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Tip Tuesday: Needles with Multiple Eyes/Holes

Tip for using a needle with multiple eyes: Get several arm lengths of yarn and put la loop or section of it into each of the needle holes.  When you need more yarn, pull a loop out of one of the needle eyes. This will help you use longer lengths of yarn, so you don't … Continue reading Tip Tuesday: Needles with Multiple Eyes/Holes

Light and Lacy/Silver Project

I've been playing with a lace pattern for the Ravelry nalbinding group's Light and Lacy challenge and my local fiber fair's "Silver" craft along.  Third try is the best so far. The base row is Oslo. Then in every other stitch I do button hole stitch. then a row of regular button hole stitch. All … Continue reading Light and Lacy/Silver Project

Indigo Dye Class at South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

We had a spectacular class!  The students were so creative and inquisitive. They wanted to just see what would happen if they did variations on what I showed them. They were a little hesitant to start adding things to the vat, So I did the first batch, but after that they jumped in and did … Continue reading Indigo Dye Class at South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

Completed Speckle Socks and an Upcoming Trip

Well, there's no shop update this week. Though the excuse is a wonderful one!  I found out I will get to go to Japan on my friend, Chiaki's, textile tour in Osaka, Okayama and Kyoko in October. (Just me. The family will have to stay home. I wish they could come too. But, they love … Continue reading Completed Speckle Socks and an Upcoming Trip

Ravelry: Wrap up of the Autumn/Winter Challenge and Posting the new Spring/Summer Challenge

The Nalbinders on Ravelry Autumn-Winter Stitch Challenge 2016-2017 has come to a close with several terrific entries that used the York Stitch for an item's construction. If you participated, feel free to snag the challenge reward graphic.   Our Spring/Summer theme nalbinding challenge (light and airy) is now posted and I can't wait to see … Continue reading Ravelry: Wrap up of the Autumn/Winter Challenge and Posting the new Spring/Summer Challenge