Archive For May, 2012
Playing around
By JC | May 29, 2012
Lately, I haven’t been able to commit to any long-term projects. Shoot, I haven’t been able to commit to anything bigger than a swatch. But that’s okay. I like swatching. Case in point: along with a number of my fellow Stitches teachers, I volunteered to create swatches for the Great Wall of Yarn at next […]
Alchemy
By JC | May 11, 2012
Blocking is such an awesome thing, isn’t it? It can take a ruffled mess like this: And turn it into this: The lace opens up, the peak at the center top disappears, and the ruffled edges turn into smooth scallops. One long blocking wire took care of the top edge, but the scallops required pins. […]