Category Archives: classes
WRAD is coming…sounds like something we said in fifth grade. But it’s so much more!
As I do every week in my library, I am planning on reading aloud with my students on March 7th. The difference is that it happens to be a very special day in the world of reading. It’s World Read … Continue reading
Rabari: Stitched Story, Day of Wonder
The woman wears layers of richly adorned clothing; her blouse is beaded and densely stitched with bands of color. Her head scarf, sequined and embroidered around the edge, covers her hair and hangs well down her body. She squats on … Continue reading
Teaching and simple treasures
I just got an email from one of the women who took my pouch class at Serial Knitters 2 weekends ago. She was sending a photo of her first independent finished piece. It was pretty ambitious! It was lovely! It … Continue reading
Experimentation
There are so very many things I ought to be doing tonight, but I would rather search for flower ideas for the next feltmaking class… I am antsy and have the jitters. This happens when I am itching to play … Continue reading
The Winds of Change
As I mentioned before, the past two years have seen a great change for me in my feltmaking life – the bread and butter pincushion business dried up over the course of about 6 months. In that same timeframe, classes … Continue reading
New class coming up!
I am back at it, finally! I’ll be teaching a class at Serial Knitters in Kirkland, WA next Saturday. Come join me for a luscious day playing with merino and silk to create a wet felted pouch. http://serialknitters.com/default.aspx Debie’s shop … Continue reading
WOW
It is so very exciting to hear from the folks at the studio, who have gotten a peek at some of your binders, that they are lovely!!! The title of this post is the title of the e-mail I got. … Continue reading
Soon, soon! And other cool stuff…
Oh, I am woefully behind on posting and keeping up with you, my inspirational students! I just found the Patterning Worksheet for Level 1class, which I will send you sometime this weekend – it was hiding on that defunct machine, so … Continue reading
Felt Galore
Just back last week from a teaching trip which took our family to Hawaii, and then 5 days in Oak Harbor, Washington to teach there. Feltmaking in Hawaii? Amazing – the passion is alive and well there, and I see … Continue reading
Felting Summer
Time to get busy with felt! August is the month to go for it: in Honolulu, August 1,2, and 3, at The Creative Festival, three wild days of make and take felt at the Calico Cat booth, with proprietor Carol … Continue reading
