July sock… to publish a pattern every month… *hmm*
Archive for July, 2007
Getting inspired
Posted in socks on July 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
World’s biggest stash
Posted in cleaning, mess, organizing, stash on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is Anna’s Mother-in-law’s stash… or part of it. She presents this “Church of Knitters” in her blog “Mochimochi”.
My own stash isn’t this big and after seeing this I pray it will never get this big either… though I am inheriting my mother’s stash (from 70’s and on) and as she is of a crafting [...]
Wedding Anniversaries 1-100
Posted in anniversaries, tradition, wedding on July 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
1st Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts:Paper
Modern Gifts:Clocks
Celebrating:Ideas and Symbols
Related:1st Anniversary Resources
2nd Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts:Cotton
Modern Gifts:China
Celebrating:Ideas and Symbols
Related:2nd Anniversary Resources
3rd Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts:Leather
Modern Gifts:Crystal
Celebrating:Ideas and Symbols
Related:3rd Anniversary Resources
4th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts:Fruit or Flowers
Modern Gifts:Appliances
Celebrating:Ideas and Symbols
Related:4th Anniversary Resources
5th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts:Wood
Modern Gifts:Silverware
Celebrating:Ideas and Symbols
Related:5th Anniversary Resources
6th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Candy or Iron
Modern Gifts:Wood
Related:6th Anniversary Resources
7th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts:Wool [...]
10 Projects Challenge
Posted in 10 projects, challenge, memes on July 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Vacuumed” from “Tale of a Shooting Star“
The Purpose:
The purpose of this challenge is to reduce the amount of patterns you have not stitched.
The Rules:
Have fun reducing your stash.
There is no time limit- people have different size projects they would like to work on.
Thou shall not purchase any new patterns until 10 projects have been stitched. [...]
The Finishing Challenge
Posted in crafts, cross stitch, fiber crafts, finishing, needlework on July 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Elizabeth Bozievich thinks finishing can be fun as well as creative, so she issues Cindy Humbard
THE FINISHING CHALLENGE“
An article from “Needlepoint Now” Nov-Dec 2006, Volume VIII, No. 6
There are some ideas of how to finish the needlework pieces at Needle Nook’s Stitchers’ Corner
I find the pillows extremely fascinating… So beautifully finished…
About crochet, weaving and Japanese craft magazines
Posted in Uncategorized on July 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I read Dora Ohrenstein’s “Busting The Bad Crochet Myth”, and I found it inspiring… It is true that we have our preconceived notions of what can be done with certain crafting methods – in this case the article is about crochet and clothing.
Now, not all have the same taste in clothing and crochet… some people [...]
Chinese doilies and thread crochet
Posted in Uncategorized on July 14, 2007 | 5 Comments »
What ever doily might be in Korean or Chinese, I don’t know… frankly, I don’t know if this site is Korean or Chinese either…
But they do have pictures and charts of doilies
Doilies 1Doilies 2Doilies 3Doilies 4Doilies 5 and some tatting patternsDoilies 6Doilies 7Doilies 8Doilies 9Doilies 10Doilies 11Doilies 12Doilies 13Doilies 14Doilies 15Doilies 16Doilies 17Doilies [...]
If that’s not enough, here’s some more ;-)
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
This “cake” is Bente2005’s doilies waiting to be made to something else…
Some Russian doilies… (about 50…)Another site with doilies and charts (cxema)An interesting discussion in a Russian forum – with a lot of pictures and charts of doiliesAnother forum with some doilies and charts
Russian photo storage with doiliesMoreAnother with brugge lace
In Russian doily is salfetka [...]
Doilies
Posted in crochet, doiley, doilie, doilies, doily, lace, runner, tabletop on July 11, 2007 | 18 Comments »
I have been doing doilies lately…I really like to crochet, and doilies are quick and complicated enough to keep me interested – BUT I don’t USE doilies… So I saw this picture of Anne Peach and her doily canopy – and THIS is a great thing to use the doilies for So I have [...]
Buddhabodhiprabhavasita
Posted in buddhabodhiprabhavasita, doughnut, goddess, lakshmi, prabha, tibet, tibetan food, vashita on July 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
LOL Yes, yes, I know… this is the Goddess Patricia Telesco gives for today, July 8th.Who is this Buddha Bodhi Prabha Vasita?
“Personifies spiritual regeneration and the power of light to overcome any darkness in our lives.She has the ear of Buddha, making her a mediator and teacher of universal truths.Go through your living space making [...]
