Happy Earth Day!
Today’s video is quite Earth friendly. It features an old kind of technology:
The Nostepinne.  The whozzawhat?
Nostepinnes are basically friendly little sticks that you use to wind a ball of yarn on.
A reader sent me a note, asking about winding yarn, and saying that she didn’t have a yarn winder.
Well, I DO have a yarn winder. It’s old as the hills, as I bought it when I was 15 and had just saved up all my babysitting  and part time jobs money and bought myself a knitting machine.
The yarn winder is now somewhat fragile, and so I don’t use …read more

The other day, we were racing off to the city, and I tore out of the house
with my potholder loom, yarn  and stuff in a project bag .
As we rolled down the road, I was not happy to discover that I had left my weaving hook at home. Oh rats! That would mean ~no weaving~ for me.
No no no  no no no!
Luckily, I had an extra chopstick, so I knew I would be able to carve another weaving hook by upcycling the chopstick into a weaving hook.
When we got to the grocery store, my husband loaned me his pocket knife …read more

It’s Bloggy giveaway carnival time again!

Here is the list of links to all my contests this week.
Feel free to enter as often as you like!  Please check back through the week, as I intend to add more prizes to the list.

One of a kind handmade Hedgehog Tatting Shuttle by Noreen Crone-Findlay 
Red 3/8″ embellishment cord with wire by Kreinik
Gold color 3/8″ embellishment cord with wire by Kreinik
Silver color 3/8 ” embellishment cord with wire by Kreinik
Silver color heart shape earrings
Gold color heart shape earrings
DP Tubes for storing double pointed knitting needles and crochet hooks
DP WIP Tubes to protect your sock …read more

THE WINNER WAS SIERRA! Congratulations, Sierra!
This was a  fun prize from Nancy’s Knit Knacks:
They designed them to hold knitting needles, but they are also great for storing crochet hooks (the link shows how I use mine)

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The Contest  is now closed.

Image Source: Nancy’s Knit Knacks
Thanks everyone!
I am no longer writing hankering for yarn, so you’ll have to catch me at www.tottietalkscrafts.com

AND>>>>>>>
The WINNER IS:  # 61, Jennifer! Congratulations, Jennifer!  I’ll be sending your email on to the lovely folks at Nancy’s Knit Knacks. Hope that you’ll enjoy them!
Nancy’s Knit Knacks sponsored this splendido prize:

DP Wip Tube™ – A solution for holding and protecting your valuable and delicate Double Pointed Needles while they are still connected to your project!
I have a set (here’s where I wrote about them)  and just love them,
so I asked the kind folks at Nancy’s Knit Knacks
if they would be willing to donate a set for you to win.
And, bless their hearts, they did!
Check out their …read more

Butterfly earrings
I’m in love with some new metallic threads, so I’ve tatted some butterfly earrings. But first, I tatted them in hemp cord….
Comforting crafts
What crafts do you like to do when you’re not feeling all that great?
Layers Upon Layers
Here are some of the places you can go online when dumpster-diving fails you!
Many Uses of Catalog Pages to Entertain Cats
Free kitty and human fun via junk mail.
Postcard Journal
Using postcards as journal entries
Scrap Girls Did it Again: A Fresh Look for the Refresh Collection
If you’ve never tried digital scrapbooking or card making, here’s your chance to try …read more