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Lacing with Bobbins

In my “past life” with the SCA, I found I wanted to learn an old skill which was a little less frequently learned: bobbin lace. To be honest, most lace made in the 1500s was not made using bobbins; it was made using needles. Needle lace is created by making a thread outline, then making […]

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Shakespearean Adventures, Again

This summer, in addition to the family trip, the required professional development dossier, and the effort to see what progress I could make in reclaiming my house from the chaos which always happens during the school year, I decided upon a project for myself. Inspired by a character in a fantasy series my husband and […]

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