Want to see a master’s work? Take a peak at some gorgeous dresses and suits designed by Irene Lentz-Gibbons on her great-niece Karlyn’s website. Irene – a master!!! yes,yes,yes. Karlyn and Greg Lavoi – THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!! – Posted with Stuffr! –

Note: You can click for larger image if you have trouble reading this one. This and more can be had at Historical Broadsides from 1850-1859, including Syrup of Globe Flower minus the opium. YES, I am trying to make it through lesson planning. Pray for me. hehe – Posted with Stuffr! –

It’s that time of year in our homeschool – out with the old and in with the new. We are selling Saxon Math 2, Literature units, Re-enactment costumes, and more. Check it out! You can view what we are selling our ebay items for sale below. I know, it’s not fiber related, however, I will [...]

It’s strange how circular things in life are. I was watching the Trials of Nuremberg the other night and started up some research on the trials, the holocaust, and other genocides. In the late 80′s, I had worked for Crest Art, owned by Paul Finkel and Moe Krinsky. Moe had one of those tattooed numbers [...]

It’s time to sell our previous cirriculums and teaching aids. Check out some great bargains by clicking on the picture. – Posted with Stuffr! –

Last Spring, I wrote a post about what the pattern may have looked like for the smock Claudette Colbert was wearing in the movie, “No Time For Love”. The smock, designed by my favorite Hollywood Designer, Irene Lentz Gibbons seems to be a favorite of hers for working. Naturally, it was my first choice to [...]

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 – [...]

Last Thursday was shearing day at Sweetwater Creek Ranch. Slobo went with me and took video – they will be coming as soon as he converts them. This is all a first for me, so I tagged along – handed shots as needed, refilled wormers – the usual gofer stuff. It was neat to watch [...]

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, [...]

Slobo and I have been swapping spaces these past few weeks. He agreed to move his woodworking to the basement to give me the garage space for my workroom. Now customers can come in via a separate entrance from the house and I can shut the inside door when I’m done working for the day! [...]

Yesterday I got the chance to help Sandra with the sheep for the first time. She was very kind and let me help out (albeit I was probably more work than help). She generously shared a great deal of information while I furiously took notes. Clark Gable is going to be part of a photo [...]

Spring has sprung and Indy is now fixed! Yeah… no more female kitties howling on our doorstep. The stud has left the building. Poor Indy – Still, it was a beautiful day today and 2 more just like it coming! WoooHooo! You can find more cartoons like this at Readers Digest Online – Posted with [...]

Right now we have 851 heroes waiting for adoption. Even though new Angels join every day, the reinforcements headed to Afghanistan make for a continuous need. You’ve probably already adopted (if you haven’t yet, please do!), so give someone else the opportunity to enjoy the rewards of supporting a hero: Tell a stranger about Soldiers’ [...]

Meet some of the cutest little critters this side of the creek! Here is Slobo’s picture of Emma and her two babies. She is such a good mommy! and one of the babies just after nursing… Nothing like a happy baby! I am so excited to meet Emma’s owner, Sandra! She and my family are [...]

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In the previous post I mentioned problems encountered with the first weave on the tabletop loom. Now for the pictures and explanation of the latest changes. I share this not only to track my own projects, but for other newbies… Just as the business end of a spinning wheel is not the wheel but one [...]

I believe in one God, Angels, and Saints. I have no doubt that God and one of his sweetest angels, teeny Great-Grandma Lula Belle Ward were watching out for me the past two weeks. The table-top loom that I’ve been building, while it wove a few inches in an hour, required alot of babysitting to [...]

There has been progress on the tabletop loom I built a couple of weeks ago as I prepared the first warp (mine and it’s). It consists of 6 yards of Aunt Lydia’s #10 cotton thread for hopefully 5 dishtowels with fringed ends. The warp design comes from a set of dishtowels we bought last year [...]

After spending several hours on Saturday and only getting 5 inches onto the warping board of Aunt Lydia’s no. 10 threads, I decided I had to get round balls from squared balls – What I needed was a bobbin winder. It only took 45 minutes to convert the balls to tangle-free easy-store bobbins. Just remove [...]

One of the many butterflies that has swarmed my brain for years is weaving. I’ve always wanted to learn how. For some reason unbeknownst to me, I decided it was time to figure it out. Four weeks later, I have a 24″ counterbalance table loom that fits good on my drafting table. I made the [...]