The Hook and I

Susan Scafidi has an interesting take on Boing Boing’s post and the flack generated…

Talking with my brother tonight, he mentioned he thinks there’s a corollary to Andy Warhol’s 15 minutes of fame–that you might not like it when it happens. I hope for Heather Ross that despite the tendency of the Internet to allow folks to . . . → Read More: Counterfit Chic

This article, again sent by my brother, John, illustrates Mr. Doctorow’s thinking on the copyright issue more clearly, and I have to say, I agree with it entirely. I think the broohaha over the fabric in question was the confusion over personal use v. corporate use, because of an ill-written IP notice. Heather Ross clearly does . . . → Read More: A clearer look at Cory’s copyright theory…

OK, I’m normally a big fan of Boing Boing, because they usually get it–the craft thing. They’ve got a great eye for cool, and they highlight indie artists all the time.

This morning, they had a little post by Cory Doctorow that irked me… He called out a Textile Designer for trying to protect her intellectual . . . → Read More: Let’s put BoingBoing on a T-shirt and see what happens…

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Yes, Shannon came, and she did give me a spinning lesson, and I did take a video of it… but I’m on the verge of thinking the video is waaay to boring to put here on the blog. (Especially, since I didn’t really . . . → Read More: Spin to Knit

I’m officially the last stop on Shannon Okey’s Blog Tour for her new book, Spin to Knit. However, since Shannon is going to be here at Hook and I Central TOMORROW, I thought we should drag this tour out one more day to have some in-person co-blogging, and maybe a video-lesson from the Spinner herself!

Soooooo…. check . . . → Read More: Spin to Knit!

Yesterday in the mail, I got the brochure for the January TNNA conference. I dropped everything I was doing to register for classes. This is pretty much the only time of year I get to take classes instead of giving them and I always end up a better teacher and designer because of it. I like . . . → Read More: Serindipitous Cables

A friend was asking me recently about how to work with ribbon yarns so that they don’t get all twisty. I usually just let the twist happen, but Here’s another solution I found while browsing for Halloween Treats. This box from Oriental Trading Company would let the ribbon yarn flow without twisting–of course you could also . . . → Read More: Working with Ribbon Yarns

Thanks to those of you who took the time to e-mail me to tell me something was up with the blog. Apparently, my linkroll in the sidebar was the culprit. I’ve removed it and hopefully I can replace it with something that works soon. But everything is loading speedily now, so read on!

Sewing and swatching today, . . . → Read More: Blog Fixed!

Designer Bonnie Pierce has a beautiful mobius shawl she designed for the 2006 Crochet Pattern Calendar. She’s also posted the pattern on her web site. There’s been much chatter and crocheting of this pattern lately on the Crochet Partner’s e-mail list. Since I love lace-weight mohair, and mobius design, I have a feeling I’ll be making . . . → Read More: Mobius Mohair

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Fenton Crimean War Photographs

Field Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan was is the namesake for the raglan sleeve. He lost an arm in battle and the sleeve design was created to accommodate his injury.

My dad–who’s a wealth of all sorts of trivia and historical facts, and who . . . → Read More: What’s in a Name? A little fashion history…