Saturday, July 6, 2019

Sweet little yellow house

My daughter is moving in to her new house, so had to make special cotton potholders!

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Thursday, January 31, 2019


Email to Eliza and Thomas on the announcement of their upcoming wedding:

Hi Eliza and Thomas,
Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials!

To celebrate a life time of cuddling, I'd like to crochet a blanket for you, either for your couch or your bed.
I know its early, but there's a great yarn sale next week that I plan to attend, so why not go with the thought of you?

Made one each for the weddings of Jonah, Bentzi and Abie.
Would you like an afghan, ripple, or sampler?
Colors... you choose.


Love
Rebecca

Their response:

Wow, Rebecca, thank you so much!!
That is such a thoughtful, amazing idea for a gift!
We'd love a Rebecca original!
We think the afghan design is pretty amazing, and we love blues and greens.
Can't wait to celebrate with you and catch up with you soon! 
Much love,
Eliza and Thomas


Friday, November 23, 2018

What happens?

The wedding gift is made for the happy couple. What happens to the blanket after the divorce? The doggie gets it!
Bentzi's dog, Pluto

Monday, November 19, 2018

Sample blanket ideas

Bentzi afghan
Sampler squares


Call the Midwife pattern

Abie Ripples

Polka Dots

Big Purply afghan squares

Basic Granny Afghan, reds and purples

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Fall Blanket October 2018

Just liked working with these colors.

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Around the world

Peru

Kaffe Fassett 

 Quechua man in Peru



Crocheter in Morocco

Congo


Fair Isle knitting in Fair Isle, one of the Shetland islands in Scotland



Thursday, March 1, 2018

Friday, December 29, 2017

Nature-Based Textiles

 Vanessa Barragão's works highlight ecosystems above and below the sea.


Portuguese textile artist Vanessa Barragão produces carpets and tapestries from a variety of different techniques, creating multi-faceted landscapes with the use of latch hooking, crochet, weaving, basketry, and felt. Her environmental works present imitation coral, fungi, and algae as three-dimensional elements in plush contexts such as the circular work viewed above which she calls Earth Rug. The piece was developed for this year’s Milan Design Week and spans nearly 15 feet in diameter.



Monday, September 25, 2017