I’m putting the cart before the horse a little bit and telling you about my honeymoon before I tell you about the wedding!  I should have the official wedding pictures sometime next week, so I can show you more detailed photos of my dress (along with lots of other crafts I made) then.  For now, here’s a little preview, because many people have told me...

Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know that the Studio is closed until January 12th.  As some of you know, I’m getting married Saturday and then I’ll be on my honeymoon.  Woohoo!!!!  I promise lots of pictures when I return–of the wedding dress, of other projects I’ve been working on lately, and of craft supply stores in Paris!  I will...

Because “Dyeing at home” just sounded too weird. If you’ve never dyed anything at home, you should.  It really isn’t that difficult, especially if you have a top-loading washing machine that you can continually reset to agitate.  But even a front-load washer or a pot on the stove will work! So, remember that lace I bought at Lacis?  Well,...

Just a quick post to let you know that winter sewing and knitting classes are active and ready for sign ups!  Knitting 101 and 201, PJ Pants, Modern Quilts, and Winter...

I have SO many lists of SO many books I could share with you guys, but I’m starting at the beginning.  For me, getting inspired to pick up some yarn and needles/fabric and patterns/paper and paint/outfits and accessories/whatever is Step One.  I have some go-to sources that always spark ideas.  And I have way more than five, but I’m paring it down and...

People often come to me for lessons with the goal of making their own patterns, which is great.  I totally encourage that and I understand why you’d want to make your own unique things.  Only sometimes, people have no idea how much work it is to get to that point and think that they’re just going to dive in to pattern-making on Day One.  I believe they...

Whew, it’s been too long since I’ve posted!  But I’ve been traveling and taking advantage of my slow time of year and I found something amazing to share with y’all when I visited my friend Rachel in San Francisco.  It’s called Lacis.  What is it?  Only the BEST STORE EVER. It’s located in Berkeley and it’s both a museum...