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Cranbrook Academy of Art - Fiber Department
by Penny Nelson
My sister sent me some wonderful photos yesterday. She and a group of friends were walking around the Cranbrook campus in Bloomfield Heights, MI a...
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Invasion of the Woolly Bears
by Penny Nelson
In general, I like caterpillars. I like the fact that they will turn into butterflies or moths. I do not feel the same way about grubs that turn ...
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Indian Summer
by Penny Nelson
I don't think we really have an Indian Summer season here in the greater Houston area. At least not the same way we did up north. Our weather has...
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2018 Tour de Fleece Recap
by Penny Nelson
This year the Tour de France was held on July 7th to July 29th. And every year spinners around the world tune up their spinning wheels and spin fo...
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Houston Fiber Group and Fun with Dye
by Penny Nelson
Several ladies from the Houston Fiber Group came out here for a visit on Saturday. They were wonderful! We talked about the animals, fed treats t...
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Cleaning Out the Dye Shed
by Penny Nelson
When I look back on all the blogs I have written, there seem to be quite a few that talk about my just having cleaned up (or cleaned out) the <i...
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Lightning Struck and Other Tales
by Penny Nelson
This past Monday I went into town to have lunch with my daughter. On the way home I got a semi-frantic call from Ron saying we had been struck by ...
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Fall Has Arrived!
by Penny Nelson
Regardless of what the calendar says, for me fall starts on the first day it's really cool in the morning - less than 65 degrees. The fact that it...
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A Study in Scarlet
by Penny Nelson
Back in April and early May I was madly mordenting yarn for our spring Natural Dyes workshop. Falling and breaking my leg kind of got in the way o...
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Rug Money
by Penny Nelson
I want to introduce you to a wonderful book and the story behind it. The book is Rug Money: How a Group of Maya Women Changed Their Lives Through...
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Weaving Rugs
by Penny Nelson
I have taken a stab at weaving rugs several times. Peggy and I ran across some wonderful thick yarn at the Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival years...
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A New Loom
by Penny Nelson
Sometimes you just need a new loom. I have two floor looms that I love. The Gilmore is an old friend, bought after she gave years of service to v...
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