Dream 20080624, 6:40 AM: The Zoo of Giant Trees
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Author Archive for: Michael
Entries by Michael
Dream 20080625: Just a Kennebunk Jesus
Dream 20080625, 4:50 AM:
Dog Leash
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.
Texas Folk Life 08 – just my booth
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 […]
Folk Life Festival, Silk Worm Demos, Gratuitous Hot Cowboy Ass
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 […]
Die Messingbrettchen – the Brass Tablets
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, […]
Stitchin Fingers
I’ve joined a new networking site, called Stitchin Fingers. It’s a Ning Social Networking site – kind of like Ravelry (although not nearly as smooth), but for stitching-related textile arts. There’s mostly embroidery and quilting and stuff on there now, although there are groups set up for weaving and other formats. I’m just called Michael […]
SOAR Scholarship
I got word this morning that I’ve been chosen for a SOAR Scholarship! I’m very excited, and looking forward to meeting everybody there.
The Cambodians
On the left: a hybrid white Chinese strain. On the right: the Cambodian land race cocoon. I’ve been raising some silkworms from Cambodia. They’re Bombyx mori, same as all the other domesticated silkworms – but they’ve been bred for centuries to withstand the particular stresses and hardships of Cambodia’s hot, humid climate. They are MUCH […]
My brocade article in WeaveZine!
The new issue of WeaveZine is up, and my article on brocading is in it! I’m always excited to have something get printed (or, well, electro-published?) – but this format is particularly neat because it allows me to explain with video. So much of textile work is “And then I go like this, and it […]