“God walks among the pots and pans.” St. Teresa of Avila Two years after converting to the Catholic Church at the age of forty-one I began my journey with an OCDS community in Dallas, Texas. OCDS means literally Order of Carmel Discalced Secular. The Discalced Carmelite Order was founded in the 16th century in SpainContinue reading “Why I Am Content”
Category Archives: Weaving
Drastic Actions
I was sitting at the big inkle loom working away at the project that had been on the thing since the summer I broke my ankle, six years ago, when it suddenly hit me: I hate this band! I don’t like the colors. I don’t like that I warped the WHOLE nearly sixteen yards. So,Continue reading “Drastic Actions”
A Quiet, Fall Day
As you can see by the photo we had the house open today, enjoying a gorgeous day, partly cloudy, breeze blowing, 66° a little after 8 am and 83° at 6 pm. It’s just after 7 pm now and the breeze has disappeared and it’s up to 79° in the house so we shut theContinue reading “A Quiet, Fall Day”
Quiet Day, Unseasonable Weather
We spent a quiet day at home for our wedding anniversary, house open, temps in the 70’s and sun shining all day. Tomorrow will be a repeat according to the local weather report. I figure there is cooler weather and moisture headed our way. Brad drove in to get lunch for the both of usContinue reading “Quiet Day, Unseasonable Weather”
Keeping Fit for Fiber Arts
My neck and shoulders have been bothering me lately so I went to see my chiropractor. I was concerned that I was developing arthritis in my shoulders and he gave me an evaluation and tested my range of motion in both arms. His diagnosis is pinched nerves due to poor posture. I’m letting my shouldersContinue reading “Keeping Fit for Fiber Arts”
Weaving With Hand-Spun Yarn
On my first trip to DFW Fiber Fest in 2015 I found some gorgeous dyed fiber that I couldn’t resist. It was a blend of wool and silk and spun like a dream. I ended up with a two-ply lace weight yarn that eventually became a woven scarf. I can’t find my notes so IContinue reading “Weaving With Hand-Spun Yarn”
Mommy, It’s Hoomid Outside!
Got up this morning and started a pot of coffee and decided I should go ahead and open the side doors to the garage and get some fresh air circulating out there only to discover that although the air is somewhat fresh it is absolutely hoomid as our daughter would say when she was aboutContinue reading “Mommy, It’s Hoomid Outside!”
Stash Diving!
The last time I went stash diving it was for yarn. This time it was for fiber. I have a plastic bin full of samples of fiber from when I was subscribed to The Spinning Box when I was active on Facebook. I have more fiber than I will ever use and I am noContinue reading “Stash Diving!”
Spinning Cotton
I was at a spinning retreat in the early 1990’s and took a course on spinning cotton with my Wee Peggy spinning wheel. It was more than a little frustrating because of the low wheel ration, but a very nice lady gave me a great tip for drafting the fiber. She showed me how toContinue reading “Spinning Cotton”
Inkle Loom Weaving
Inkle loom weaving is a good way to make straps, lanyards and bookmarks. You can use a traditional inkle set-up with string heddles or you can warp your loom using tablets for tablet weaving. Notice the string heddles that allow me to change sheds and weave a pattern based on the color of the warpContinue reading “Inkle Loom Weaving”
Rural Texas Knitter 