I will be taking an indefinite break from my blog, and I miss it already, but it’s the only way that I can finish my website, which has been “under construction” for years (that’s my home page above). I will post from time to time, when I just can’t help myself, but, hey — gotta [...]
Archive for the 'uncategorized' Category
Hiatus
November 3, 2009
Desiree Koslin talks about medieval costume @ The Cloisters
September 16, 2009
Desirée Koslin, FIT professor, author, and member of the NY Guild of Handweavers, will give a talk about medieval costume at the Cloisters this Saturday, Sept. 19, at noon and 2 PM. The talk is free with museum admission.
Obsession? or just focus?
September 1, 2009
I don’t get to the movies very often, but I recently saw Julie and Julia and liked it more than I expected to. The film’s two feel-good storylines — Julie Powell’s rise from blogs to riches and Julia Child’s equally unlikely-seeming stardom — had a lot to do with why I enjoyed it so much, [...]
Vacation
August 17, 2009
Off weaving dreams …
Balloon fashion
February 26, 2009
Ever since I wrote about — and showed a picture of — Jeff Koons’s balloon dog sculpture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art last summer, I have been surprised by the steady number of hits that this blog gets from people looking for “balloon sculpture,” “balloon exhibit,” and similar keywords.
So just for fun, here is [...]
January 3, 2009
How to navigate this blog
It’s gotten easier to find what you’re looking for on this eclectic blog.
Step 1 – scroll down to the bottom of any page and find the “Categories” heading.
Step 2- pick the category that interests you from the dropdown menu — Designer Yarn, Weave of the Week, etc. — and click on [...]
