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arlee barr
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Jan, 30, 2011
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Hmm, of the eucalyptus varieties, only the seeded ones are working for me! Not much happens with the “baby blue” or the “true b...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 28, 2011
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I discovered these through MaryAnne’s blog, directing me to Mai’s—fell in love with them, though i don’t like cute and i don&rs...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 27, 2011
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Remember this? Inspired by my first weaving for the CWB class with what i thought were boring, bland, lousy fabrics, i picked up and did some more work...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 26, 2011
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My 2 stoodio ass(istant)(e)s helped quite a bit this morning with the first weaving for/from Jude’s “Cloth Whispering: Boro” class. M...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 25, 2011
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in the Shop–and one of them is my very favouritest to date—think licorice and caramel animals!
And on Sunday, i am hoping for 13 yes 13 suc...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 25, 2011
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Tearing and ripping cloth has always seemed sinful. I look around surreptitiously to make sure no one heard, no one frowned. I’ve done it myself ...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 25, 2011
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Inside
tree gracile ramus An arm-like branch off the body of a bone.
unstrung of muscle, un...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 23, 2011
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Well, that feels better. I can talk myself out of that feeling lately. I go to bed like a flat tin can smashed by hammers on a concrete floor, wake up ...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 20, 2011
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Needle and Sewing Craft
I want to admit to a mistake—i inadvertently switched a piece of fabric that had been ordered and paid for, with another one. I immediately conta...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 19, 2011
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Needle and Sewing Craft
Cottony goodness with delicate wintery filigrees on wings and in rivers.
celebration of ghosts detail...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 19, 2011
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My starting pile for Jude’s class, which hopefully begins to day(we hear Jude may be snowed in and without power depending on the severity of the...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 18, 2011
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Gee am i ever getting things done by not having the computer on, or running to turn it on every hour to “check” on things The stoodio ass...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 18, 2011
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The Alberta Foundation for the Arts has extended their first deadline for grants to March 1st, instead of Feb–i knew i wouldn’t make the or...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 17, 2011
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of “lace, patience, history, guilt, blood, boro, faith, metal, fire, branch, bondage, time”
more darn(ing) experiments
THIS one:
seaweed...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 17, 2011
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I hesitate to call it a sketchbook–i think workbook is accurate. If you have taken textile arts courses, you will remember big binders full of ha...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 17, 2011
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Distilled water does not work on my plant materials. The bundles have “ripened” for more than a week–and NOTHING but pale washes. Bac...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 17, 2011
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Finished my sketchbook for the Sketchbook project Tour 2011–with a sigh of relief as there were 9 spreads to be done at the last week. Since the ...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 16, 2011
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Lalage just about threw up her bobbin case in excitement when i lined this up for her:
first choice of threads
I eliminated the 2 on the far right as...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 15, 2011
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The middle bottom one reminds me of Spot, rest his soul.....
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arlee barr
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Jan, 14, 2011
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Four listed, 3 left! I revised #8 so it’s much more interesting We’re up to #11 now. Combinations of eco printing, walnut, silks and cott...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 14, 2011
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It can’t be picked until one piece of “proper” ID arrives!
Though my first marriage ceremony way back in the 70′s sucked (took ...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 13, 2011
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Well, it is, but i’m not–i have no gel medium! Shall have to run to the nearest art supply shop and get me some, then tests, then hopefully...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 12, 2011
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Oh, yes, there was a whirlwind of to-and-fro-ing back and forth-ing, sideways and upside inside down out today.
I spent the morning with Karin’s ...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 11, 2011
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Most of the fabrics that will be offered in the shop will now be 12×12, 12×24 or 24×24, all big enough for fairly decent sized proje...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 10, 2011
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OHHHHHHHHHHHH i scored a BIG BIG expanse of cotton today, and Wednesday i pick up a whack of botanicals from the flower mines—-my friend there is...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 09, 2011
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Please visit my shop for an eclectic assortment of naturally dyed and eco-printed silks and cottons, priced reasonably. (Clicking on a category will gi...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 09, 2011
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By Gawdfrey, i think i’ve got it! Here are 3 more pieces that are stunners!!! They will all be added to the shop, but when bought will NOT BE SHI...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 09, 2011
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Another spate of Calgary winter is here. Snow is piled against our back door, the wind chill factor is -29C, the berm across the way by the river is wh...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 08, 2011
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH poetry on silk, Iron Rose:
Iron Rose
Iron Rose detail 1
Iron Rose detail 2
In the Shop....
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arlee barr
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Jan, 08, 2011
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I knew it would either be an unmitigated disaster or a spectacular success. I agonized over wanting to release it from its straitjacket, or leaving it ...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 08, 2011
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(it still kind of freaks me that we are writing 2011 now–it just doesn’t look right….)
I leaped out of bed this morning to quickly j...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 07, 2011
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A bit of everything today!
Copper becoming a mordant
Not a blue fan usually except as a teeny accent, but isn’t that pretty?????
I’m liki...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 06, 2011
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It truly is torture waiting for things to ripen. I justify unwrapping these pieces because i was worried that the iron would eat through the fabrics as...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 06, 2011
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Some very thoughtful and enlightening responses to my first post on this subject! I did decide after the silk research that i won’t be dealing wi...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 05, 2011
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How far am *i* willing to go for this? I pride myself on recycling and re-using, doing no harm, planting my own garden, judicously harvesting dye mater...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 05, 2011
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Winter in Calgary means no access to plant materials unless i go to a florist. (Which i am not anymore, yeah.) I have this bundle:
bananas in bondage
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arlee barr
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Jan, 04, 2011
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Needle and Sewing Craft
I am constantly surprised by my dyepot: sometimes that surprise is major disappointment, times like this i am beyond thrilled:
detail 1
detai...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 04, 2011
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Each backstitch that makes up these neurons in the orange area are less than the length of the needle eye there. I’m not pointing this out to sho...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 03, 2011
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Some of you have received a special discount code from me for the Shop, with 4 new Moody Mary packages added to the inventory. This code can be used on...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 03, 2011
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accidental heart
boundaries and fences and dna...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 01, 2011
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Silk. Love it now. A little confused about weights and types, so i ordered a swatch book of sorts from Dharma. I know i don’t like dupioni, never...
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arlee barr
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Jan, 01, 2011
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A sky of hollyhock pink and indigo blue this morning, surely a good sign of the times to come. I wish you all the best of yourself for the new ye...
