I am almost finished with the bear and bunny, I have made a bit more progress since this picture was taken, I do love the way the bear’s head has turned out and the cute little trainers. Another few hours and they should all be ready to go off to their new homes. We are going ...
The sky was an amazing colour and I was out for quite a while taking pictures. We haven’t had one like that for a while but they are always amazing in autumn. I will be having an epic adventure in Katy though, so won’t be too sad. I will be back as soon as I can from the...
It has been raining for weeks now and it looks like it isn’t going to stop any time soon either. Bloody weather, it’s even worse than in QLD!!! So my dears, no way I’m going out and try taking some decent photos, instead I’ve… Continue reading Culottes // McCalls 6760 Gra...
5. Stitch all four layers together using ¼” seam, leaving the top open. Backstitch a few stitches at the start and end of sewing to stop the seam opening when you turn it right side out. 6. Trim away the wadding to about 1/8thof an inch from the sewn line to reduce bulk, cli...
For the background I pulled out my box of oddments, short lengths of fibre left over from various projects, not enough to put back in their pack but too much to throw away…..not that I ever throw any fibre away! I recently bought myself a drum carder from Richard Britton and had ...
The instructions for Kitchener Stitch may seem a bit intimidating, but really, it’s super simple. The only real challenge is keeping track of where you are in the steps. A good tip: Say each step out loud as you do it, and soon, you’ll be in the rhythm!
Thank you to all of my guests who joined me on this episode, and throughout the year. Thank you to you too for listening! I hope you have a lovely Christmas and that 2024 is kind to you. Lindsay x My guests in this episode include: ...
It has been put aside for now as I have a lot of bears to make. It’s not gon far and will be out again soon. Maybe for the next van trip ? Twitter Posted inUncategorized|No Comments » Back on the road August 17th, 2020 ...
(paper) Two admirable postwar poets, Wislawa Szymborska (born in 1923 in Poland) and Tomas Tranströmer (born in 1931 in Sweden), troubled by what they saw as the moral insufficiencies of both formal religion and Marxist optimism, have sought spiritual understanding outside organized ...
The first thing we should do is acknowledge that it is something that is outside of us, something that is over there, andleave itover there. Exile is never about the Exiled, but the Exiler. The problem isn’t you, it’s the Clique, and the nature of a Clique is that it sucks the...