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Colleen Kole
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I Have No Excuse…
I have no excuse other than the weather has been way too nice to be inside. I am soaking up all this abnormally warm and sunny weather the past week. And my daughter has been home from college on spring break. I watched as they chopped down two huge trees in our yard […]
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Mar 25, 20121 min read


Dyeing Blue This Week
I started two indigo vats this past week-one with the pre-reduced indigo from ProChem and one with the natural indigo in a lime-fructose-indigo vat. It was easier than I thought it would be and the warm weather helped me jump outdoors and jump into fabric dyeing. Silk Habotai with natural indigo Cotton with […]
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Mar 16, 20121 min read
A Treat For You
Have you heard of Radka Donnell, Nora Lee Condra or Grace Earl? I stumbled upon this documentary which was made in 1980 and just loved it. Hope you enjoy it: Quilts in Women’s Lives-it’s about 15 minutes long but you will be inspired. I loved Grace’s sewing organization and her design wall! […]
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Mar 15, 20121 min read
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