Our Bodies are Just Right
I've been teaching a series of classes locally on sewing knit garments...a t-shirt, skirt and leggings. The students and I jumped right in with pattern drafting on the skirt and…
Grace
I'm pondering grace today. The word keeps surfacing in my reading and thoughts and this morning I decided to spend time with it's meaning. It's a nuanced word...moving with beauty…
Honestly, Change is Hard
My wee boy began preschool this fall. It's been hard. It's the first time he's been dropped off with a gaggle of other kids with or without his mama. Each…
My final repeating pattern
Surface Design Exploration
Final skirt - hand carved, repeating block print over subtle shibori natural dye I'm a maker. It's in my soul. Making gives my everyday life deeper meaning. While I love…
Dyed in onion skins. Still wet, the dried garments were several shades lighter.
Natural Dye Notes – Onion Skins, Cochineal and Logwood
I've been dabbling in natural dyes for a couple of years...not consistently or often, but on occasion. At first I wasn't hooked. That's not really true, I love the concept...taking…
The power of enough Space and for the love of squash
In my garden there are several volunteer squash plants. I'm a first time gardener, so rather than wisely thinning them out, I've delighted in their wish to become an edible…
My love of Bullet Journaling
I've always been a lover of lists. Lists with little boxes to check when completed. Packing lists. Making lists. To do lists. Grocery lists. Lists of restaurants visited on a…
Failing
Not long ago I had the honor of teaching at a skill swap. It was a lovely, peace-filled day full of happy, smiling people intermingling, learning a thing or two…
What is slow fashion?
Our first retreat is A Study in Slow Fashion...but what does that mean? Slow fashion, the alternative to fast fashion and part of what has been called the "slow movement",…
Highland Trail - Glacier NP
The meaning that fabric holds…
Four years ago, my husband and I took 3 1/2 months and traveled out west, camping in a tent for 100 nights straight. I did a lot of journaling and…