another bed linen apron made on the treadle… It’s a double-layered nice and thick work apron. I used this pattern from Ink and Spindle (except I didn’t use the D-rings. I just made a tie at the neck.)
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Apron #2
Posted in Uncategorized on May 20, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
pillowcase apron
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
I am starting a project of sewing aprons on the treadle made from re-purposed kitchen and bed linens. This first one was super easy – almost felt like cheating – because the pillow case already had a nice ruffle on it. I simply cut off the part I didn’t want. Then using fabric from a […]
felted slippers
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Sean and I went to the first annual Wool & Fine Fiber Symposium in Point Reyes Station back in November. It was an inspirational event updating the community about the state of the local Fibershed project, uniting artisans, farmers, shepherds, shearers and entrepreneurs. We were inspired by this pair of slippers we saw there. We […]
Winter Solstice 2012
Posted in Uncategorized on January 1, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
The sunrise was exceptionally beautiful that morning of Dec. 21. This year I had no tree or decorations other than a wreath and door swag that I made at a community wreath making workshop at the Sunnyside Conservatory in SF. Working with these materials was aromatherapy. Also, as gifts this year I made little packages […]
felting with Sean
Posted in Uncategorized on December 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On a very rainy Saturday Sean and I took a felting workshop at Tilden Park in Berkeley. There were lots of options of what we could make. The instructor gave us wool from the Little Farm’s black welsh mountain sheep to use. The wool was slightly brown because the wool gets “sunburned.” Sean helped out […]
Atl Atl and dart making
Posted in Uncategorized on October 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I am going through a mini-obsession with learning basic hunting and gathering skills. I recently went fishing for the first time, and did some shooting practice with an old 22, on a visit to my grandparent’s house in Maine. I’ve always been curious about archery, and then I came across this workshop in the calendar […]
canning craziness…
Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I was going to skip doing a blog post this month but my mom really wanted me to show the extent of our preparedness for our two week cross-country road-trip coming up soon. All of my other projects have been set aside this month for canning. LOTS of canning. I am having food allergies and […]
Fun with Fermentation
Posted in Uncategorized on July 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Fermentation happens. It just does. And you can make it happen. This is really fun. Sure, you can have mis-steps, and mess-ups, but once you get the hang of it, the magic starts to happen. Everything, and I mean ev-er-y-thing, has some population of bacterial organisms on it. You, me, fruits and vegetables, the table, […]
Unmentionables…
Posted in Uncategorized on June 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
So for the first step in creating and acquiring a mostly handmade wardrobe, I decided to start at the bottom, literally, with panties – made out of recycled knit fabrics from old turtle necks and t-shirts and stuff. I found some great tutorials online with different ideas and techniques, like this and this and this, […]
the beauty of Broth.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Good broth will resurrect the dead.” – a South American proverb. Well made stock is a potent source of easily assimilable nutrients and minerals. Back when most animals were slaughtered locally and nothing went to waste – bones, hooves, knuckles, heads and tough meat – all went into the stock pot and cooked long and […]