365 Caws

365Caws is now in its 16th year of publication. If I am unable to post daily, I hope readers who love the natural world and fiberarts will seize those days to read the older material. Remember that this has been my journey as well, so you may find errors in my identifications of plants. I have tried to correct them as I discover them. Likewise, I have refined fiberarts techniques and have adjusted recipes, so search by tags to find the most current information. And thank you for following me!

Showing posts with label hand-sewing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hand-sewing. Show all posts
Monday, August 25, 2025

Short Stack

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Day 317: Depending on who's serving and how big they are, a "short stack" of pancakes is generally two or three. In this case,...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Ring Cycles - Two Motifs

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Day 312: Ring Cycles (a variation of Jack's Chain) is going more quickly than expected, especially considering the fact that I'm wor...
Thursday, April 3, 2025

Faster And "Funner"

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Day 173: After many years of making elaborate costumes and other clothing, I came to a conclusion: I hate machine sewing. However, I love to...
Saturday, March 29, 2025

Leather Thimble

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Day 168: I am a small person. I have very, very tiny hands, and when I say "tiny," I mean that my wedding ring was a size 4. Eons ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Kitty Windows

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Day 290: Handwork on the kitty quilt is proceeding much more quickly than I'd expected. By bedtime last night, I'd sewn a total ...
Thursday, September 14, 2017

The Twenty-Year Quilt

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Day 336: It's done! Well, I still have to create a "made by" tag for the back, but it's ready for the laundry. 60"...
Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Final Screen

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Day 327 (bonus): This is it, folks! The last "screen," the last two blocks! The Twenty-Year Quilt is almost quilted! The next s...
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Drawing on years of experience as a forest ranger, backpacker and mountaineer, my writings and images reflect my abiding love of Nature.
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