As usual December was here and gone so fast I don't know why I was in such a tizzy. Â One respite from all of the holiday preparations was our weavers gathering that took place at a pop-up shop in Viroqua called Artisan Alley. It was a great place to find quality handmade items and I [...]
Christmas is here and gone, mostly a blur of cooking, cleaning and wrapping that I am happy to let go of in exchange for some quiet knitting in front of the fire. My mitten gifts to my daughters was well received, even by the youngest who received hers WYBA. My acronym for a knitted gift, [...]
winter wonderlandsome christmas cheersuch a fun studio to photographgreat lentil soup and treatsmore of Amy's workElin modeling my scarf and showing her knitted scarfa color filled and charming houseDenise's lacy woven scarfold textiles and patternsmade me smile Amy is an artist I have long admired so it was doubly wonderful for our weavers group to be [...]
Happy New Year to friends, near and far. May you prosper in peace and wisdom this year.
Susan's barn loomAround Susans' studioMy Swedish lace shawlMaking monrovian starsshopping at Avalanche Looms, always a delightmy lampworked bracelet/ Evans hubby doll/ Olgas' coat/ Barbs' rep weaveWhite elephant gift exchange and Joannes treasure trove of bobbins from SusanBring your own fruit, fruit salad with St Lucia buns Everything about our gathering, on St Lucias' day at Susan's [...]
Looks like another snowed in Christmas eve. Hopefully we can fa la la tomorrow. For now, it looks like a great time for a snowball fight and some cookie baking. Molly looks ready! I hope your holidays are filled with peace and the joy of the season.Springerle cookiesSeriously over sprinkledThe mad sprinklers at work
From Kindred ThreadsFrom Kindred ThreadsFrom Kindred ThreadsFrom Kindred ThreadsFrom Kindred ThreadsFrom Kindred ThreadsMy family has shared a peaceful, beautiful; snowed and iced in Christmas. Two family gatherings have been postponed until this weekend, when hopefully our driveway will not be shear ice. No worries about having a white christmas!I hope that all of you have [...]
Christmas blessings to friends near and far.
