April 2010

[gallery link="file" columns="2"] I did it - I made the buttonholes - they are not bound, but machine stitched. They are okay, but I am determined to do bound buttonholes for the real coat. I am going to do another sample

[gallery link="file" columns="2"] In my last entry I mentioned that I planned to use my fear of sampling to drive me to tackle my buttonhole fear. Well, the buttons are nicely pinned in place . . . But, I did use

[gallery link="file" columns="2" orderby="title"] I did it! I actually sampled. I think the fear of the prototype buttonholes drove me to overcome my sampling aversion. (note to self - optimize fear in future). The above photos are of the sample I

[gallery link="file" columns="2"] Today I helped organize the donations for our Guild Auction. We had pounds of yarn to categorize and bag into auction-able units. Some of the donations were really covet-worthy and some were not-so-much. We had beautiful weather until

[gallery link="file" columns="2"] I am in the lining stage of the coat prototype project and this is what I have learned: 1. I failed to match stripes - I better research how to match plaids before the real project. 2. The

[gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="2"] The yarn on the dress form is what I really want to experiment with for the next collapse project. I am trying to discipline myself and embrace my “scary coat” project (see inset) instead. The first step

[gallery link="file" columns="2"] Here is what I have learned so far: setting Zephyr at 28 epi and using a 20/2 silk weft results in a soft, supple fabric - a ppi of 36 gives very firmly collapsed pleats and a ppi

[gallery link="file"] I am going to write a quick catch-up bulletin to try to make up for my hideously unreliable blogging this last month. I am going to revisit the fulled 2/2 twill blanket with selvedge re-mediation soon. Guru Laurie Autio