How I write a NeedleWorkMonday post
Today I want to sew. I want to sew so badly, so that I pondered the whole morning how I can avoid writing this post. Shame on me. Usually on […]
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A Million Dollar Crochet-Bunting
This is it! I am famous!!! I will appear on TV and earn billions. What!!??? You don’t believe me?! Than read on… (if you are only interested in the progression […]
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Bright and woolly dyeing experiments
I needed a dye injection, colour, wool and experimentations. So, I dived into my stash and found some skeins of an organic wool I purchased at eBay which are a […]
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No real needlework post – ranting about health, grief and crafting
This post rant is an excuse/explanation why I am not writing concise or funny today and for sometimes commenting belated or much too short (so many great needlework post… I […]
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Crocheting a Frankencoinster
I am afraid… I am afraid that you will notice that I am an imposter, that I am barely able to hold a hook… Because I crocheted a Frankencoinster. Last […]
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Weaving a Mandala
Today is Whitsun day (Pfingsten in German) so I have a little holiday. My mother visited with friends a nearby monastery to attend the service, which was held outside. And […]
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Daily bits of tangled yarn
And suddenly its summer. Summer in the Ruhr area means temperatures rise spontaneously over 30 degrees with lots of rain and thunder. Oh fun… it feels as if we life […]
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Beware of the A-Line skirt: making the Delphine skirt from Tilly Walnes
An A-Line skirt is perfect: Easy to make, will flatter every figure and is a great addition to a capsule wardrobe. I have read these lines many times on blogs, […]
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How to sew an easy bag
Take some strings and look what you get: a string art contest – ahem no – you get Tantra, the famous/infamous Indian philosophy of self-realization and ritualistic practices as Tantra […]
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Me Made May 2019
It’s May. The sun is shining, birds chirping happily in the blooming trees. Bees are hunting for the best flower and this – my friends – is me: flowered out […]
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