Tangible Daydreams

Welcome to the crafty side of my life. Here I'll be musing about projects I'm working on, and the creative process around them. Oh, and there will be occasional bouts of cooking, photography, and poetry, too.

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Christmas memories

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When you were a kid, did you used to scoot way underneath the Christmas tree, and gaze up at the magic view? That used to be one of my ...
Monday, December 12, 2016

Pirate's Map for Textiles class

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So, my last post left us here in the process of making my 3d Pirate's Map for my final project for my Textiles class this semester. I ...
Sunday, November 27, 2016

Textiles class final project: Make a Map

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I've been taking a Textiles class at the local community college this semester. We've done felting, embroidery, ice dyeing, shibo...
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Saturday, November 19, 2016

Hand dyed sock yarn, and a shot of me with my sweeties

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I had a request for a couple of pairs of socks, cranked out on my antique sock knitting machine. The blues that she wanted were easy to fi...
Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Ice Dyeing

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I'm taking a Textiles class at the local community college, and last week we tackled ice dyeing. I've done a variety of dyeing...
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Thursday, November 10, 2016

A personal reaction to current events

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So, the hand dyed ruanas turned out quite well. I'm pleased. One of the three is already off to its new home, and the other two have ...
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Thursday, August 4, 2016

"Summer Greens" Rinsing out the dyed warp

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I dyed my 15 yards of cotton warp the other day, and then bundled up the yarn in cellophane to sit for a day (and a half because I got distr...
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Melissa
Spinner, weaver, felter, beader...don't you love how seemingly simple ingredients can come together to make something surprisingly whole and inspiring? I am a textile artist, living in the desert southwest US. For the last many years, my audience has been the historical recreation community. These days I am branching out, following where my muse takes me. It is a fun journey!
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