Monthly Archives: February 2011

Dixon

This here is what I did with my President’s Day weekend!  RiverChor (the community choir I sing with) was part of the 100th birthday celebration for Ronald Reagan in his childhood town of Dixon, Illinois.  We sang a half hour … Continue reading

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Fresh from the Dyepot – Silk!

Well, I had hoped to triumphantly show you at least one finished mawata silk glove in this post, but I just haven’t had the time to work on this that I thought I would have……so this will have to do … Continue reading

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Sun Dog!

Have you ever seen a sun dog?  It’s a halo around the sun when there’s an atmospheric flurry of ice crystals, but they show up much better when the sun is low in the sky.  We had one this morning, … Continue reading

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Silk Hankie Gloves Tutorial

Join me on a photo tutorial of making gloves from Mawata Silk Hankies!   This project is inspired by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee’s silk mittens, as you can read about in yesterday’s blog post.  Here are 4 hand dyed hankies, about 1 … Continue reading

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Mawata Silk Hankies : Project Inspiration!

I’ll admit, I don’t always keep up on the knitting community, especially now that I’ve discovered spinning and weaving.  During my Ravelry forum wanderings yesterday, something caught my eye.  Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (aka the Yarn Harlot), blogged about some lovely mittens … Continue reading

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January Tiger Club Reveal

It’s been a long cold white slog through winter, so I needed some cheerfulness.  Did you know that citrus fruit can be a natural anti-depressant? Citrus Splash on Falkland…. Falkland is an interesting wool.  As it came to me, it … Continue reading

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