In March, after I uploaded The Fling to Ralvery, I set the goal of turning my pattern Flock into a PDF and getting it into the digital world. It is done. Flock was hatched during the summer of '99. Spin Off Magazine had just issued their call for original designs using endangered sheep breeds. This [...]
Calyx, 1951 Lucienne Day rocked the design world in 1951. She debuted her fabric design Calyx at the Festival of Britain. This pattern was designed for a room that her husband, Robin Day, had created for the festival. Her ability to mix eye popping color contrasts with organic abstract shapes was a dose of [...]
Mural of Hope-15th and Main, Joplin, MO-taken on a rainy afternoon last October with my iPhone-so not the clearest Today's extra blog is dedicated to the people of Joplin. I know that the year anniversary of Joplin's tornado is today. But the one thing I will always remember is that it was a Sunday. I [...]
Even Barbara, Barbie and Buster have their Newsboys The last item of my knitting trilogy* is the Newsboy hat. The Newsboy is one of the most iconic hats of the late 19th and 20th century. This hat goes by many other names: Flat Hat, Gatsby Hat, Gold Hat, Driving Cap, among others. Call it whatever [...]
Can't see the Forest For the Trees. Rachelle Gardner-2012 Two years ago, I gave my youngest daughter a $99 sewing machine so she could sew, mend, and what not. The what not has turned into some incredible stitched visions. One of them is Can't See The Forest For the Trees. A link for the process [...]
Close up of the finished scarf with it's silk Shibori lining I have always been drawn to the below shawl in my book Vogue Knitting's Vintage Collection. The pattern combines knitting and sewing, which probably explains the attraction. Halfway into the “Purple Scarf”, I decided it was a good candidate for the lined option. There [...]
MeadowTree Style 