long, we are really looking forward to exploring a country that has intrigued us for awhile now. We will be traveling with friends so that makes the…
I have to be transparent here. I’m not an exact-type person. I’m more of a “let’s wing it and hope for the best”- type of personality. Sometimes in weaving that works out okay and other times- not so much. I’ve been weaving baby blankets for quite some time and never…
My daughter Lizzie has always loved to sew. When she was 12 she sewed herself some baggie pants without even using a pattern. As a high schooler she jumped on the bandwagon and sewed mittens from sweaters she found at the local Goodwill. Most of the boys on the basketball…
I have a confession to make. I’ve been dyeing yarn now for several years and have always skipped the step of first scouring the yarn. The yarn has always looked clean when pulling it out of the package. This summer I took a workshop which involved first dyeing the yarn…
