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crafts and more since 2006

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  • Friday Links: Amigurumi, Gaelic Kung Fu Panda, Birds

     Friday Links: Amigurumi, Gaelic Kung Fu Panda, Birds

  • Too Sweet A Craft to Be Defiled (Warning: Profanities Ahoy!)

     Too Sweet A Craft to Be Defiled (Warning: Profanities Ahoy!)

  • Mandala Stitchalong Week Four

     Mandala Stitchalong Week Four

  • Free Pattern: Everything Feels A Bit Sh*t

     Free Pattern: Everything Feels A Bit Sh*t
Friday Links: Amigurumi, Gaelic Kung Fu Panda, Birds
26
Feb 2021
Friday Links: Amigurumi, Gaelic Kung Fu Panda, Birds

Friday Links: Amigurumi, Gaelic Kung Fu Panda, Birds

Links and Curiosities

Last spring I accidentally started a ‘series’ of flower photos on Twitter and called it #MorningWalkBlooms. I think I’m going to do it this year too. Just noticing and taking pictures of flowers I see…

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Friday Links: Amigurumi, Gaelic Kung Fu Panda, Birds

Links and Curiosities

Last spring I accidentally started a ‘series’ of flower photos on Twitter and called it #MorningWalkBlooms. I think I’m going to do it this year too. Just noticing and taking pictures of flowers I see…

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Too Sweet A Craft to Be Defiled (Warning: Profanities Ahoy!)
24
Feb 2021

Too Sweet A Craft to Be Defiled (Warning: Profanities Ahoy!)

Life

I came across your blog & decided to follow it. I cannot remember why.BUT, after seeing today’s headline, I’ll never forget why I stopped following. Embroidery is too sweet a craft to be defiled. {Edit:…

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Mandala Stitchalong Week Four
23
Feb 2021

Mandala Stitchalong Week Four

Embroidery

Today the last pattern in the mandala stitchalong is up for download. You can still join in and get the patterns, there is absolutely no pressure to finish the patterns by any particular date. I…

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Free Pattern: Everything Feels A Bit Sh*t
22
Feb 2021

Free Pattern: Everything Feels A Bit Sh*t

My Patterns

The other day I suddenly had the urge to make an embroidery pattern like this. Because, generally, everything does feel a bit shit at the moment, right? ;-) So, while I was keeping an eye…

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Friday Links: Flatbread, Library, Radio
20
Feb 2021

Friday Links: Flatbread, Library, Radio

Links and Curiosities

My finished embroidery for the third week of the February Mandala Stitchalong. I have really enjoyed knowing that there are other people out there, stitching the same patterns as me these past weeks. That has…

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More Darning
17
Feb 2021

More Darning

Embroidery

Some of my recent darning projects. A glove that I bought not long ago was fraying along the edge of the cuff. So I added a bit of contrast with the darning. I would have…

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More Darning
17
Feb 2021
Books I Read in 2020
14
Feb 2021

Books I Read in 2020

Books and Reading

Last year I was very excited that I’d read 48 books in 2019 and of course I was hoping to “beat” that. I didn’t! I think a lot of people did a lot more reading…

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Friday Links: Roman Geometry, Japanese Castles, Cistercian Monks
12
Feb 2021

Friday Links: Roman Geometry, Japanese Castles, Cistercian Monks

Links and Curiosities

Blake in the snow on Sunday. He likes the snow, even had a little roll around in it! :-) It is cold for him, though, and there’s no way we could get him to wear…

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