shimmery

Posted on 10 CommentsPosted in Bare Naked Wools, book reviews/events, designing, food and garden, lace/shawls

i might have made a midnight run to the shop last night to dig around in the boxes that arrived yesterday from the mill—the ones that contained the test production batch of a new yarn we’ve been working on. it’s not spun from silver, but it just might make people ask . . . and i might […]

lacy days

Posted on 5 CommentsPosted in Bare Naked Wools, lace/shawls, projects

I will fully admit that my own relationship with lace is a bit shaky. It’s not a technical problem — I can follow the charts, make all the stitches, and read the directions. I know where to place my stitch markers and how to be careful with a double yarn over. Even the delicate weight […]

fluff

Posted on 19 CommentsPosted in Bare Naked Wools, book reviews/events, designing, food and garden

well, i have lots of photos from the fiber festival that i think you’ll enjoy, so i’m going to hold off one more day on delving into the scarf project in favor of adorable animals and the like. saturday dawned dreary and ugly but i was excited to get to the fairgrounds and open up for […]

purls before swine

Posted on 16 CommentsPosted in Bare Naked Wools, book reviews/events, designing, food and garden

isn’t this flower just beautiful? i know that some of you know what plant this bloom belongs to, but those who don’t may be surprised to learn . . . that it’s okra. i would grow this plant just for the flowers, they are so pretty and fleeting. they last just a few hours, then they […]