dudsAlabama Chanin makes garments and each piece is stitched by hand by “artisans working in their own homes and businesses… |
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back-to-schoolIt is back-to-school season, and off I traveled to Woodstock, NY for a one-day workshop with Natalie Chanin. Even though… |
seasonal rhythmsWhere does the time go, and how in the world did we arrive so quickly to the new month of… |
homesteads & market fairsOne of my favorite places to visit is The Claude Moore Colonial Farm, nestled across the Potomac River from Washington,… |
samplersDetective work: that is the process used by savvy historians Dan and Marty Campanelli to trace the young girls that… |
laundry linesWhile tubs simmered and bubbled with bundled paper and textiles in the studio, the laundry dried on the line. Yes,… |
set asideGrowing up I watched my grandmother and mother can and freeze produce from the garden, setting aside or putting away… |