Stitching with a Shimmy » blogs http://stitchingwithashimmy.com Shimmying through life with needles and thread... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:00:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 10 Inspirational Needlework Blogs http://stitchingwithashimmy.com/2009/08/17/10-inspirational-needlework-blogs/ http://stitchingwithashimmy.com/2009/08/17/10-inspirational-needlework-blogs/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:59:03 +0000 deRomilly http://stitchingwithashimmy.com/?p=694 This is a list of some of the needlework blogs I read on a regular or semi-regular basis. Things I really really like to spend time on when I can.
So, in no particular order, my 10 favorite inspirational needlework blogs.
  • Pintangle – Sharon Boggin’s blog. Between this and her stitch dictionary, my stitching life could be complete. :)
  • Annie’s Crazy World – I found this site through Sharon’s. Annie is one of Sharon’s Australian friends, and follows her sampler and her crazy quilting escapades. Very cool eye candy.
  • Grumpy Shopkeeper – Sally Webster keeps a small shop in Edinborough, and blogs about her adventures with knitting, crochet and other needlework stuff.
  • Virginie - yes, it IS in French. Look at the pictures if you don’t read French. :)
  • Moonsilk -Just cool needlework to look at.
  • Rooted In Mississippi – Rissa stitches and bellydances in Mississippi.
  • Elmsley Rose - Megan is learning historical embroidery by making a beautiful sampler of stitches.
  • Needle ‘N Thread - If you’re interested in the broad needlework world like I am, you’ll want to keep up with Mary Corbet’s blog.  Pictures, giveaways, and lots and lots of good information.
  • Witchypoo - Lovely stuff. Just beautiful work, in everything – art journaling, needlework, and such.
  • Linn Skinner – she’s been off and on because of health issues, but Linn Skinner provides really cool links, and she’s a gem of a source for historic needlework information.
]]> http://stitchingwithashimmy.com/2009/08/17/10-inspirational-needlework-blogs/feed/ 6 My Father the Techie! http://stitchingwithashimmy.com/2009/06/03/my-father-the-techie/ http://stitchingwithashimmy.com/2009/06/03/my-father-the-techie/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:00:24 +0000 deRomilly http://stitchingwithashimmy.com/?p=536 I mentioned a few posts ago that if she were still alive, I thought my mother would be out here shimmying along with me, probably leading the dance troupe, actually.

She and my Dad are very much alike in their love of life, if not of dancing (he just doesn’t get it, though he attended every one of my ballet performances for over 20 years just to support me.) I think he appreciates the bellydance more, especially when we throw in the comedy!

However, he is, unlike most 75 year olds (which is his age as of March), extremely technologically savvy. He was a technical writer, writing manuals for heavy equipment for Weyrhauser and then for animatronic machinery for Delta Tau. He understands more electronics than I could ever hope to – and has a general amateur radio license, which he’s had for over 50 years. OK, so he didn’t have the general license until they changed the rules 10 years or so ago. But he’s avid. He introduced me to computers and programming when I was 11, and to what became the internet soon thereafter with Compuserv.

And now he’s discovered the rest of the web. True to form, he’s jumped in with both feet. If you’re at all interested in how one lives well with both diabetes and kidney failure, go read his blog. If I know him, he’ll cover everything – from muzzle loading guns to medical procedures, to metalsmithing. And I know he’s starting a new blog devoted to muzzle loading. Leave him a comment. He may claim to be an introvert, but he gets a kick out of people reading his work. Most true writers do!

Dad’s Blogs…Yup. He’s now got multiples!

Life with Dialysis

Muzzleloading!

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