Finally, a finished object!
It’s just a small hat I made from my handspun for Amelia in one afternoon. On Saturday I didn’t sit down thinking that I was going to make her a hat out of this skein, it’s more that I was looking for a reason to sit on my ass and watch back [...]
fiber arts, they don’t make your penis fall off
“why do they call it PMS?”
“the term mad cow was already taken”
Even I laughed at that one. Last night I watched A Prairie Home Companion while working on my new hat (3/4 of the way done) and plying some singles that have been on a spindle for a couple of months (and the resulting skein [...]
Yes, I am a fibre geek. I’m a draper with a MFA in Costume Technology. I’ve spent years and more money than I care to think about at the moment studying how to flat pattern, drape, sew, fit, etc… and I have no problem stating that I am a professional. Being surrounded by fabric/costume/clothes all [...]
It’s been a good week - at least in the sense of finishing things that I’ve been working on for months. Last night I finished my first pair of adult-sized socks ever. Yes, I am very aware of the fact that the colors pool in weird ways and don’t even come close to matching [...]
I love NPR and Michigan Radio. And I’m not just saying that to make myself sound smarter than thou. I don’t just listen to it in my car when other people are with me to make myself seem more educated and liberal than the average person. I listen to it all the time. You see, [...]
I still haven’t heard anything about the job interview I went on over a month ago. They told me it would take a while for them to get back to me - they had three more interviews after me and opened a large show in the past few weeks. As far as I could tell [...]
What does a stereotypical single woman do on her action-packed weekends?
I waited by the door to see if the mailman brought me good news about job applications. He didn’t bring any news, good or bad.
Checked my email at least a dozen times to see if there was anything about job applications, nothing there [...]
