Jan 092011
 

[Translate] Well, I have finally set a date for the first Common Thread outing. As it turns out, it will also be a road trip. For those of you not located close enough geographically to participate with our group, I invite you to try and organize one of your own and see what you can do. Even a dishcloth will be fine. If you are close enough geographically to participate with our group though, book [more]

Sep 202010
 

[Translate] Hi everybody, This post is just as the title says – a check in on what’s on the needles (mine and yours), and what’s coming up. First things first though, you have until this Sunday to purchase a copy of Angel if you want to have a chance of winning it for free. I still haven’t decided on the exact contest yet, but the winners will have their purchase price of Angel refunded in [more]

Sep 142010
 

[Translate] Wow, another week has literally flown by and we’re back to Tuesday’s Tips. Well, I have another 6 tips for you this week and as always, I am looking for your input as to tips. If you have any tips that you know and would like to share, feel free to pass them on either via an email at mrhugzzz@gmail.com or through the comments section on this or any other page. Here we go [more]

Sep 012010
 

[Translate] Hi everybody, this is a special Wednesday (Hump Day) edition of Tuesday’s Tips. As some of you know it was my birthday on Saturday (August 28th) and I have kinda been celebrating for a little bit. Where I come from you celebrate for a week anyway, so no problem as far as I’m concerned. Anyway, I kinda got caught without any back-up tips drafted up so I put up some wonderful pictures of Lori [more]

Mar 262010
 

[Translate] Today I had the pleasure of attending Fibres West in Abbottsford with my good friend Karen. This was the 2nd edition of this show, since the first one last year was such a great hit. The show focuses on many of the fibre arts including knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, dyeing, felting, basketry, quilting, embellishments, and more. Upon entering we were immediately impressed at the vastness of the space that housed the exhibit. We decided [more]