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Road weeds, Early April

I tried to capture the mix of dark red and purple against a green background, but these pictures don't do the trick. It's a beautiful color …

Lady Banks blooms once a year, at the end of March. No thorns, pale yellow; vigorous growth. …

One of our Japanese maples in early leaf; bright-to-lime green leaves, against dark pink bark and red seeds. Pink azaleas across the street …

Wisteria blooms in March in central NC, where I live. The woods are full of the vines and the scent is everywhere. Color breakdown: …

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Straight from the horse's mouth, figuratively: For the consumer, the best way to shrink any cotton article is to tumble dry. The …

Downtown Siler City, NC, is home to a thriving arts community with an amazing number of resources for textile artists, including weavers, …

(Click here for a pinnable image that shows all of these steps.) This tutorial is one of a series about slicing old clothes into fiber …

A month ago, I brought home a truckload of t shirt scrap from TS Designs in Burlington. It's sorted by color, and I've started sorting each …

Last week, I went to TS Designs in Burlington and came home with a truckload of t shirt scrap fabric. I sorted my load into piles by major …