Color. Nothing but color. (And a Chihuahua.) Not sure how anyone slept on these, but it sure is fine to sit and inhale the color as the late afternoon sun adds backlight accents!
Category Archives: 640 Home Ec
Washing Fringed Rugs
I’d heard horror stories about combing out long fringes after the washing machine got hold of them. I also had a sternly worded suggestion from my weaving teacher that if you are going to sell a rug as washable, you should wash it first. I also wanted to see what happened to a rug when…
Where did my ergo cutter go?
My routine is to do an hour of prep work in my studio, slicing incoming fabric, assembling colors for a new rug, sewing up bottom and sleeve bands for the “hit or miss” rugs, and so forth, followed by at least two hours on the loom, before I turn on my PC. I was just…
Newly sharpened shears
Say THAT three times quickly! Newly sharpened shears newly sharpened shears newly sharpened shears! Oh, the joy of finding a new sharpening service! The little store where I used to take my good shears closed in the depth of the recession. It was sad; it was a convenient location I passed frequently on my way…
How to Make a Rag Rug Loom
My first answer to the question, “How do you make a rag rug loom?” is, “Don’t. Buy one instead.” At least, buy your first loom. Buy, or trade, or borrow, or take a weaving class at your local community college or arts center. Big looms, with moving parts, are serious pieces of craft equipment. Look…
Dreaming of domestic colors
A few weeks ago, I started buying bed linens from the various thrift shops I frequent, thinking I would need a greater volume of fabric than I was able to obtain from my usual sources. If I buy leftover yardage when it’s useful colors and priced at $1/yard, sheets are an equivalent value at $2/twin…
Knitting Returns
December 26, 2003 Friday I am knitting again. It feels like I never stopped; my hands don’t miss a stitch. How could I have not been doing this for so long? I have been a knitter as long as I can remember and got very serious in 1986 in an attempt, eventually successful, to reduce…
A visit from the zoning fairy
I’m going to consider this a warning shot. One of my neighbors complained that I was running a business in a residential zone. Well, I am, and that’s legal, as long as I’m not selling from my home, which I’m not. Unfortunately, that’s as much because I’m not selling much as because I don’t sell…
Artistic life
Post-bronchitis, post-installing three concurrent shows, post-Moore County Arts Council Tour de Moncure show opening, the first with my name on the postcard (along with nine other artists). Busy weekend and it’s still only Sunday morning! 1. Acknowledge that this is the first time I’ve been able to stock three concurrent shows–Willow Walk in Burlington, Moore…
Floating the Yakima River
Monday over breakfast with John’s children, we decided to float the Yakima River rather than drive around the valley. $140 later after stops at WalMart and a Truck Supply store, we were off. The water isn’t quite snow melt, having been tempered slightly in Lake Keechelus before flowing down to Roza, but it’s not exactly…