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String Art Schooner

A friend is cleaning out his house and this boxed string art sailing ship was leaning against the wall. It had been his wife's; she died a …

Last May, I came home from the Spinrite Tent Sale in Washington, NC, with a car full of colorful yarn, $100+ worth in four large (black …

Several years ago, I found a Bond America Ultimate Sweater Machine at the local Habitat Restore for $25. I didn't know what retail was, and …

A friend told me about the tent sale at the Spinrite factory in Washington, North Carolina. I've lived here for more than 20 years, and I …

I bought a ball of Self-striping smooth sock yarn from Super Stitchy, colorway Crabulous, to knit honeymoon socks. (I want most of their …

I don't have enough knitting left on my Engagement Socks to carry me through a week on a motorcycle, and the Purple Lace Shawl is too big to …

In the course of buying every interesting skein of yarn that crossed my path to make poms and lilies for my wedding, I found five balls of …

I need more studio space. Who doesn't? Problem is, I have a fair amount of studio space but it's full of stuff that I'm not using right now. …

Beauty? the rugs in the Cum Rya catalog are fabulous. Pain? I tossed more than one of these catalogs 40 years ago and now I'm paying $30 …

I had to abandon plans to paint roses on my satin wedding dress when the satin turned out to be rayon, not silk. Silk (protein fibers) …