Author Archives: Jane Prater
Not Exactly a New Hobby–Cards
Friend Katherine invited me to go with her to make cards. Well, that fit right in with all the mixed media stuff I’ve been doing, so away we went. It was fun to be the student instead of the teacher, and I learned a lot. If you scrapbook, etc., you probably know about Stamping’ Up [...]
Trust the Pattern
I tell clients all the time to just trust the pattern. I also told my kids to do as I say, not as I do. Well, I’m just not trusting this pattern to turn out to be what I want it to be. So I’m cheating.–My best skill. It’s the Shawl/cape pattern from Maggie Jackson, [...]
Why I Love Architecture
I was thinking about this while drafting a Tangle based on a building I spotted in Boston last week. It was a modern enough skyscraper type building, but one section had windows shaped like—to me—medieval altar triptychs. It was subtle, but it introduced a different pattern and that difference drew my eye. I took a [...]
Ideas Generate More Ideas
First the hand report–looks like it might just be tendonitis. I know how to treat that. I usually leave out the Rest part though. Thanks for your good wishes and inquiries. Rereading the last post about activities for kids this summer, I realized that there were some things in there for us knitters and crafters. [...]
Summer’s Coming–Kids, too.
Summer for some of us means more time with our grandchildren. This is a far more exciting time for us that for their mothers. We plan “activities.” Once in a while, these activities turn out to be more fun for us “artsy-craftsy” types, resulting in [horror!] a new hobby. I have been scouring the net [...]
Camp Is Coming Up
Every year I go to Colorado to knitting camp. This year we have Sally Melville coming to teach. She is a superb teacher and terribly clever. No matter what the class, she always has amazing tips and tricks to share. Our homework letter explains it all. I thought I’d share it in case you have [...]
Dye Your Hair White
Note: This is a link to a page which shows my Boston Journal and the art journal page I started with this picture. Also another X-rated sign. I know I’ve given you much unasked for advice, but dye your hair white is the best. I spent a long weekend in Boston, a city its inhabitants [...]
Hand update
Called my favorite hand specialist whom I’ve known since she was a teen. She’s a knitter, too. Anyway, I will see her Tuesday and then we’ll see. Meantime–
Whirling Dervish Coming to Charlotte
Pictures courtesy of Malcolm. More later–
Fusing some petals
Sitting at the mall waiting on Janie, who is always late, and I am always early, so I bring plenty of toys to play with. I ran into Sandy from Charlotte Yarn and emailed her a link to Franklin Habit’s article in the newTwist Collective, ” Ten Knitters You Meet in Hell.” If you haven’t [...]
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