The weather here is turning cool. Last night it went down to zero. So I have been poking about the crochet sites again and found this exhibition of bags which had me browsing for a far too long as ideas of using up scrap wool percolated away.
We have more news on the Katrina Quilts As I am sure everyone knows Annie of Annies Crazy World has meticulously assembled the Katrina fundraiser quilts. She handed them over to me the other night. Annie is literally saying – “There you are ” We are a little behind schedule …
Ever since I spotted a copy of Tam Lin in our local library the illustrations of Charles Mikolaycak have been a favourite of mine. Judith Johnson has neatly said why in Commentary on the Art of Charles Mikolaycak . There are some key elements in visual design that people use …
I think those who are interested in costuming will find this link to an instructional article on Wig Making useful. Further poking about this site lead me to an article on making false teeth . I am not about to start making false teeth but I am constantly amazed online. …
I have a small addiction to quotes and have recently discovered this Resource of Art Quotations . The site is divided into subject areas such as drawing, photography, or painting, to abstract ideas such as symbols, simplicity and peace to emotional reflections such as sadness or joy. It is a …
The Brazilian Dimensional Embroidery International Guild has a new website. It is a non profit organization which aims to promote the art of Brazilian embroidery through seminars and workshops, newsletters and of course the website. There is some useful information published on the site such as instructions on how to …
As I am sure everyone knows Annie of Annies Crazy World has been meticulously assembling the All that Jazz Katrina fundraiser quilt and the two quilts made from donated blocks. These are now done. Do take a look as these quilts are really stunning. All that Jazz 2 is complete. …
Storewide Sale now on! 25% off everything for one week only — we need to make way for new stock!
