Cowboys are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other)

The video:

http://www.secretcowboys.com/

I’m in there – you can see me clearly in the twirling, and I’m in the background of several of the shots. Dark olive shirt, black vest, black hat.

Prize ribbons

This is just the first installment of the prize ribbons.

These ribbons are prizes for the Dallas Handweavers and Spinners Guild show which will open on April 13 at the main downtown library. The title of the show is “Sleight of Hand,” and all the themed materials (brochure, postcards, prizes, etc.) are related [...]

This is how I make it red

I put up a page on my dye process:

Embroidered lotus

I learned quite a bit with my first adventure in silk embroidery. Because somebody asked – I’ve done a couple of small stitching projects before, but I’ve never stitched with silk.

For scale, the lotus is just over 2 1/8″ top to bottom, 2 3/4″ side to side. It’s all stitched with [...]

Nothing impressive yet

I decided, with all the embroidery silk I’ve been making, I ought to try my hand at embroidery.

So this is definitely still a learning experience; I am figuring out a lot of things!

For scale, it’s just over an inch and a half tall. Red and white flat silk on smooth dupionni silk.
My favorite [...]

The pansies are line dancing