FiberFrau (@fiberfrau) - CTPtalk

FiberFrau

North Carolina

Writer, Knitter, Designer, and Teacher

1 day ago

Gaming? Me? Possibly I tentatively tiptoe into gaming. Long ago I created a Rising Star account, but I never did anything with it. Now I am dabbling to see if it is easy enough for me to do. So far I…

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3 days ago

Bracing for Winter: Southern Style Rumor has it Jim Cantore (famous weather guy) landed at Charlotte-Douglas Airport. If true, the s--w they are predicting must be really a strong possibility. Jim usually comes…

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11 days ago

A New Year, A New Semester of Teaching I am excited to see my students again after Christmas break. Today's schedule for me at the Friday cooperative is: 9am: Tutor an Advanced Math student--we are about to start…

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12 days ago

Obligatory Hive Goals Post OK, it's not exactly an obligation. However, I bow to peer pressure and give you my goals for 2022. HIVE: Grow from 697 to 2000 in hive power HBD: Go from 37 to 1000 HBD CTP:…

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13 days ago

NeedleWorkMonday

Faux Leather Skirt An elasticized waist is a lazy way to make a skirt from a rectangle, but lazy was a good thing for me after all the trouble I had wrangling a zipper into a pleather dress last…

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15 days ago

Windy Day Post and Classes for Spring I woke up to high winds, so I want to make a daily post quickly in case we lose electrical power (lots of trees near me, and they often take out a power line.) Plenty of rain…

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18 days ago

NeedleWorkMonday

Sewing Supplies Unboxed My latest shipment from WAWAK means I can move ahead on several projects now. The fusible fleece will be backing for some stuffed animals I am making from lightweight cotton. The quilt binding i

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21 days ago

NeedleWorkMonday

Home Decoration Challenge: Small Quilt For the Needlework Monday challenge I chose to finish a small quilt from my UFO (unfinished objects) pile. I had pieced the top and cut the backing and even pin-basted it together, b

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21 days ago

My Extra Effort Today I added to my routine today by helping out a start-up website. Fiberocity is being developed as an alternative for needleworkers who were booted from "the big knitting site…

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22 days ago

NeedleWorkMonday

Handy Hem on Pleather Just a quick note today to show you a new favorite notion: WAWAK sewing clips. I got them for the pleather dress I was making, since one does not want to make unnecessary pin…

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