It Was a Rainy Night
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Two easy ways to prepare rhubarb
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Editor's pick: The best hair ties
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embroidery
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Book review: Japanese Quilting Piece by Piece
Japan has some legendary quilters and one of the most renowned quilt shows in the world: the Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival. So it’s no wonder needle arts junkies get excited when a new Japanese quilting book hits the shelves. Japanese Quilting Piece by Piece by Yoko Saito (Interweave, 2012, softcover, $26.95) recently hit my [...]
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Embroidery for beginners
My obsession this week is embroidery. (Yes, I guess I am quite fickle when it comes to crafts. I also have a chronic case of unfinished-objectitis.) It all started when I came across a well-made video (via Poppytalk) by stitching superstar Jenny Hart that demonstrates how to embroider on paper. (If you’re unfamiliar with Hart’s [...]
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What’s in your bag: craft edition
This week, I’ve been spending a lot of time waiting. In ERs, in sickrooms, on the road, in parking lots, on trains and on streetcars. Helping loved ones get better involves driving hundreds of kilometres, drinking many pots of tea and spending lots of quiet hours watching them sleep away their maladies. All this waiting [...]
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Counted cross stitch renaissance
Counted cross stitching has been part of my crafting repertoire since I was a kid. When I was 10 or so, my parents signed me up for a 4-H club, where I learned how to do a bunch of different crafts, including cross stitching. Like Girl Guides and other after-school groups, 4-H was a place [...]
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Learning Sashiko Quilting
Japan is obviously still on my mind a lot. So much so that last week I dug out an old sashiko quilting kit I bought there. It’s been lingering in a drawer for five years, and now I’m wondering why I haven’t picked it up before. It’s fun, easy and portable – not something you [...]
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Sweet Summer Stitching for the Weekend
Hi friends, Wherever you are and whatever you’re making this weekend, I hope it’s great. I’m putting on my jetpack and taking off a little bit early today, so I’m going to leave you with a couple photos of my current crafty endeavour. (Oh yes, that is a copy of Embroidery Companion – and it [...]
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Two Books of Note
Hi friends, I’m super excited about two books that will be appearing on bookstore shelves this week – both books by crafty heroes of mine. The first is Embroidery Companion: Classic Designs for Modern Living, by Alicia Paulson of Posy Gets Cosy. I’ve been reading Alicia’s blog for a long time now, and it’s one [...]
