As I’ve said before, I LOVE getting packages from India. This one is something that I have been looking for for quite some time. It’s a hand-loomed pure Kosa (Tasar, or Indian Tussah) silk sari. It’s BEAUTIFUL. Just a peek, before I let you see the package opening up: But, of course, what I see […]
I’ve been stewing over this for a while… usually every time that somebody emails me to tell me that I’m a horrible person, and that I should only use Tussah silk, because it’s “Peace Silk”, gathered from the jungle only after the moth has flown away happy and satisfied. It just ain’t so. My take […]
I’m thinking that somebody out there in Friends-List Land is probably a Ravelry editor… but I don’t know who. Somebody posted a link to my Stitch Marker Page. The Ravelry link is here. I’d really like to get it tied to my Ravelry profile. I’d also like to be able to add photos. But, I […]
I’m doing a PowerPoint presentation on silk, which is something I’ve never done before – I usually just talk loud and wave my hands and pass around live insects. The live insects are demo rock-stars – everybody loves them. They rock the house. I have some experience with PowerPoint, but not much. I have a […]
I’ve been invited to teach at the Golden Gate Fiber Institute in Winter of 2009. The Institute is a joint venture of Judith McKenzie McCuin and Morgaine Wilder, and they’re setting up some seriously intense workshops. You can check their list of Summer 2008 classes for an idea of what caliber of instructors they’re getting; […]
My “To Keep Them Sweet” ribbon won a Complex Weavers prize at the Dallas Handweavers Guild show. Thanks to the kind help and good connections of a guild member, I was able to get it into the Complex Weavers Show at Convergence in Florida. One of the things I kind of agonized over, was whether […]
I finished the sample that I started to test out the Messingbrettchen – brass tablets. I decided that I had enough to make a short dog leash.
Another happy and fulfilling Texas Folk Life Festival! Unfortunately, I just wasn’t in the right head space for photography – I got good shots of my booth the morning of setup, and I went out with the camera walking around – but just couldn’t see any shots. Fortunately, user ZaftigWendy on Ravelry took LOTS of […]
I’m leaving after work for the Texas FolkLife Festival. It’s a great weekend – lots of fun, neat people, culture, and plenty of Texas sun. This is a shot from my booth from year before last. Here’s my full entry, if you’re curious. This is video of me being interviewed by WAOI TV. These guys […]
I ordered brass tablets from Messingbrettchen and they arrived a couple of days ago – I’ve had a chance to give them a little test drive, and see how they work. The tablets are stamped out of thin brass (Messing) and copper (Kupfer). They also make Neusilber, or “German Silver,” which is a nickel-copper alloy, […]