Another 8 inch block complete
It was a long weekend this week in Canberra and as you can see I have finished the block I was working on. I went a bit mad with the buttons and beads I think but nevertheless it turned out OK
Month: March 2006
Retrievr
The idea of sketching to describe something is not new but to use the concept to find imagery online is experimental. A new search engine based on this idea is very much in the experimental stage. Retrievr allows the user to find related Flickr images by drawing a sketch. It …
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Digital Colour Wheel
Digital Color Wheel is a wonderfully simple interactive site. You can use it as a tool to either teach the principles of colour, as a resource to draw on for information it is laid out succinctly or if you are in the mood for a dash of inspiration this will …
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Waving and a bit of work in Progress
After Sunday’s incident Jerry pointed out to me that Mercury is in retrograde. Yes, the man has TWO PhD’s and still knows about such things. I may call him doctor squared but who am I to argue. As he pointed out to me “Computers and other processes that work with …
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Absolutely mortified
If ever there was a day when I questioned keeping a site today has been it as last night my site was hacked. As soon as I found out I immediately got in contact with my hosting service. Thankfully even though it was the middle of the night in the …
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Evenweave embroidery techniques and Crazy Quilting
Ever since I experimented with using waste canvas in order to work a blackwork motif on a crazy quilting block I have been interested in using evenweave stitch techniques applied to crazy quilting. I must also say that I am constantly reminded of this as Linda at Chloe’s place constantly …
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Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica contains over 7,000 articles on mythology, folklore, and religion. The encyclopedia is searchible but possibly the most interesting section is their Folklore section which houses folklore, and old favourites such as the Arthurian legends, Greek heroic tales, and folktales from many lands. There is also an image gallery. …
