Howdy!
Woo, first post on a new blog! Always a scary one, huh? Some of this I’m sure I’ll re-write and put on my ‘about’ page, but here’s a first draft.
I’ve been on the ‘net since college, back in the late 1980s. Before that, I was active on the local BBS scene. Sometime between then and now, I’ve become more of a lurker than an active participant, but maybe that’ll change. Or maybe not; I think now that I’ve carved out my own quiet corner over here that I’ll feel comfortable enough to ramble regularly into the open air.
I made this site partly because of needing the aforementioned corner, but also because I’ve been feeling this upsurge of “craftyness”. I used to be all crafty, mostly cross-stitch, back in high school, but then I got all busy with college and then career, but now that I’m doing the fulltime mom thing it’s all coming back. But now I have more skills, more experience, and certainly a much better sewing machine! Of course I have tons more to learn, but I’ve reached the point where I’d like to show off a bit now and then. And hey, if I can raise enough money to pay for my crafty habit, all the better!
Primarily right now I’ve got the sewing bug, but I’ve been known to do all kinds of stuff with fiber. Except spinning — I’m absolutely fabulous at making hunks of felt out of wool instead of nice smooth thread, so no spinning for me! I’ve done needle tatting, cross-stitch, blackwork, general embroidery, metal thread/bullion embroidery, inkle weaving, tablet weaving, applique, quilting (ha ha! this I mostly stink at so far), and general sewing both by hand and by machine. Most of my stuff either gets given away or used to pieces, so I don’t have many pictures to date. If I can only remember to USE the digital camera, that might change…
I do have a livejournal account, although that might change. We’ll see. In the meantime, feel free to take a gander at it.