This project involves colour- stranding. It is worked in the round and features an alphabet of words naming many kinds of fibre. This pattern could be adapted to make a knitting bag too. Use a larger needle, I suggest a 2.75mm to make the bag roomier. Line it with muslin and make a longer draw […]
One of the things I love best about knitting is the creative opportunities that we have with every single project. Variations can be small, or they can be big. We can switch out the colour or the texture of the yarn and make a pattern our own. If a pattern has a cable we don’t […]
I was recently a guest on the Gift Biz Unwrapped Podcast by Sue Monhait and she began with a traditional question she asks of each guest about their motivational candle. She asked me, “What colour would your candle be, and which words of wisdom would you write on it?” I was so delighted by this […]
2020 was a difficult year for most, adapting to a whole new way of life. From a personal standpoint, the pandemic was but one of the events that changed my life. That, paired with personal loss and everything that brought about, and then the loss of my job made for a complicated year. One of […]
Words are powerful and can mean many things, depending on their usage. They can be uplifting, and they can bring us down. We’re fortunate to have the power and freedom of speech where we live. There were many possibilities with the theme of Words of Gratitude and Wisdom; the dilemma was which one to choose. […]
When the theme of this issue was announced I had no idea what word to use, much less the technique I’d use. I asked my Facebook friends what positive words best reflected the pandemic. There were many great words, but three that stuck with me were family, friends, and awakening. As a single person living […]
If you could have one wish, what would it be? My answer is peace. The older I get, the more I find myself avoiding conflict in my life and it’s amazing how much nicer life is. Peace is a desired state not only in my personal and professional life, but more importantly on a larger […]
Words are powerful and can be used in many ways: labels, meanings, connotations, implications. The words that capture this last year and a half with Covid for me are mental health. So much about our environment changed and continues to change and the implications to everyone’s mental health may not be understood for a while. […]
When I learned of the theme for this issue was exploring Words of Gratitude and Wisdom, I immediately thought of how popular subway art is in machine embroidery. I also pictured a family tree but instead of using family names, I pictured words of gratitude and wisdom that reflect both how we felt during the […]
In 2020 our world changed. Things we took for granted were taken away, but we were also given the gift of time to do things that we never seemed to be able to do. We now had time for quilting, learning a new craft, hiking, enjoying fresh air and nature, camping, walking with a friend […]