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Transitions
This past week marked a couple of transitions for me around some fiber arts habits. Crafters everywhere are painfully aware that the Joann era for shopping around arts, yarn crafts, and sewing supplies, is almost gone – forever. I had been wanting to shop there a few more times, but when I would think about…
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Stitching life’s pieces together
I’ve been working from home since early 2020, and along with millions of others, was recently mandated back to the office 5-days a week. This has resulted in some new normals; most significantly, less sleep each night. Yesterday when I got home, I kicked off my shoes, spent some time with my cat, fed him…
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A sewing lesson
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A refuge in fabric
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Hunting and gathering fiber
Audiobooks are a wonderful companion for exercise, and for those who are otherwise engaged in solitary tasks – such as crocheting, knitting, or sewing. Sometimes they even unexpectedly give us insights into those same activities. Such was the case this week when I was working on my latest tote/market bag. As I noted in my…
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A mindful approach
I have been reading and thinking a lot lately about the way we are tempted, and even manipulated, by companies that want us to hand over our money to them. In my blog post about retail manipulation I shared some of the research on how stores intentionally place items, advertise them and offer us coupons…
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Shared fiber joy
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The 3-C’s of Fiber Self-Care
The term, “self-care” emerged in the mid-20th century. It came out from the Civil Rights movement, and the Black Panthers, specifically, are credited with mainstreaming the concept. Today it remains a popular description of activities we are encouraged to engage in – or refrain from – in support of our own emotional, mental, physical and…
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Fiber fright fun
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Love, recycled
Fiber Harmony (Stitch 'n Dish) 