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Archive for November, 2011

Yolo Wool Mill mill-in

On Oct 29 the Yolo Wool Mill near Davis had it’s annual Mill-In.  Tours of the mill, sheep shearing demos, a spinning circle, craft and fiber booths, food, music and fun. I met a sweet angora rabbit.  I want one.   Or two.  Gotta do some research.  So soft. He was so comfortable sitting on the […]

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Grandma’s hands

My aunt Amy, a professional photographer (www.amycantrell.com), took this picture of my grandma Lillian’s hands – my mom’s mom.  She was near the end of her life, living with the ravages of Alzheimer’s when it was taken.  Those hands that had known a sewing machine so intimately spent those last days repetitively folding and unfolding […]

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The first class was held at Windrush Farm – Mimi Lubberman’s sheep farm in Petaluma, Ca. We got to meet all the animals.   We learned about a particular quality of good fiber known as “crimp.” We got to feel hands on what good quality fleece for fiber feels like. We learned how to wash […]

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Libra love

Both of my parents are Libras, and I was inspired to make them a simple handmade gift as part of their birthday present last month. Eyeglass cases, made from scrap fabric from Discount Fabrics and some sheets of polyester felt.  The instructions are from this book. My mother and grandmother taught me the basics of […]

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  I started two workshops at the Regenerative Design Institute (RDI) last month.  RDI is a permaculture school in Bolinas, Ca.  These two workshops are part of a re-skilling series they offer – they are a two day Natural Plant Dye class, and a three day class called From Sheep to Shawl. Rebecca Burgess of […]

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the blogosphere

Toward the end of Summer I was looking through crafting books on amazon when I came across this book.  It sparked my curiosity and I promptly called my local bookseller, Pheonix Books, to order it for me. The Handmade Marketplace by Kari Chapin.  It is everything you could want to know about the possibility of […]

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