The Quiet Before the Show
There is a very particular kind of chaos that happens in my studio in the days before a show. It…
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A Little Good News from my Studio
I have some lovely news to share today. Last November, I spent a rather unusual few days in my studio…
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Following the Fold
I think I’ve fallen down another creative rabbit hole. I missed writing last week. Sometimes life asks us to slow…
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One Book Ends, Another Begins
There is something deeply satisfying about placing the final stitch in a project that has lived in your hands and…
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When the Work Begins to Whisper
I have spent a lot of time stitching this week. Wimbledon has been playing in the background, the soccer matches…
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Stitching Through the World Cup
This past week has been one of those wonderfully ordinary ones. It was filled with grocery shopping, chores, cooking meals…
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When Vintage Linens Become a Book
There is something deeply satisfying about finishing a textile book. For me, every book is an opportunity to explore new…
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I’m Going Back to Japan – Come With Me
Last year, I spent three wonderful weeks travelling through Japan, and I returned home knowing I wanted to go back….
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The Organized Chaos of Going Somewhere
I have just returned home after spending a wonderful week at Saskatchewan Stitches in Muenster, Saskatchewan. This gathering is unlike…
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A Morning Spent Treasure Hunting
There is something wonderfully satisfying about treasure hunting. On Saturday morning, I went to Vintage Redefined Market to see what…
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The Rhythm of Needle and Thread
Last year I began a new textile book. I wanted to try a new-to-me way of binding, following Anne Wood,…
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A Simple Mother’s Day … and Pizza!
I hope you all had a beautiful Mother’s Day yesterday, filled with warmth, connection, and moments – big or small…
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Back Home and Full of Ideas
It’s blog time again… and I’ve just realized it’s been about a month since my last post. That doesn’t sit…
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Rocks, Linen… and a Tin of Sardines
I’m sitting and my computer today … and you know what that means. Blog day. It’s been one of those…
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The Work Behind the Work
The past two weeks have been very busy… and yet when I look around the studio, there aren’t many finished…
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Back from Daytona: Nerve-Wracking & Wonderful
And definitely worth it! I didn’t write a blog last week. I was just back from Daytona Beach for AQS…
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Back to the Drawing Board
There is a particular kind of joy that comes from doing work you truly love. The kind where hours disappear,…
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On Paper and Joy
This week was full – classes taught, lectures given, ideas shared – but today I don’t want to write about…
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A Week of Laying Foundations
This past week in the studio was a quiet one on the surface, but a busy one underneath. I spent…
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Everything Old is New Again
This past week didn’t come with any big milestones or shiny accomplishments. No finished pieces to photograph, no major announcements…
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Holding a Year: Stitch Journal 2025
The stitch journal for 2025 is finally done and dusted. Throughout the year, I worked on two long horizontal strips…
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New Classes Made Slowly and by Hand
As the year begins, I find myself returning to the studio — to paper, cloth, thread, and the quiet rhythm…
