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Category Archives: past crafts
Past crafts: Things from the box!
I saw an interesting talk this week at the Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild by Loretta Oliver. She spoke about her journey to becoming a felter, and her inspirations, and had a slide show of many beautiful pieces. Afterwards, she did … Continue reading
Crafts of the Past – Christmas Edition
Every year these things turn up, and every year I wonder why I haven’t gotten rid of them yet. They are actually finger puppets, but ended up stashed with the ornaments. Anyway, my sisters in particular find them hilarious. I … Continue reading
Crafts of the Past: little yellow bird
I think this is actually kind of clever. My parents are cleaning out their house, which means boxes of things that I had long ago abandoned are now on their way to me. Mostly books. But, among the books are … Continue reading
Crafts of the Past: knitted doll – Beatrice in “Much Ado about Nothing”
Or is it a knit doll? A lot of my early knitting was dolls, dolls and finger-puppets. I knit most of them flat and then seamed, because I didn’t know how to knit in the round. Though knitting in the … Continue reading
Crafts of the Past: the plague of purple squirrels
Back in Jr High and a bit into high school my sister and I participated in a local youth theater. Mostly we did tech, mostly we did costumes. Anyway, this one time, the theater did “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” … Continue reading
Crafts of the Past: more people pins
I say more, because I already posted about one here. This pattern came from a book we had as kids. It’s possible, though, that it wasn’t a book for kids, but just for people who wanted to work with fabric … Continue reading
Crafts of the Past -handspun handknit socks
Spinning has been much on my mind, as I’ve been trying to find time to do it (hopefully, Christmas crafting will soon be over!) And what I’ve been spinning, recently, is superwash merino. So. Here’s the result of the first … Continue reading
Crafts of the Past – beaded pin
The thing I loved about craft swaps was the freedom to experiment. The thing I hated about craft swaps was just about everything else. So, I don’t do them anymore. And everything is fine. But as I was downloading pictures … Continue reading
Crafts of the Past: Curtains!
As I’m making new screens, my thoughts drift back to the old. I made a set of curtains for my elder daughter’s room before she was born. Printed on white cotton fabric, then colored in with crayons, and then the … Continue reading
Crafts of the Past – Blue Hat!
This hat became a Christmas present, and I haven’t seen it since. Continue reading