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Fibre Prep
Tour de Fleece (a yearly online spinning event held during Tour de France) started this weekend, and last week I prepared some fibre to spin. Â One of the Ravelry groups that I belong to suggested a...
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Some Finishes
I finished a few things this past week.The Granny Stripe blanket made from leftover fingering weight handspun-It is 26"x55", the perfect size for laying on my legs or putting around my shoulders. This...
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Ashton Top
I love sewing - it doesn't matter what I sew I am just happy to sit at my sewing machine. This past weekend I sewed myself an Ashton top (I mended some shorts too, still happy).The pattern is from...
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Tour de Fleece 2019
Tour de Fleece 2019 finished up yesterday. I was pleased that I spun every day of the tour, but I didn't get as much spun as I had hoped.I spun a total of 424g/1540m of yarn. The pink is a challenge...
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Finally Finished!
I am so thrilled to be finally finished this vest!The pattern is lovely - it is Capture a Cozy Moment by Carol Sunday. It was quite easy, with a nice Brioche band to liven up the knitting. It just...
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Dyeing with Indigo
This past week I tried indigo dyeing for the first time (and then had to dye more on the weekend to show the rest of my family how fascinating it is).I used a dye kit from Maiwa, that I had bought a...
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Another Ashton
I don't really know how the weeks are passing so fast! Summer is almost over. I have been starting new knitting projects and then taking them apart (I always find it hard to settle on a new project...
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York Apron, Apples and a Gnome
This week I made a York Apron.This is from fabric that I recently purchased at a fundraiser sale at the Costume Museum of Canada in Winnipeg (this is just the start of sewing with the fabric I...
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More Indigo Dyeing and Canning
This past week my sister came over to try out indigo dyeing (I guess I think everyone should see how interesting it is).This time we used the indigo kit from Jacquard. It worked really well - created...
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Late Blooms
This past week involved more canning of apple products, and house renovations - both are nearing the end for this year!I did dye up some fibre and yarn for a 'spin your most precious fibre' challenge...
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Spinning
I finished spinning the blend of silk and linen -I ended up with about 400m and 100g of a fingering weight yarn (65% Silk/35% Linen).It goes well with the skein of silk gima that I dyed along side the...
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A Quilted Mouse Pad
This week I made a tiny quilt for my computer.The optical mouse didn't track well on the stone countertop in our new kitchen (my desk is in the kitchen), so any excuse to make a new quilt!I pieced...
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Fabric Pod
I knew that when we added hooks to our new walk in closet that a hanging basket would be handy. I had been seeing quite a few quilted pods online and thought that would be perfectI used a piece of...
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Kitchen Renovation
We have been renovating our home since last March, when we finally sold our other house, so I thought I would show some pictures of the renovations so far. Apart from a new furnace, some plumbing and...
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Too Early!
At the end of last week there was a snow storm that came way to early!It started out beautifully-It was in the forecast, and this is what I was expecting for this time of the year - a light dusting,...
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Knitting Sleeves
I don't know why it still surprises me how long it takes to knit sleeves!Maggie can never resist the cord stoppersI think I have been knitting these sleeves for three weeks and I am still only half way...
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Embroidered Pillow
My Dad embroidered this lovely little picture recently-It is counted needle point. My parents blocked it and I blocked it again but it still ended up a bit slanted, so I thought it would work best as a...
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Shoo Fly Mini Quilt Tutorial
I recently made a new mini quilt and wanted to show how I did it.This is a Shoo Fly mini quilt with 3" blocks. It is 18"x24". It is a 5 by 7 block layout.I chose a Shoo Fly block because it is a simple...
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Holiday Photos
Last week my husband, oldest son and I came back from an amazing holiday - just over two weeks in Japan and four days in Seoul, South Korea. We have been to Japan before and absolutely love it, but it...
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Japanese Sewing Patterns
This weekend I sewed a tunic-The pattern is from this Japanese book-The book is roughly translated as Basic Adult Clothes, and it contains all these patterns-I bought this book in Japan for 1400 Yen -...
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