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    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, [...]