Working hard for our river miles...
How to Let Go and Allow the Flow of Life
I've been on a major learning kick this year. All receptors open and, honestly, a bit jammed up with all of the information. Like anything, to save my sanity, I…
Why a Sewing Retreat is just What you Need
Did you get to go to sleep away camp when you were a kid? I didn't. I always envied those lucky kids who did. Truthfully, none of my friends went…
Various shades of yellow with osage orange due
Natural Dyeing with Osage Orange
various shades of yellow, using Osage Orange natural dye, on cotton and linen This week, I finally got my hands dirty! I got out those Osage Orange (natural dye from…
Surrendering to the Season
Sometimes it's so hard to accept that we can only do so much at a time, and yet it's also freeing. The surrender. Surrender...often looks like a kicking-and-screaming-followed-by-peaceful-acceptance cycle for…
The Other Side of the Bookshelf or Books with a Lifetime Membership to my Bookshelf – part 2
I love learning. I bet you do too. I started to look at this list as a list of EVERY book that touched my life and soon the list because…
Books with a Lifetime Membership to my Bookshelf – part 1
(or the books that have majorly influenced the course of my life) I've read 520 books this spring…or at least it seems so. The number is probably closer to 5.…
My Grandma Made Me Do It
Well...not made me, per se, but certainly inspired me to do it! Grandma Marian, she's the one I often think of when I think about my making journey. She's the…
Choosing the Right Materials
It takes time to learn how fiber/fabrics behave I'm a relatively new knitter and am working on my first sweater for myself...I'm 9 months into it! I hope I love…
How I Plan My Garment Sewing
I have a strong inner nerd, who loves to plan, sketch, dream and consider the possibilities before narrowing it all down. I love taking inventory of what I have and…
Living Wholeheartedly
Have you witnessed, or experienced your own, wholehearted expression? There's a magic to it. Something I can't quite articulate; that I can only see from the corner of my eye.…