This is the sixth post in a seven post series. Other posts include Supplies & Wool Basics, Planning Your Braided Wool Rug, Disassembly & Felting, Stripping, Stitching, & Spooling, Starting Your Braided Wool Rug, and Finishing & Care. Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! We’re almost there! You’ve learned about wool and washed and prepped it […]
Starting Your Braided Wool Rug
This is the fifth post in a seven post series on wool rug braiding. Other posts include: Supplies & Wool Basics, Planning Your Braided Wool Rug, Disassembly & Felting, Stripping, Stitching, & Spooling, Lacing Your Braided Wool Rug, and Finishing & Care. Wahoo! It’s time to start braiding! Are you excited? (I’m so excited.) I’m […]
Rug Braiding Prep: Stripping, Stitching, & Spooling
This is the fourth post in a seven post series on wool rug braiding. Other posts include Supplies & Wool Basics, Planning Your Braided Wool Rug, Disassembly & Felting, Starting Your Braided Wool Rug, Lacing Your Braided Wool Rug, and Finishing & Care. Have I mentioned how much I love rug braiding? I think I have. […]
Rug Braiding Prep: Disassembly & Felting
This is the third post in a seven post series on wool rug braiding. Other posts includeSupplies & Wool Basics, Planning Your Braided Wool Rug, Stripping, Stitching, & Spooling, Starting Your Braided Wool Rug, Lacing Your Braided Wool Rug, and Finishing & Care. So you read the guidelines for acquiring wool. You asked your friends. You […]
Rug Braiding Supplies & Wool Basics
This is the first post in a seven post series on wool rug braiding. Other posts include Planning Your Braided Wool Rug, Disassembly & Felting, Stripping, Stitching, & Spooling, Starting Your Braided Wool Rug, Lacing Your Braided Wool Rug, and Finishing & Care. You’ve decided to take up wool rug braiding? Hooray! I’m so excited for […]
Planning Your Braided Wool Rug
This is the second post in a seven post series on wool rug braiding. Other posts include Supplies & Wool Basics, Disassembly & Felting, Stripping, Stitching, & Spooling, Starting Your Braided Wool Rug, Lacing Your Braided Wool Rug, and Finishing & Care. Planning your braided wool rug can be one of the most difficult things. Determining […]
Wool, Wood, and Wonderment: Why You Should Attend the Chippewa Valley Museum’s Fiber Arts and Folk Life Festival
Come one, come all! To the Chippewa Valley Museum’s Fiber Arts and Folk Life Festival! Every February, the Chippewa Valley Museum hosts its annual fiber arts and folk life festival. This is one of my favorite events to attend, as it’s a great place to learn about new media, interact with like-minded crafty-folk, and support […]
Super Awesome Skin Cream
The following recipe is for a product that I’ve been using regularly since I found out that I was pregnant five years ago. It started out as a DIY stretch mark cream, progressed into a lotion, then was adopted as a facial moisturizer, and the rest is history. Jars of it have been strategically […]
Quick & Easy Woolen Baby Booties
This is one of my favorite baby projects: BOOTIES! But before I start, I’d like to preface this with: I. Love. Wool. I won’t go too into depth, but a few years ago I took a braided wool rug class at my local history museum and completely fell in love with this medium. My new-found […]
For the Love of Wool
Every crafter has a favorite medium; my favorite medium is wool — braided rugs, baby booties, purses, pillows. I’ll gladly spend hours surrounded by the knits and weaves.
