first of all, after getting all pumped up about spinning after black sheep, i did a spinning roundup on threadbanger to help people get started; i was so happy to see it mentioned on the craft blog! hopefully it’ll inspire many to at least try out a spindle… i hope to have lots of handspunContinue reading “yarn and fiber and weaving and knitting, whoa!”
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black sheep ’09!
so much fun at black sheep gathering yesterday! but first things first… baby goats! (the sound isn’t important, so turn off your sound now if you want.) http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5249164&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 i think we were told they’re 4 weeks old. oh so cute! but ok besides that… fiber! we looked at braid after braid of pretty fiber, andContinue reading “black sheep ’09!”
ten 10 yard cuffs, part 2: kits!
they’re up! 10 yard cuff kits! a little later than planned because it took freakin forever for that huuuge shop update, but i’m so excited about them!! so, here’s the deal… a standard kit comes with one mini-skein and 2 buttons, for making one cuff. so $10 gets you 10 patterns, 10 yards of hand-dyedContinue reading “ten 10 yard cuffs, part 2: kits!”
knitting, knitting, dyeing, and food!
some knitting stuff for you today… first of all, i’ve altered the mary jane booties pattern a wee bit. just changed a couple decrease types for looks, nothing that changes the shape or anything, so it’s not a big deal. i had knit them with fuzzy yarn that hid the decreases before, but while makingContinue reading “knitting, knitting, dyeing, and food!”
a couple tutorials
quicky post before my friend gets into town… just want to show you the last couple of tutorials i did for craftstylish. my last button post was a super fun, kid-friendly project – pipe cleaner button displays! as i said in the post, this is a craft project to bring out your inner-child-crafter. I feltContinue reading “a couple tutorials”
yarn and some other things…
so sorry for my bad blogging lately… i’ve been working a lot on posts for other blogs, and just focusing on other things, bad excuses. i wanted to tell you about a few things tonight, then i’ll try to post more often… first of all, i meant to post about this sooner: i have someContinue reading “yarn and some other things…”
winter sickness, go away! i’m done with you!
well well well it’s been awhile. sorry about that. so that cold i had around the holidays left, i was all healthy, then ten days ago i got hit with a fever and a whole different crappy cold that still hasn’t left completely. i spent about six days on the couch with the energy toContinue reading “winter sickness, go away! i’m done with you!”
experimental sleeve dyeing!
i’m sitting on my parents’ couch right now in southern california, sick with a stinkin’ cold, blah, so i haven’t had the energy to get some things done that i wanted to have done by now. but i think i do have the energy to write this belated post. last weekend was my experimental sleeveContinue reading “experimental sleeve dyeing!”
craftstylish tutorials and other updatey stuff
once again, i’ve fallen a bit behind in letting you know about my craftstylish tutorials… yesterday was my semi-photorealistic 3-shade freezer paper stencil how-to! this is a pretty crazy project – the result of having an idea pop into my head one day and then going for it. the tutorial uses the christopher walken stencil,Continue reading “craftstylish tutorials and other updatey stuff”
frame tutorial and some other things i made
craftstylish tutorial of the week: multi-photo frame! i really love this one, it turned out exactly how i wanted it! don’t you love it when a project comes out of your head and becomes a finished product just how you pictured it? yeah! also, a couple new handspun yarns in the shop! it was myContinue reading “frame tutorial and some other things i made”
Lee Does Stuff 