One evening, out of nowhere, Karen asked me if I’d like to learn how to build a Ukulele? She knows better than anyone that I have zero wood working skills. But, she found a week long class at the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman (not a sponsor) in Lancaster PA. She…
Creativity
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Aztec Inspired Swedish Weave Afghan
Over the years, I have dabbled in many crafting genres including crochet, knitting, cross-stitch, quilling, painting, sewing, etc. This year during the pandemic while organizing some of my supplies, I found a new hobby/craft – Swedish Weaving. For more information on the origin of Swedish Weaving, please visit this article…
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A Forgotten Weaving Technique, What the Huck?!?
The last few months have given all of us time to reflect and make personal changes in diet, fitness and and other mind consuming activities. One of the things that I did was organize all of the yarn that I have in my craft supply cabinets. Over the years I…
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Develop An Eye for It
When I was growing up, my family didn’t really take many photos. It always seemed that whenever we needed to take a photo, the camera was lost, the film was exhausted or the batteries were dead in the unit. It wasn’t until I met Dennis that I experienced having an…