fall treats

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still needs a few final touches, but it’s done! i have to press the last couple of seams and then a long, soapy bath, plus buttons, but it’s almost there. more about that in a few minutes . . . now that fall is truly here—it turned much cooler on sunday and has stayed that way; it really […]

chained to you

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you might not be pulling out cold weather knits quite yet to wear, but you might be making your holiday knits list, thinking of yarns to look for at fall shows, or looking for small, portable projects to take along on fall excursions. and we have a trio of possibilities for you. this adorable set of worsted […]

total mass

Posted on 5 CommentsPosted in Bare Naked Wools, book reviews/events, designing, food and garden, lace/shawls

oh, there is nothing like new england in the fall and this past weekend, i was lucky enough to be an instructor at the first WEBS fall retreat, which took place in the heart of the berkshire mountains. not at the store (though we did get to spend some quality time there!), but on the beautiful […]

an event-full month

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

hello, did you wonder where i had disappeared to? it’s been a month filled with travel and just a few days at home so far—i hardly recognize dear david after being away so much! almost as soon as we got back from visiting my family over labor day, i took off again for waterloo, ON […]