Or rather, the case against DIY instructions. I’ve noticed a lot of posts lately like “make a clutch by folding fabric into thirds”, or “make a poncho by cutting a hole in fabric” or “make a ponytail by putting your hair into a ponytail” – whole sites, even, dedicated to instructions that seem completely redundant [...]

A lot of flax in the back yard + a wee scrap of cream silk charmeuse = a dyeing experiment. A little known personal fact: the 1st two years of my college career were spent studying textile design. I did weaving, dyeing, repeat pattern design – I loved it, but wanted to have a broader [...]

I know it’s wedding frenzy up in here, and I apologize, but Dori just sent the photos from her New Hampshire wedding on August 28th. The dress I made her looks SO GOOD, and she says; “I got dressed outside. it was a farm for crying out loud- there was no where else to do [...]

We sent most of the invites out this past weekend – there are still a few local folks I need to meet up with to hand them off to, but, phew. I know we’re late in the game (ummm, 33 days until the wedding?) but we did send save the dates super early and have [...]

This is Dori! She is a witch. A little witch! Dori recently moved from San Francisco to New England – her blog from her new house is perfection – whitewashed walls, wide plank floors, spiral gardens – & bears in the backyard!? She is a spiritual counselor, magic apothecarian (that’s not a word) & I [...]

Old barn doors. Cream eyelet and Swiss champagne satin batiste. Mason jars of roses & forget-me-nots. Streamers of bright ribbon clutched by children. Tiny violinists under apple trees. Punched tin can lanterns. Sweet ancient songs sung by schoolchildren. Dancing wildly to a bluegrass band. Sugary white cakes. A tiny wedding night cottage. Tealights floating in [...]