Author Archive for: Michael
Entries by Michael
A question for all you design-type folks…
I’m working on designing a piece that will be emblematic of the four seasons. I’m going to have a four-armed solar cross in the center of a circle, with one quadrant for each season. What colors do you associate with the various seasons? I’ve tried doing a traditional Wiccan representation, based on the elements, and […]
They grow so fast!
Many of the tiny kegos have lost their hairiness and more than doubled in size. And they’re chewing their leaves into lace!
silkworm management… the paintbrush
When you need to move a tiny kego from place to place, like when you give them new leaves and need to get them off of the old ones… a paintbrush is the best tool.
Kego surprise!
Wow, that was fast! I took the Bombyx mori eggs out of cold storage on the 17th. Their typical time to hatch is 10 to 14 days. Apparently, there were some who didn’t read the manual!
My new website!
Yaaay! I’ve got my new silk website, WORMSPIT.COM up and running! Y’all check it out!
Some more silk
This silk is dyed for a couple of different projects – the top row is stuff that I’m trading, along with some cocoons, to someone who is going to embroider my Oak King into a kerchief for me. The bottom row is the silk for that Oak King.
It's MULBERRY TIME!!
Well, it’s That Time!