Monthly Archives: March 2009

trees in the hood

March 27, 2009 – 4:02 pm

I live in Oak Park, Illinois. It’s a wonderful place to live if you’re of a certain mindset. Most people know Oak Park because it’s the home of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio and the home of Ernest Hemingway. In recent years it’s become a community known for its diversity and acceptance. Bill [...]

By Weeks | Posted in design, experiences, general crafts, good laughs, knitting | Comments (10)

nibble tray

March 19, 2009 – 9:13 pm

Obama sushi anyone? Pysanky tutorial just in time for Easter Inspiring pysanky images to get you started

By Weeks | Posted in cooking, design, general crafts, good laughs, inspiration | Comments (1)

attached to rickrack

March 19, 2009 – 9:05 pm

I love rickrack but my befuddlement with it started when I was six or seven years old. I had a white dress with some tiny red rickrack sewn on it. The manufacturer had attached it by sewing a straight seam down the center of the rickrack, which meant that after the first washing the zigs [...]

By Weeks | Posted in sewing, tools | Comments (10)

oiling your sewing machine

March 12, 2009 – 11:52 am

Several readers of my previous post on spring cleaning your sewing machine asked for a tutorial on oiling the rest of a sewing machine. So I thought I’d post that info as well. Cleaning and oiling go hand in hand. Clean first, then oil. But the tricky thing is finding the right balance. Oil attracts [...]

By Weeks | Posted in sewing, tools | Comments (4)

nibble tray

March 9, 2009 – 2:19 pm

the title says it all: Artfull Bras turn your handwriting into a font crafting a bento

By Weeks | Posted in cooking, design, general crafts, good laughs, nibble tray | Leave a Comment
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 337 other followers