About Me & My Artistic Expression (or Thread Obsession)

When I was a small girl, every Sunday afternoon my mother took us kids to visit my Grandparents. While my mother and grandmother chatted at the kitchen table over coffee, I wandered through the company rooms of the house admiring all the fancy workings that adorned the furniture. Every table top was covered with at least one fancy working. Towels were trimmed in lace, as was every hand cloth, pillowcase and tablecloth. And every week this fascinating display changed!

In my Grandparents home my Grandmothers "private" area was in the basement right next to the cloths washer and across from a very large stove. While my grandmother sat waiting for the cloths to wash and the oven to bake, she would create her fancy workings. As a little girl I would sit on the floor at my Grandmothers feet and watch her knit or crochet. This is how I learned . . . . by watching. To this day I still knit backwards.

What fascinated me as a child remains a passion of mine today - some 40 years later. I naturally gravitate towards century old patterns and have a fondness for Victorian and Celtic designs. I draw a great deal of my inspiration from nature, which is probably why I'm so hooked on Irish Crochet. I also recently I began creating some of my own designs and will some day put them to patterns. I work with a variety of fibers in creating my work such as cotton, bamboo, wool & linen - and lots of color!

In this blog I'll talk about things like fiber, crochet tips and techniques, and share my knowledge in the crafts history. Resources are immense with the internet, but I'll list my favorites here too.

My greatest passion is crochet, but I do still knit from time to time.

You can browse through an array of my creations at:

Artistic Needlework: www.etsy.com/shop/ArtisticNeedlework

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Artistic-Needlework/101214780007413

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/ArtisticNeedleW/

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A Favorite Shop of Mine on Etsy


One of my favorite shops on Etsy is:  Namolio
I am a huge fan of hand crocheted lace made from linen thread. Namolio creates exquisite hand sewn and crochet pieces from linen fabric and thread.  In addition to items below, she makes a lovely needle case to hold all your special hooks and needles, sachets, coasters and even blankets - all out of linen. Visit Namolio on line at and browse her shop at:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/namolio
Surrey, England in the UK
www.namolio.com
Lovely pincushion made from linen and covered with a linen crochet motif.
Filled with poly fill stuffing, this cushion measures approx 3.54 x 3.54 inch (9 x 9 cm) $14.85 USD.
Lovely handmade crochet lace trim from a vintage pattern.
Hand crocheted from 100% linen thread.
This trim measures approx. 1.6 inches wide, and 19.7 inch long / 4 cm wide and 50 cm long. $9.95 USD.
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