In my studio

I’ve been wanting to try dyeing wool felt for some special projects. A few weekends ago I experimented with ice dyeing, have you tried it? It’s a popular technique for creating [...]

I’m sewing half square triangles, who even am I? I don’t know anymore, but I do know that it felt great to use my machine for sewing something besides a dog toy repair or hemming a [...]

Since we’ve moved I’ve been playing with different ways to organize and display things in my studio space. For years I’ve had an old wooden typesetters tray hanging on my wall full of little [...]

I’m working on creating a stitch sampler for my upcoming embroidery on knits class. It’s fun practicing stitches on an old sweater that was likely headed for the donation bin. No [...]

Do you find yourself gravitating to the same colors or color combinations? Apparently I do! I was unpacking past projects in my studio and this pile of woolly works caught my attention. I love [...]

Back in Maryland, my former studio space had a big vintage armoire that I used to store all kinds of books, materials and supplies. We moved it to our new home in New York last month but I left [...]

Well, Hello! Happy 2021 to you! I’m writing this from my new studio window in snowy New York state. We moved from Maryland the very last week in 2020! If  you’ve ever moved from a [...]

I’ve got some exciting news with you! I’m getting a new workspace soon and I need to clear the decks. That means I’m having my first ever Studio Sample Sale! Right now in my [...]

Recently I decided to try something I’ve wanted to do for years: rug braiding! I have some beautiful lush wool fabric and some “vintage” tools of my moms so I gave it a whirl. [...]

I can’t tell you how happy I am that spring is finally here! I’ve been waiting for these clear sunny days and cool nights sleeping with the windows open. Ahhh! This photo is of my [...]