Learn to knit

Believe it or not, everyone wears this expression as they learn to knit!

sweet prints

I love the textiles from Sirena con Jersey (Mermaid in a Sweater!):

I'm not so into that kind of acrylic jewelry also on their website, but the knit designs especially remind me of learning how to use the knitting machine and how awesome it felt!!

dye class

It seems oh so long ago now, but in November I taught a class on Natural Dyeing at Etsy Labs and I found a few snaps of the class at work:

It looks like all of the classes at the Labs are ending this month and moving over to 3rd Ward (which has an awesome space, I visited this weekend!). So it looks like today will be my last class at Etsy.....but....stay tuned, I expect to have some classes set up with 3rd Ward soon. woo!

embroidery show I want to see

The New York Times had an article about an embroidery show Bard College & The Met is presenting that sounds good. Here's a few pics of some of the pieces on display (to be honest, the Times article has better photos than these from the Bard website):

My favorite quote from the article:

But the basic concept of embroidery is like rudimentary geometry. It centers on the merging of two very different dimensions: a flat grid of fabric, and thread, which is an extended line of many colors. This is achieved by the hands, eyes and brain of one person, who attends by one stitch or another to every centimeter of a work’s surface. The simplicity and concentration are always felt, no matter how complicated the actual motifs become.

The exhibition runs through April 12 at the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture 18 West 86th Street in Manhattan.

There's also a seminar....maybe I should go?