Business Owner Interview: Laura Gardner
This week we meet Laura Gardner from Klaim U. What is your background in general? Laura: I was born and raised in Belgium and I went to...
Business Owner Interview: Jenny Chang
This week we meet Jenny Chang, The Artist. What is your background in general? Jenny: I actually have a background in biology. ...
Business Owner Interview: Thread
I am starting an irregular feature where I interview owners of small craft business owners to learn from them, as well as spread the...
Changing the project flow
As I was evaluating my processes this new year, I decided to change the way I schedule my projects. In the past I would plan, start, and...
Inkle loom carrier
"Say hello to my little friend". Oops, that movie reference is a bit obscure, and doesn't work here. So, say hello to my little inkle...
7 of the Latest Health Stories
I’m going to put my crafting tools aside for the moment and put on my nurse’s cap. Yes, I really do have one; I graduated from nursing...
Threading a double rigid heddle loom left-handed
When I took my first weaving class my teacher asked if I were left-handed Apparently, I was threading the heddles and reed left-handed....
Changes for 2017
A while ago a friend told me about a craft show in the area, one that I hadn’t heard about before. We happened to see the announcement...
Inkle loom hack
I have learned a few things about weaving in my time, so I’m going to share a hack with you. First I’ll give you some vocabulary. “Warp”...
Tutorial: Adding a flap to a back pocket
I bought new jeans, and wanted to keep my cell phone from falling out of my back pocket. Since you may want to do the same thing, here is...
Tutorial: variegated yarn on an inkle loom
During my first experiments with my new inkle loom, I decided to use some variegated yarn for the pattern. I warped it on the loom in a...
Review of Inkle Pattern Directory
As mentioned previously, Wood and I visited the weaving store in Solvang during its going-out-of-business sale. One of the items we...