Leslie came over last night to give me my first really intensive spinning lesson. The wheel is a thing of beauty. It’s a Baynes, single drive, scotch tension, double treadle wheel. One day I’ll know what all that means. Leslie gave me a number of…
Last spring, Leslie, Rayna and I went to Colbourne Ontario, to meet Mr. Alvin Ramer. Mr. Ramer is, among many things, a spinning wheel guru, precious piece of Canadian history and, along with his wife Barbara Ann, a very wonderful person. Sadly, Mr. Ramer is…
Warning: Geeky photography stuff ahead ;) Some photographers are purists who stay away from creative techniques that can look bizarre or over-processed, but I believe that every photo trick, be it long exposures, HDR, or bokeh (to name a few) has a creative application that…
A few weeks ago, Tito and I took the cameras out for a drive to Peterborough to have a look at their 110 year old lift lock. It’s very cool–basically it’s a boat-sized swimming pool on top of a hydraulic lift, in fact, The dual…
I was at Romney Wools, in the early days of loom ownership, looking for colourful self striping yarns to weave up. Weaving with self striping wool is like making a stockinette project for me in knitting – mindless and relaxing, where the beauty of the…
Just a few shots of a resin fern bangle in a thin mold that I’ve been working with lately :) If you like it, learn how to make your own here!
Last night in Toronto we had some pretty amazing fog – couldn’t resist getting a few shots in!
Those of you who read this blog often will know that, lately, I’ve been completely obsessed with my loom (I do have projects on the the needles, and I poured some resin yesterday, but really, it’s been all about the weaving) and, every chance I…
The goal with this scarf was simple, to design the most ‘Shireen-y’ scarf possible. I definitely succeeded, this one is absolutely my favourite. Just look at those colours together, aren’t they gorgeous? Brown: Debblie Bliss Baby Cashmerino (Sport) Bright Blue (top): Indigodragonfly Merino Silk (4ply…
Just a shot today – we had rain and cloud almost all day, but just at the end the sunset shot through and touched the tops of the trees on Toronto Island. I love the colours… maybe a warp design?
I’ve been sitting on photos of this scarf for days, not wanting to give it away! For Mothers Day my lovely mama got 2 scarves from me, and here is the second one. The best bit about this scarf is that the warp was my…