Piglet pouch and weaving birds
May 29, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under bags & scarf & mittens & hat, crafts, weaving and handweaving and looms
It’s a very bad idea to read a hysterically funny book when you are in bed, and your exhausted husband is trying to sleep.
Last night, I was reading with my wee tiny light, trying oh so hard to be inconspicuous…. well…. oops!
I am reading the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith, and the gentle, but hilarious adventures/misadventures in the agency and garage had me in stitches. Which meant that the bed was shaking like a windswept leaf. Poor seasick (awake) hubby!
There was one passage that struck me as being totally ‘Winnie the Pooh’. That made me want …read more
Small looms I love- Looms from the recycling bin
January 23, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under crafts, small loom weaving, weaving and handweaving and looms
My dear friend, Terri Bibby, teaches people how to weave with Saori looms, & with these little hand made looms About a dozen years or so ago, there was a guy who lived just down the road. He reclaimed scrap materials that were being tossed on building sites and sold them for reasonable prices. I bought some acrylic, and made neat little ‘invisible’ frame looms:
They’re very nice little looms to weave on, but I’ll never make more of them! The acrylic was just murder to work with! I’ll stick with wood and metal!
But, it was still a successful recycling/reclaiming/weaving project, even …read more
