8230;was one of a kind. A big heart and a sense of humor to match. My Mom was an artist so perhaps she drew the figure.

Dreaming, working and planning towards self-sufficient living. This month we had 4 french canadians wwoofing with us, and it was pretty damn awesome actually. They were hard workers and close friends so the house and grounds were constantly full of laughter while the work got whipped through with so many hands.

Swifter than a weavers shuttle my days have passed. Sharing the pleasure of learning how to weave, spin and dye. Searching for Inspiration and the quest for Duck Egg Blue! I have been rather caught up with fibre matters recently and somehow have put off writing for longer than intended.

Posted by longdrawjames in Uncategorized. life gets in the way. My default yarn seems to come out at a fairly fine laceweight nowdays. I will soon thin that to 4 wheels as .

Ooh I have a new dress. Friday, 27 April 2012. A year and a day. Just not on anything terribly crafty, or at least not very much. The little boy is now a big boy and has just celebrated his very first birthday. He is a wonder and a delight.

Katagami the Craft of the Japanese Stencil. Ise-Katagami is the Japanese craft of making paper stencils for dyeing textiles. The prefix Ise is used so not confuse the name with a city in the Akita prefecture in Northern Japan.

OK, so blogging is not necessarily my thing, but I have decided it just might be the place to discuss my wild and wonderful fiber experiments. I am thinking basket, mat, bag. no, too thick for a bag. I think basket will be best, maybe something.

Check out my new FB page. This is the 16s draft and I wove it on my LeClerc Weavebird. Weaving of a different kind.