Finishing
Lanea on Mar 7th 2011
I don’t have a lot of time, but I do have a few pictures. Forgive how schlumpy these all look–I don’t have a dress form, so you have to imagine a body inside these. All of these garments are fitted to the waist with full skirts. This is a new linen Hedeby traggerrok (apron dress) […]
I can sew for miles and miles
Lanea on Mar 3rd 2011
Look–that little bugger is back. I think the number is actually pretty far off on the low side, but I need to keep digging though notes to correct it. And either way, the next couple of weeks should really add to the count. I love knowing that I’ve handsewn at least a fifth of a […]
Delivering
Lanea on Nov 30th 2010
I’ve been a bit busy, which has kept me from posting all of the things I wanted to post about. Well, hang that nonsense. Here’s what I can think of off the top of my head. I went to the Knitter’s Review Retreat, which was absolutely wonderful, as usual. My friend Ruadhan was able to […]
So where was I . . .
Lanea on Aug 29th 2010
All over the place, really. How’s about I tell you about all sorts of things, in whatever order I remember them, as I would over drinks in person? Feel free to interrupt, and let me know when you need another round. I’ve spent the last couple of weekends crafting with friends from our living history […]
Racing May
Lanea on May 13th 2010
First there was Maryland Sheep and wool, for which I made a few dozen bags. At the last second. With feeling (and excellent audio books spurring me along). Most of the bags found happy homes, but I do have some orphans I should list. I finished by the skin of my teeth and took off […]
Dithering
Lanea on Oct 5th 2009
Lord a’mercy, I do let things slide. I’ve finished a couple of pairs of socks I haven’t shown you, added a beautiful new tree to the garden to whom I have not introduced you, been to a fantastic music festival I haven’t talked about, read some huge number of books I haven’t reviewed, experienced a […]
For want of better lenses
Lanea on Sep 9th 2009
This is how we’re starting. Photos, unmanipulated, as I sort. The sorting will be no small feat–I’m going to have to buy an external hard drive if I want my laptop to continue to function. The hard drive in this puppy is just too small. If these are the only really good photos I get […]
The Lonesome Crowded West
Lanea on Sep 3rd 2009
(how’s that for a lazy music allusion in a post title?) Scott and I scampered off to Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana for a couple of weeks, and I forgot to warn you in advance. We visited family and then we visited the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. I fell desperately in love with Wyoming. I’m […]
Callinectes Sapidus and Persea Americana
Lanea on May 20th 2009
Last weekend, I went to the Potomac’s mouth, where it pours into the waving Chesapeake. A group of some of my favorite women goes every year, and it’s so important to us for so many reasons. We talk and work on projects together and swim and paddle. And we cook and eat together, as friends […]
Blackwater Falls
Lanea on Feb 18th 2009
We spent the long wekend with dear friends in Canaan Valley, West Virginia. We wandered around Blackwater Falls and the park surrounding it. We’ve had unseasonably warm weather in the DC area over the last few weeks, but thankfully West Virginia is holding on to some winter. I flirted with birches, like I do. They flirted back. The […]