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Category Archives: beadwork
the to-do list
Stuff I hurried to finish today before leaving. (So I could take it with me!) Sock pattern is Waving Laces, from the book Favorite Socks. The yarn is hand-dyed, from Spritely Goods. It was soft and nice to knit with, … Continue reading
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more stuff I made
Amberites: gold-filled wire, and (I think) fake amber An Effect of the Dark: sterling and glass, including goldstone and chatoyant glass. I don’t quite know what you’d wear this necklace with – a plain jewel-neck, I suppose. Or a high … Continue reading
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UnFOs
Some unfinished objects: two pair of earrings (one without earwires, because I only have a few of those) and a partial necklace. The colors are closer to right on the black background. (I turned the necklace over in the second … Continue reading
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stuff!
This is a bit silly: below is a picture of all the stuff I accumulated during my trip.] That includes stuff I bought on the trip as well as stuff waiting for me when I got back here. Missing from … Continue reading
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recounting the weekend
We finally got to go rowing here, for the first time. The high school coach lent me a very nice boat, though unfortunately it was a bit too big for me. This surprised me, since he had a few rowers … Continue reading
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A few pictures
A Tree Grows in Taipei: (or doesn’t, since it’s a fake one, But the spirit is there. Some Christmassy earrings I made somewhere during getting the spare room / craft room set up:
the stash
This is my entire knitting stash, circled in red – that includes all of my needles and all of my yarn. The entire beading stash is circled in blue. In the interests of full disclosure, there are a couple of … Continue reading
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the hobby report
I went rowing last night in the double. It was a short row, because first we had to help christen Rudder’s new boat (more on that in a minute) and then my partner had to be back in early. We … Continue reading
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the final element
Here’s another necklace that’s been a long time coming. I’ve been collecting the beads for it for a while now, got some key ones at the bead/jewelry fair a few weeks ago, and unexpectedly found gold-plated wire on sale here … Continue reading
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a new technique
This necklace is a new technique for me; I think it worked pretty well. I always like necklaces that look like vines growing. These delicate clay roses (both cabbage-type and antique roes) ccame from a store we stumbled on in … Continue reading
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