Remember when you were a little kid and the world was utterly magical? I still get that feeling sometime, especially when I am alone in...

Sarah came to see me about her hat. She had read my post on Sashiko mending and was wondering if I would consider repairing her hatband...

I made the belt on a whim, because I happened to have four feet of canvas-covered felt left from another project. Four feet! That's a...

This is episode 52 of project 105. The half way point. This week's project is about tension and the dentition to give up, half way...

We treated ourselves to the better "Premium Economy" seats on our flight to and from France. As part of that deal, we were handed little...

My Dad wears wool houseshoes. It's an old habit from his years spent in Northern France. The shoes are too hot for the Mediterranean...

I am visiting my folks in Southern France, working with very limited supplies this week: my needles, a pair of baby scissors and a...

This year marks the 33rd year of my arrival in this country. I never thought I was going to immigrate permanently but here I am, an...

The little sewing basket caught my attention at a church rummage sale a couple of weeks back. It was near the exit, stuck between an...

There’s so much beautiful vintage linen to be used. After purchasing a few more choice pieces at a church rummage sale last Saturday, I...

My friend and long-time mentor, Jim, passed away unexpectedly last week, a few days before my birthday. I have known Jim for over twenty...

Ever since my friend Marion who is a jeweler, showed me a Georgian Lover's eye, I have been obsessed with the concept. Then, a few weeks...

While doing research for the shoe project, I came upon a pair of 18th century wedding slippers that had been hand-embroidered with a...

In her memoir, French writer Marguerite Yourcenar tells the story of spending her entire first commission check on a blue vase from...

I was inspired by a number of stories this week: breakfast with a friend brought up the name Bud Smith, which I absolutely had to use, I...

Not only have I decided to continue the series of embroidered drawings on vintage napkins but I have found my theme: for the next several...

I have been feeling ambivalent about this week's post. The story was hand-written and hand-embroidered directly onto a lovely, very...

Creative feelings are flowing. I am feeling bubbly, energized and full of ideas. In just a few days will be Spring Break when I will...

We are so used to consuming the end-products of the creative process - movies, songs, art - that we largely ignore the process of...

As much as a struggle last week was, this week's work was a breeze. My stitches were precise, the fabric didn't bunch up and the blue...