The Blanca Flight Suit made with IL019 Ultramarine Midweight Linen Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do My name is Annie, I am 22 and from Ontario, Canada. My nickname is Pickle. I am named after my great-grandmother, making me the third Annie Pickle in our family! I have a strong passion … Read more
Missy Graff Ballone’s new book, Wellness for Makers: A Movement Guide for Artists is a book I’ve been waiting awhile for. It is finally out from Schiffer Publishing. Many of you know I worked as an occupational therapist for 17 years in a wide variety of settings including adult inpatient and outpatient rehab, work rehab/pain … Read more
Clothing, pillows, tents, shoes, and purses are just a few places where zippers are used on a daily basis. A relatively modern invention, zippers were first invented in the 1890s as a shoe closure to replace buttons, which were time-consuming to close. Zippers gained widespread popularity during World War I when the military ordered 10,000 … Read more
Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Readers’ Choice Awards 2022 Winners We are thrilled to announce the winners of the first annual Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Readers’ Choice survey, where nearly 2,000 dedicated members of the quilting community cast their votes for their favorite quilting products and brands. As you can imagine, the … Read more
Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Readers’ Choice Awards 2022 Winners We are thrilled to announce the winners of the first annual Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Readers’ Choice survey, where nearly 2,000 dedicated members of the quilting community cast their votes for their favorite quilting products and brands. As you can imagine, the … Read more
Once again I have seen someone state with absolute certainty that ‘vadmal’ (or vadmel) is made by weaving a very open cloth then fulling it significantly. Based on my research into wet finishing and fulling, my extensive experiments into fulling a great variety of woolen cloths, same yarn, different densities, creating different qualities of cloth … Read more
Tuesday, 30th August 2022 As my long-time readers know, I messed up my knee pretty bad in something the family refer to as “The Gin-cident” Unfortunately being a stubborn old bird, I didn’t get treatment until too late and have caused lasting damage. This improves and declines with regularity and there are periods where I … Read more
Many quilters tell me they love the last step of the quilt-making process—stitching the fold of the binding to the back of the quilt by hand—as a calm, meditative activity after which they’ll have a finished quilt, ready to use . That sounds great; I enjoy finishing a quilt, too! But I prefer to finish … Read more
An apron is always a useful accessory, whether it is worn in the kitchen, in the garage, or even an art studio. They are also incredibly easy to customize and create! One of my favorite parts about the apron I’m sharing with you today is that it is fully adaptable to suit any size, add … Read more
Seed stitch knitting is a wonderful, easy, textured stitch that even beginners can manage with ease. It is a very useful stitch, as it is reversible, so can be used for projects where both sides of the knitting will show. In addition, it doesn’t curl up, it lies nice and flat, so it can be … Read more