You can find Carrie at the Media Desk. She loves to talk about fiber, spinning, knitting, weaving, and Corgis and is currently reading (and being inspired by) An Everlasting Meal by Tamar Adler.
Do you think yarn should be simple? Smooth? Admittedly some yarn is pretty straightforward because it’s sole purpose is function and it needs to knit up easy on those manufacturing knitting machines. But there is a world of fiber arts out there where yarn is not only useful, beautiful, and unique, it is ART! Welcome to Art-Yarn.
The Green Fair @ Your Library is coming up on Saturday, April 21 and it seems the perfect time to channel your crafting energy into recycling. Use what you already have on hand or what someone else considers trash and make it awesome.
In case you missed it, March was National Crochet Month according to the Crochet Guild of America. I happen to think anytime is crochet time so don’t let it get you down if you didn’t finish all of your crocheting last month.
Put your fingers to the fabric and the pedal to the floor! Start on your National Quilting Day quilt today. Get together with friends, visit local fabric stores, make it a service day and give back to your community. Celebrate the art of quilting and rediscover how it touches our lives.
If your movie shelves could hold all the sports movies you wanted… what would you own? Would they look anything like this?
Even small steps can help in the battle against clutter. TARC Industries is offering FREE Residential Shredding October 17 – 21 so take advantage of their service and defy your clutter. I’ll see you there!
Say “Hello!” to an easy-to-prepare meal that you can make with fresh vegetables and leftovers you might have. Go local and use farm-fresh eggs to make this meal even better.
Have you ever looked closely at your bottle of sunscreen? Is yours from a few years ago like mine? The FDA is setting new standards for sunscreen labeling so you know what kind of protection you’ll have with your product.Take a look at your bottle and see whether your sunscreen makes the cut.
The most common question I hear when I’m spinning on a drop spindle is “WHY would you spin yarn on something so slow and small when you could just go buy yarn?” It’s a legitimate question and spinning in this way isn’t for everyone, but here’s my answer.
Ok, I prefer to call them walking shoes, but you know what I mean. ‘Tis the season to tie those tennis shoes on (or even buy a fresh new pair) and get stepping. Not sure where to start? Read on to kick-start your personal running and walking goals.
There’s a sewing machine hiding in most of our homes, and perhaps it hasn’t been pulled out of the sewing cabinet or the closet for a long time, but I think it’s worth another look. The budding fashionista, the home decorator, and new (or experienced) quilters can all find inspiration here at the library.
