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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 201: A chat with Marlee Grace, author and @personalpractice Instagram dancer

by jennifer August 31, 2017

by jennifer August 31, 2017

Marlee Grace Cook-Parrott and I first met about seven years ago when she was establishing herself as an impressive community organizer and businesswoman…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 174: Get inspired to ‘Knit the Sky’ with Lea Redmond

by jennifer November 9, 2015

by jennifer November 9, 2015

If you like knitting, sipping tea, building forts and watching the clouds roll by, this episode was recorded just for you. My guest is…

6 days ago by craftsanity Tonight’s sunset was a pretty good one. I want to weave it. : ) #sunset #colorsfoundinnature #clouds #beautifulsky #yellow #orange #blue #gray
4 days ago by craftsanity Last night I enjoyed my first dip in the high temp foot bath my husband gifted me last week in celebration of our 21st year of marriage. (He knows me and my foot issues well. Lol!) I soaked while reading “Anni Albers,” a most lovely book with an exposed binding and cheerful, yellow endpapers that documents the work of the textile designer, weaver, writer and printmaker whose creative life spanned from 1899 to 1994. I like the fact that a few of our artistic titles overlap. I’m also very inspired by the fact that she started printmaking when she was
3 days ago by craftsanity This is a quick test weave on a new CraftSanity Tapestry Loom prototype. Loom testing is one of my favorite parts of my job. For this piece I challenged myself to use only yarn from one multicolored skein. I cut those skeins apart and roll the colors into balls so I have access to all my the colors. See the CraftSanity YouTube channel for a video about how I work with these multicolored skeins and yarn cakes. #craftsanitylooms #testweave #tapestry #tapestryweaving #weave #weavingloom #fiber #weaver #fiberart #weaving #weaversofinstagram #art
2 days ago by craftsanity I worked on another one of my test prints of the first CraftSanity Embroidery Sampler while I mulled over the best way to reorganize my entire house. It’s such a daunting task, but I know I will love the results - especially improved work flow in my studio. Now I just need to make it all happen. Heaven help me. P.S. Embroidery samplers 1, 2 and 3 are available in my shop. (Link in profile.)
11 hours ago by craftsanity This was a pretty painless organizing project. This is my current embroidery thread palette. It was a mess, so I did something about it. Now on to the next mess... #embroiderythread #stitch #organize #embroidery #thread #color #craft #craftorganization #cleanup

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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 201: A chat with Marlee Grace, author and @personalpractice Instagram dancer

CraftSanity Podcast Episode 174: Get inspired to ‘Knit the Sky’ with Lea Redmond