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Author Archives: Leslie
no more plastic shopping bags
I was recently surprised to learn that those ubiquitous accessories of consumer culture, polyethylene plastic shopping bags, have been banned in multiple countries (unfortunately not the US or Canada). They’ve been banned for good reason, as not only are they … Continue reading
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pondering the 100-mile yarn diet
Even though the phrase ‘carbon footprint’ has only recently entered my official vocabulary, for a long time I’ve made the effort to shop locally whenever possible, especially when it comes to food. It makes a lot of sense to me: … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Spinning, sustainability
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I love teaching!
Seriously, I do. I’ve taught two classes at Ariadne Knits so far, with another scheduled for early May and more in the works. The response from my students has been overwhelmingly positive and I’ve loved being able to share the … Continue reading
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sharing the knowledge
For a while I’ve noticed that there aren’t a lot of opportunities to learn to spin in this region, which surprised me given this area’s long history of fibre arts activities. There are a couple of guild-affiliated classes around, but … Continue reading
Posted in ravelry, Spinning, yarn stores
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babies everywhere! (and Ariadne Knits)
I have so many friends who are having kids right now (and oddly, all of them have had girls so far), so it’s bootie/baby sock mania for me. I found this pattern for lacy baby socks and quickly knit up … Continue reading
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bon voyage, wee tiny socks
The wee tiny socks, ready for their new role as mail art: My first attempt at using watercolours since kindergarten. Oh, and that’s a ship diagram between the socks (with navigational lights).
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Adventures in felting
I don’t have a lot of experience with felting (or, to be more correct in this case, fulling). In fact, I can only think of one felted object I made before I decided to jump in and make both a … Continue reading
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