I am so excited that this shawl is finally finished and so proud of what I have accomplished. Making this shawl has been a long journey– probably about 5 years long. When I started, this shawl was nothing but a bunch of really dirty mohair. We are talking so dirty that when I washed it,… Read More A Rags to Riches Shawl
I do tons of sewing, and a fair amount of knitting, but I also do other crafts. One of those is handspinning. I was lucky enough to be gifted an Ashford wheel several years ago, and although I don’t use it all the time, I have become at least minimally competent. I recently dyed some… Read More Handspun Yarn
In addition to all of the other crafts that I do, I also like to dabble in natural dyeing. Although there are many synthetic dyes available that make dyeing quite easy, for now I have decided to stick with natural dyes for my personal dyeing. This project has been in the works for a few… Read More Dyeing with Cochineal