Tag Archives: Madrona fiber arts

Card weaving – Let’s be a Beginner again!

Learning new crafts is such fun, and a luxury when you have basically 2 careers and a full life.  I had the chance to take a class from John Mularkey at Madrona Fiber Arts, to learn basic card weaving, and I enjoyed every minute of it. I’ll have to confess to my husband that I […]

A chance to be a student? I’ll take it!

I love teaching, I really do: Meeting new people, sharing what I love, taking every teaching opportunity as a chance to improve the class experience for knitters.  I am very, very lucky to have the chance to participate in events as a teacher, and I appreciate it very much.  BUT, teaching every session means that […]

Making lots of progress!

Some weeks take forever, and you feel like you aren’t getting anywhere.  This was not one of those weeks!  My new Craftsy class, “Simply Stunning Colorwork” debuted and took off like a rocket.  We already have several really great discussions going, people are excited about the class and sharing their own tips, and I could […]

Christmas gift ideas for fiber lovers

My mailbox is stuffed with bargains/coupons/ads, etc, as the Christmas shopping season is in full swing.  Let’s face it, none of us really needs anything, but if you are going to give Christmas presents (and of course, we are) it might as well be something that will be personal, fun, and support the fiber community […]