Clothing ourselves beautifully
Happy Summer (almost fall)! While I’m normally a winter knitter, I’ve had to pull out the needles to give my hands something to do. So, I decided it was time to work on my 2nd sweater. Yep, I think I may be addicted to knitting sweaters now… oopsies. I like this particular sweater technique because, […]
I recently bought a phone, for travel use. The phone came with a screen protector. After a few days of travel, the screen protector lifted due to dust. So, I had a phone without any protection whatsoever. Since I still had yarn around, I decided to make a knitted phone case. I decided to use […]
A little while back, I noticed a meme on Facebook saying that live Easter animals rarely survive. While a live pet is fun, it can also be expensive. And, for that matter, chocolate and other candy can end up being expensive, sticky, and messy. But, what if you could exploit the cuteness of a live […]
Indigo is a fascinating natural dye, in fact it is the only permanent natural blue. However, there are many variations on dye method, and not all will give you the best results. Since I began dyeing with indigo, more than 9 years ago, I’ve adapted and adjusted the indigo dye method to be easy, effective, […]
The North American world is surfeited with an abundance of clothing, shoes, and everything necessary for clothing oneself. However, even this abundance would only last a few years if the clothing production grid went down. With looters, fires, and other happenings, even a closed store would likely run out within two years, if not sooner. […]
If you’ve dyed with indigo for any length of time, you may have come to the point of needing to do indigo vat troubleshooting. There are four or five standard issues that can arise with the indigo vat. These are normally easily fixed. The most frequent troubleshooting tactics involve the pH, or the vat temperature. […]
