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One of my favorite stories about the nature of time and the Universe and God and man, and by "man" I mean females and males, goes something like this: Disciple: Duh...Teacher, how old is the Universe? Buddha: The Universe is many, many eons old. Disciple: How long is an eon? Buddha: If you had a...
Hello lovelies! Sometimes I use Flickr as a blog instead of posting here on my craft blog. That is because there are more of my crafty friends on Flickr than there are on Vox and they can easily post comments there. So, before I forget... Here are some fingerless mitts I've been knitting for my mom....
So this is what I've been doing with the alpaca... The first five pictures are various combinations of dyed lilac-grey alpaca and black alpaca. Sometimes carded, sometimes blended together, sometimes spun as-is. The fourth picture has some silk noil spun in - someone from the Bucks spinning, weaving...
i've been obsessively looking for a case for my new iPwn this weekend, and while i still haven't figured out what i want, i did find some sexiness (or craziness, depending) filling up my tabs in Safari. first off, Vaja has a collection of finely handcrafted leather custom cases for a variety of...
The back of evening gown style number 2002 by Darius Cordell Couture Designs is dramatic but still quite an elegant dress Originally uploaded by Darius Cordell Couture Designs This evening gown is actaully in stock as shown We have this silk dress in stock in a size 10 made in silk charmeuse. the...
This is one of the many hundreds of dresses we have in stock ready for immediate delivery. made by darius cordell designs this white beaded dress would be perfect for a local or state pageant gown or even as a couture wedding dress. the arms are sleeveless and the neck line is a high scoop neck. as...
Part of the stash of yarns I got from hipknits included a selection of aran yarn in purple and greys. There wasn't a huge amount of yardage but it was lovely stuff and I found this great cardigan pattern online which seemed perfect. There was literally just enough yarn to make it but I am so pleased...
I am now a published designer! The summer '08 Knitty has Eloping the handspun garter that Kristi spun and I designed (with her consultation) and knit. Here are some more pictures that I've been sitting on since last May!
Phew. I have finally recovered from my week-long role-playing holiday which was also number 26 on my list of 101 things. It was one of the best holidays I have had in ages. I am only going to to a whistle stop update as I will being doing some more detailed entries on some of the knitting and other...
I got gifted some yarn when I wrote the article for Yarn Forward and this is the first in many updates showing it off... I will start with the dk silks: And then the aran silks More to come later...
*note: there are a couple of links in this post that link to my projects list in Ravelry. If you aren't a member of Ravelry you won't be able to see them but if you are, well, there ya go. this may or may not be the reason i have frogged the beginnings of a lace scarf about ten times now. i finally...
Around 36 BC Chinese forces encountered and clashed with Roman soldiers in Sogdiana for the first time in the recorded history. These Roman legionaries may have been either irregular warriors or a part of Mark Antony's army invading Parthia. Chinese got out of this battle victorious, thanks to their...
During the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), China officially became a Confucian state and prospered domestically: agriculture, handicrafts and commerce flourished, and the population reached over 55 million people. It lasted over four hundred years and it is one of the greatest periods in the history of...
Alexander the Great and his Macedon generals had great impact in the development and extension of the Silk Road network of routes. Their campaigns are thought to be the first major step in opening the big connection between the East and the West. Alexander's empire extended from Greece to Central...
There are even more mysteries that surround the origin of the Silk Road network. Nobody could clearly explain one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century - so called Tarim mummies. The number of mummies were found deep in China, they date from 1800 BC to AD 200. And all...
So, my show this past weekend was actually really good!! It was at a mall in Madison, and can I just say - Madison rocks! There are definitely a lot of knitters there so instead of selling mostly hand knits (which is what I *thought* would sell) - I sold yarn!! I always prefer when the yarn sells,...
Everybody heard about famous Silk Road - a series of trade routes that were vital to cultural interaction connecting East and West Asia. Silk Road linked traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads from China to the Mediterranean Sea during various periods of time. Overall, the serious of...
So this is my first attempt at the reductive process in silk screen. Taken from a photo of downtown Tokyo at night, reduced to only the most important colors, I think it turned out really well. Hopefully they will be available for sale at Otakon (in Baltimore) in August. I say "hopefully" because...
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