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  • hehe, I'm not good enough to carve anything in the round. I love your idea for the saw blade encased in masonite! Admittedly, I drug around my small Makita circular saw blade for a... »
  • Kathy Armstrong on Heddles to pay….
    Whoops! Those are purchased legs!! ...good idea. ...and pretty, too! Our ratcheting system uses old saw blades that my husband encased in masonite. The "pawl" is made from a piece of ... »
  • Kathy Armstrong on Heddles to pay….
    I was impressed by the take up beams...all carved nicely!! We have made a couple floor looms from 2x4s. Were weren't as fancy about the reed...we bought one from the Woolery! Haha But ... »
  • Thank you for your reply.I will look at the information that you have persented in your reply. Thanks again.The information was helpful. It was a very good start. From the numbers gi... »
  • Hi Connie,I'm sorry, I didn't realize until your comment that I never posted the picture of the bore and parts I'd taken. So they are up in the post above now. I hope these part pic... »
  • Thank you for your comments on the picker - my friend Jody is going to make mine work hard this next week. She has a lot of llama to pick.My husband (Norm) is interested in your bobbi... »
  • Projects

    Original Irene’s Share by Greg Lavoi

    Want to see a master's work? Take a peak at some gorgeous dresses and suits designed by Irene Lentz-Gibbons on her ...

    Sweet Baby Dolls

    Meet some of the cutest little critters this side of the creek! Here is Slobo's picture of Emma and her two ...

    First Weave

    In the previous post I mentioned problems encountered with the first weave on the tabletop loom. Now for the ...

    First of many firsts

    There has been progress on the tabletop loom I built a couple of weeks ago as I prepared the first ...

    Electric Bobbin Winder for Pocket Change

    After spending several hours on Saturday and only getting 5 inches onto the warping board of Aunt Lydia's no. 10 ...

    Free Ugglets Boot Pattern

    As promised, here is the pattern pdf for the Ugglets Boots. So far, the boys have worn theirs daily and the boots have held up very well. Give them a try – it’s a fun project just in time for Christmas!

    Sitting Down To Tea

    As we leave Memorial Day, with daily reminders of Israel’s struggle to survive and with hope carrying us toward the reminder of the price paid for our own Independence, here is a little stirring inspiration to remind us that in 1931, our congress believed also in a God who would fight for Just Causes – [...]

    Letterpress Love…

    While looking online, for the picture of the sweater pattern I’m knitting from an older issue of Creative Knitting magazine, I ran into another knitster’s blog, Creative Swoon. I love that name! Scrolling the older posts, a picture of typeface caught my eye….. and the video recommended, caught my heart. The caption was simply Letterpress [...]

    Peek Inside a Bridesmaid’s Dress

    I’ve been sewing and altering a few Bridal and Bridesmaid’s dresses this month and thought ya’ll might like to peek at the goings-ons inside of a ready-to-wear bridesmaid’s dress. This one needed a few alterations to fit a bridesmaid attending an out-of-state wedding. The alterations needed were adjusting the hem length through the waist seam, [...]