For art, needlework, blogging… or anything else that’s really important… Our lives are busy, just in making a go of it – we have jobs to pay the bills, family to attend to, friends who want to see us, not to mention chores that need to be done for health, if not for just wanting [...]
Stitching with a Shimmy
Shimmying through life with needles and thread…Archive for December, 2008
I finally named my big huge sampler pattern – it will be Tramatina when it is released. And after I named it I promptly forgot why I named it that. I do remember that it’s a combination of the names of some very complicated friends. Unfortunately, I’ve had a big setback on that front. And [...]
On the same shiny, glitzy front as last week’s review, we have Bead and Sequin Embroidery Stitches by Stanley Levy. If you ever think you might want to bead your own cabaret bellydance costume, or just add a bit of shiny glitz to an embroidery project or crazy quilt, this book will teach you how [...]
Last night as I was ironing the EO’s shirts for work, I had a little epiphany. I caught myself thinking “I never thought I’d be doing this.” After all, I consider myself a feminist, I’ve become over the years a very casual person, and the thought that I’m spending my Sunday evening in my studio [...]