by Beth | Nov 26, 2019 | Blog, How To, Retreats and Festivals, sewing, sewing class, sewing tips
Let me just tell you about this! Earlier in the year I got an email or saw an ad or something that told me that the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo would be close to my house. I am pretty sure it’s been coming to Novi Michigan for a long time but I wasn’t...
by Beth | Apr 20, 2018 | Blog, retreat, Retreats and Festivals, Rhinebeck
We’re about 6 months out from the upcoming Rhinebeck Retreat and there is still space. Have you looked over the description? Do you have any questions? Let me answer a few of the questions I’ve gotten. What are the benefits of coming to this retreat?1....
by Beth | Apr 4, 2018 | Blog, Contests/Giveaways, Patreon, projects, Rhinebeck, sewing, Weaving
This morning I hemmed some of the kitchen towels that I finished weaving in March. There was that little contest too and so I packaged 2 towels and got them ready to ship out today. With a little extra gift. Yesterday I photographed and posted all of my give away...
by Beth | Mar 19, 2018 | Retreats and Festivals, Rhinebeck, Teaching, weaving, Weaving
Last Tuesday I finished weaving the never-ending towels. We had a contest to guess how many towels were on the beam and I said that I would put all the correct guesses together and choose one person to get one of the towels. Well, there were only two correct guesses....
by Beth | Feb 12, 2018 | Fiber Prep, planning, projects, Retreats and Festivals, Rhinebeck, Tools, wool
The point of combing is to align fibers, remove debris and increase the consistency of the fibers to be used in spinning. Choosing the right combs will make a big difference in the end result. I talk about this a lot when I teach classes that have any processing...
by Beth | Jan 5, 2018 | Blog, planning, retreat, Retreats and Festivals, Rhinebeck, Teaching
Today’s look back is taken from a newsletter I sent out in early January of 2010. That year I had scheduled Sara Lamb, Maggie Casey, Galina Khmeleva, Deb Robson, Michael Cook, Denny McMillan, Abby Franquemont and Amy King. Many of them were my first time meeting...
