New wools have just gone online in my Etsy shop. These are hand-dyed marbleized colors that are all soft and muted, perfect for many applications such as sewing and doll making, penny rugs, rug hooking, and Continue reading
New wool in the works
Just a heads up about the new wool heading to my Etsy shop. I have been dyeing more marbleized wool colors and am excited to introduce them Continue reading
A hankering for crafting
A now a brief word from out sponsor! Just because it is the holiday weekend doesn’t mean we crafters have to do without. Remember that you can get a PDF instant Continue reading
Days of wool and roses
Here are some new marbleized wools in my Etsy shop. Lately I like to reference my wools with my dye book colors. I have 2 swatch sets: The Dusty Dye Book set and The Vintage Dye Book set. If you have a set this will make choosing colors Continue reading
New in the blog and on Etsy
If you look above you will see that my blog menu bar has two new additions. I now have new pages for tutorials and free patterns.
So now when you want to browse through my blog and find a pattern or a hint, all you need to do is click on Continue reading
A garden of wool
Here are some of my new marbleized wools currently for sale in my Etsy shop. These colors make me happy! Springtime is Continue reading
A patch of this a smidge of that
In my wool kitchen today, putting wool away from an order, washing wool, and dreaming of lovely color combinations.
It is so wonderful to have wool in my hands, examining each texture and color nuance.
I love to organize it by color, creating soft muted rainbows of fabric Continue reading
A shot in the arm
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You don’t have to be from the US or a subscriber or a customer. Continue reading
Free Flower pattern to celebrate Spring
I have had many requests for this flower pattern and got up the gumption to get it all together for you, my creative readers. To celebrate Spring, here is the Frilly Peony. Continue reading
A fond farewell
This week I said goodbye to one of my hooked rugs, packing it up to go to Texas. A customer who loved it purchased it recently and so I took it out of storage and examined it in detail. I took the opportunity to take a few Continue reading