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aubergine cladonia

This is my third time knitting this pattern and it gave me the most grief - i think i frogged the lace border three times before nailing it.It also took a long time to knit because i took most of the...

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restorative weekend

Oh, craft camp. So so good. This time we were very sadly missing Janet who had Life Stuff to deal with, and we celebrated Caroline's birthday, which reminds me i never shared pictures of the March...

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Winter solstice

Freeeezing here!Gale force winds, icy temperatures and i just saw online somewhere that the Yarra has burst its banks in the city and Southbank is flooded. Trees down everywhere too. We've had both...

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ten days in Bali

Just what the doctor ordered.

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round round get around i get around

Sunset in Bendigo, the weekend of the wool show. They're rebuilding the hospital, hence the cranes. Australian Tapestry Workshop, visited as part of Open Melbourne. I saw in the ATW newsletter today...

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back to bali

My mum has had a pretty grim time these last eighteen months so as a little (big, actually) pick-me-up, she and I went on our very first Mother Daughter Trip. We escaped to Bali for a week and took in...

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Dad.

My extraordinary and brilliant dad. RIP.

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First Sunday of Advent

The first light of adventit is the light of stones.The light that lives in crystals, seashells and bones.

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continuing ...

First day of summerThank you for your comments about my father. I can't reply to all of them as they come through as no-reply comments for some reason, but please know that each one was greatly...

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Second light of advent

The second light of adventIt is the light of plants. Plants that reach up to the sunAnd in the breezes dance.

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third Sunday of Advent

The third light of adventit is the light of beasts.The light of truth that we may seein greatest and in least.

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bit o' this, bit o' that

Some sewing, some gardening, some working. I am firmly in denial that Christmas is a matter of days away.A terrifying new purchase has been made. I read the instructions and put the beast back in its...

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fourth light of advent

The fourth light of adventit is the light of man.The light of love, the light of thoughtto give and understand.

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closing and opening

Christmas and new year took on a different shape this year - this first year without my dad. While we were all gathered in Queensland we took the opportunity to farewell Dad with friends and extended...

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2014 book list

Betsy says good morning I am feeling much better thank you please feed me.I updated my reading list for 2014. It's over there on the left under "not just cookbooks", or if you're reading via a reader,...

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dyeing experiments

Some years ago I was a member of the Natural Dye Group at the Plant Craft Cottage (at Melbourne's Botanic Gardens). I think I talked about it here on the blog although I can't find it. Since then I've...

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pottery!

I told you I am doing a pottery course, right? It's a ten week beginner course, and then you can just pay for another ten sessions and keep turning up to the studio. It's kind of addictive and oh so...

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retreat | recreate

So, the exciting news? I am hosting a women's creative [textile] arts retreat in beautiful Ubud, Bali.Details are at retreat|recreate if you would like to take a look!

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handmade update

Poor neglected (ten year old!) blog. I really should feed and water it occasionally.Ok. Here are some pics of my handmade achievements over the past couple of months.A couple of woven Hemlock tees....

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little hints of spring

After a cold cold winter, I'm ready for some warmth.

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indigo and shibori

Have I shown you all the blues yet I wonder? I used to use this blog as a record of all my makings but more and more I seem to use Instagram. I've done a lot of indigo and shibori dyeing this year -...

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Live from Ubud

I can't find any time to blog in a meaningful way while we're here in Ubud, but many of us (me included) are posting to Instagram frequently. Search the hashtag #retreatrecreate over there (and to -...

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Vietnam textiles adventure :: expressions of interest invited now!

 Prices and the finalised itinerary will be available in the next day or so, but if you want to join a group of like-minded textile-enthused women on a wonderful adventure exploring the textile...

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A 13 day adventure exploring the cultural and textile traditions of Vietnam...

Textiles, travel, craft, exploration! Does this sound like your cup of tea?If so, you're invited to join a small group of like-minded textile-enthused women for the experience of a lifetime, visiting...

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use it or lose it

turns out if you don't blog for over a year the part of your brain that stores your blog password (the same one you've had for the entire ten, no, ELEVEN years of this blog, mind you), atrophies, or...

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