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  • Dying Yarn – Part II

    Kool Aid and Food Colouring Dying Yarn part II involved venturing into food colouring and vinegar instead of just Kool Aid. It’s messier, but the colours are a little more predictable. My goal was to try and match the glaze colours on two mugs that I was hoping to make coseys for and I’m not…

  • Dying Yarn with Kool-Aid

    So I finally tried dying yarn on my own for the first time, and I decided to ignore the expensive dying kit I bought at the KW Fair and go for Kool-Aid technique first. I was really surprised, I’ve never done this before and the results turned out beautifully, definitely a fun home project for…

  • Merging two loves – yarn and clay.

    Late night double posting today; I wanted to share some things I just got out of the kiln – these are yarn bowls and yarn bells for knitting and crochet. The construction is simple and elegant, you place your ball of yarn either in the bell or in the bowl, thread your yarn through the…

  • You threw off my groove…

    This past weekend Tito and I drove out to the beautiful town of Merrickville, ON – a town dedicated to crafters of all kinds. They have several pottery and glass blowing studios, a brilliant artist who carves gourds and a metal smithy. On the way we had an unexpected treat – we passed a llama…

  • I love turquoise!

    I wanted to show off a purse that someone ordered from me recently – it’s crocheted in an open shell pattern holding one strand of worsted brown yarn with one strand of Tanis’ Blue Label Mallard. The handle is leather from Americo Original on Queen West. I added vintage buttons and crocheted flowers to finish…

  • Pretty things =o)

    Just some shots of recent work here, the first cosy mug has been finished and last night I made a cute little bracelet  with Tanis’ Blue Label Grape =o) Hand-thrown, two-handed, post-skating, hot chocolate wooly teacup =o) The crochet pattern is called ‘wave’ and the colourway is Stormy by Tanis Fiber Arts. More Tanis goodness…

  • Fresh from the Kiln

    There is nothing more satisfying than getting a treat from the kiln. This weeks haul included this gorgeous, wide mouth shallow serving bowl. The Tanin Red glaze gave it a lovely bronzing effect along one side. This pitcher took advantage of the last dredges of purple glaze, I love the colour combo! These last two…