Inspired by Doris Lessing's The Golden Notebook, craft/fiber art, inspiration, memoir.
I started this embroidery project in 2016 or 2017 with the idea of doing something extra special with the materials and tools, which kind of accumulated over time. I've discovered that I work best this way, albeit extremely slowly. But what's the rush? I name this project Patience only after considering calling it Meditation because … Continue reading Patience
I wrote earlier this week about mending jeans and the reBUTTal hashtag. Out of all my possible reBUTTals, I decided to embroider BELIEVE WOMEN on the back pocket of my current favorite jeans. After taking the pocket off the jeans, I wrote the words on the pocket with a marker that washes out in the … Continue reading Mending Jeans for (Social?) Justice: Part 2
One of my favorite pairs of jeans developed a hole where the top of right back pocket attaches. I kept wearing them. The hole got a little bigger and I just wore longer shirts. Finally, I heard them rip one day as I was getting out of the car to go grocery shopping. Thankfully, it … Continue reading Mending Jeans for (Social?) Justice
Last week: Walk instead of going back to bed after I finish my morning coffee. Done for today - I took Lil for a walk on the W&OD trail (a rail trail) that runs through my neighborhood and all the way into DC. Done. Lil and I have walked every day since last Monday. Somedays … Continue reading The Week October 23-29
So last week I flaked out on everything and spent a good part of the week in bed, either reading (I finished a bad steampunk novel and started The Essex Serpent) or sleeping. Spinzilla was fun but, as usual, I went all-in and by Saturday was ready for it to be over. My hip flexors … Continue reading The Week October 16-22
Last week: Take fancy final project photos of Inamara, which involves getting Mr. Q & his photog skills. Ugh - I still need to do this. Carry on with (S)urge, the new shawl. Making progress! Spin, whether it's handpainted or some of the fleece from my stash. I started and finished spinning fleece from my … Continue reading The Week October 2-8
Last week: Take fancy final project photos of Inamara, which involves getting Mr. Q & his photog skills. Use his camera this time, not my phone. I talked to him about it but we never got around to it. Continue working on the new blanket. Finished. I started and restarted (twice) a shawl, and finally … Continue reading The Week September 25 – October 1
Last week: Weave in the ends of Aranami/Imanara (there are lots even though I've been weaving in as I go), and wash & block, then sniff & squish. All done! Choose and start a new knitting project. Will it be a blanket to give away or will it be a shawl to keep? I have … Continue reading The Week September 18-24
Last week: Order from Campus Cookies for Ethan for his birthday Thursday. Eat more of Ky's cake to celebrate in Ethan's absence. Our first birthday apart and his 18th. The cookies & balloons were a grand success - Ethan, his roommate and the guys on his hall feasted. I think it was a pretty good birthday … Continue reading The Week September 11-17
Last week: Decide what's next for Aranami/Imanara. The choices: Work the final row (different from regular rows) in the bright colored yarn. The final stripe would be 1/2 a row taller than all the other stripes. Work another stripe of the dull colored yarn, with the final row being part of the stripe. All stripes would … Continue reading The Week September 4-10
Little Golden Notebook 