Pearl the Squirrel

I have lots of quilt-related photos to post...one of these days. But for today, I'm touting rhubarb.

When I write about myself, it's usually about my relationship with textiles. But today I'm going to share what I think is one of th...

The month before Christmas had more than its fair share of deadlines, and Pearl the Squirrel suffered serious neglect. My Thanksgi...

In a Dec. 14  essay in the New York Times food section , writer Jennifer Steinhauer bemoaned people who buy store-bought goods and pass...

I've got a poster in my house that belonged to my grandparents. In it, a robust and smiling young maiden with long black braids an...

In my previous post I mentioned a three-hour drive to Decorah, and it was to visit Seed Savers for today's post on Etsy . I'd been t...

It was back in December that I learned that the official socks for creating sock monkeys are made in Iowa. The Etsy story that appeared toda...

[ We interrupt this textile blog for some important announcements about food. ] Between the Farmer's Market and grocery store's ...