leemeredith

we’re going!!!!

the time has come… we leave early in the morning for san francisco, where i’ll be shooting a wedding on sunday (no, i don’t normally shoot weddings, but it’s a college friend, so it should be fun). then on monday, up to portland we go to find a place (any leads??) until we fly backContinue reading “we’re going!!!!”

fare thee well

i finished my moving mix! it’s very specific. it’s about living in califonia my whole life, deciding i want to try someplace new, making plans to move away with pete, choosing portland, finding a new home with him, a bit about adjusting to the new weather, and optimism about the future, with tints of sadnessContinue reading “fare thee well”

thank you!

thank you so much to everyone who has helped me out with moving costs by ordering from my store, or by telling others about the sale. i really superduper appreciate every single order, you’ve all added a nice much-needed chunk to my moving fund! sorry posting will continue to be infrequent and short throughout thisContinue reading “thank you!”

leethal on threadheads!!!!

woo! check out this week’s how-to tuesday threadbanger video!! it features my zine, with a how-to on ninja mitts made from t-shirt scraps (like these and these). http://www.threadbanger.com/embed/player (this was the fun news i thought would come on friday, but i forgot about how-to tuesdays for the summer, so i was surprised to see itContinue reading “leethal on threadheads!!!!”

moving sale!!

Joe Biel has a “bowl theory – that most areas of the country are very hard to leave. People build momentum, rolling up the sides of a bowl, and just as they are about to reach the lip, they get tired, and settle back to the stable situation they are in at the bottom ofContinue reading “moving sale!!”

make a pinhole lens for your camera!

tutorial time! and this one is for photoheads out there, no more yarn talk! i’m gonna show you how to make a pinhole “lens” for any SLR camera. everything should work with a film camera, but with digital you’ll be able to experiment more to get the best results without having to pay forContinue reading “make a pinhole lens for your camera!”

one more knitting post

ok i’m sorry to non-knitting readers for all these knitting posts, but i assure you i will be posting a neato photography-related how-to very soon! i found this book from 1968 at my super awesome local used book store {open} so great! i get bored easily with big projects, which is why hats and mittsContinue reading “one more knitting post”

knitty! and whammy! hooray!

i submitted my first pattern to knitty yesterday! not just my first knitty submission, but the first pattern i’ve ever written! i feel so accomplished; i can now call myself a designer and have something to show for it. it probably won’t actually get into knitty, i’m trying not to be too optimistic about it.Continue reading “knitty! and whammy! hooray!”

random facts + super happy creative day!

i got tagged! by elizabeth of the crafts of destiny. so the thing is: list 7 random things about yourself and then tag 7 more people to do the same… here i go! 1. i grew up thinking tofu was super gross because of clarissa explains it all, and now it’s a staple of myContinue reading “random facts + super happy creative day!”

multi-colored custom yarn with kool-aid, part 2!!

Update 2/25/2010: I’m doing a new dyeing tutorial, and decided I’ve learned so much and changed my methods over the years that I should edit these old posts a bit, so the basics here are original, but some minor details are changed… ok part 2: complicated multi-colored self-striping yarn! so after i made that variegatedContinue reading “multi-colored custom yarn with kool-aid, part 2!!”