Enfield Shaker Museum Fiber WeekendLooking forward to talking at the upcoming Enfield Shaker Museum Fiber Weekend, March 28-30, 2025. I will be speaking on texts textures textiles on Friday evening, but there is lots more happening. For more info on other speakers and programs. Find it HERE. My grandmother stacked and stored her quilts in the attic. One of my favorite pastimes was unfolding them and looking at their patterns and fabrics. From this process, I learned color theory. A discarded box of one inch quilt squares, a lesson using the drop spindle, a goldenrod field turned into dye; these happenstances led me to construct… |
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stitchingsetting the stage for stitching stitching is thinking time whilst researching |
objectsI stand at my worktable, pierce holes in paper, thread a needle with waxed linen and bind the pages together… |
needlework toolsThis coming Sunday marks the Hari-Kuyo broken needle ceremony–a 400 year-old Buddhist tradition originating in Japan that honors the implements… |
mendedThe thermometer’s mercury slid to a new seasonal low this morning, 16 degrees F. Thankfully, outdoor chores—putting the garden to… |
“tag sale time”It is summer, and so tag sales abound. In our favorite weekly, The Shopper’s Guide, we scour the tag sale… |
whenRecently, M has been asking me a series of “when” questions: –when did the hummingbirds return last year? –when did… |
bundle upWith the next polar vortex bearing down on us, it is time to gather one’s warmest clothes and prepare to… |
town meetingRecently, we had a special town meeting. In the state of Massachusetts, towns having less than 6,000 citizens utilize the… |
ursula cuttSet your sails for Portsmouth, NH this weekend and plan to be in attendance at the historic John Paul Jones… |