Clay Adventure: Making a Mug
A few months ago, my mother-in-law told me she’d been dreaming of taking a ceramics class. A wheel class for beginners is proving difficult to find here in Vancouver, but I did eventually come across […]
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I Made a Sock!
My friend Teresa walked me through grafting the toe with Kitchener stitch, and my first sock was done! I haven’t started the second yet, because I’m working on a couple of projects that have a […]
Cold-Process Shampoo Bars: Who Knew?
I’ve raved about my newest obsession with making soap, yes? Of course I have, because I’m obsessed. And I got it in my head a couple of months ago that since I’m now capable of […]
“The Pitfalls of Sharing What I’ve Made with the World”
When I sent my last newsletter and asked people to write me a letter, I wasn’t entirely confident that anyone would. How amazing that I’ve already received four letters! It’s a very intimate exercise, to […]
Attack of the Baby Dinosaur!
When I sewed the last felt spot onto Owen’s hat on Monday, I kinda sorta burst into tears. I’d made my kid’s first Halloween costume, dude. I felt like a god. Granted, I had a […]
Fall is the best season, especially in a handmade sweater.
The weather has been so gorgeous here the last couple of weeks, it’s all I can do to sit inside and work. It’s like a proper northeast autumn – blue skies, crisp air, turning leaves. […]
Hank Vest, Finished!
I finally made Owen some clothing. It was killing me not to have made him clothing. So now I won’t keel over! I blogged about the project over at CrochetMe.com, so I’ll just nudge you […]
Shwin & Shwin’s 20-Minute Upcycled T-Shirt Scarf
I discovered Shwin & Shwin’s quick tutorial for an upcycled t-shirt scarf a while back on Pinterest, and I finally tested it out on an old t-shirt this morning. The verdict: ACE. One old t-shirt, […]
Sometimes an iPad Case Needs a Cover
When I got my iPad over the summer, I also got the case Apple makes for it. It’s a handy design. Kind of like a book, but also like a stand – there’s a slot […]
What Would the Picard Do: A Screen Printing Test
A few months ago on a slow work day I bought a bunch of screen printing supplies off Craigslist. I’d never actually screen printed anything, but I was seized by the crafts monster that lives […]
