Needlework has often been dismissed as just women's work -- a hobby, a distraction, a trivial thing done with one's children. Fras...

  Cold Clay by Juneau Black : Sad to say, I didn’t enjoy this one as much as the first. The authors have created fun characters in a deli...

 Because it is my favorite season, and because I don't want to rush Christmas. This pattern, from and old issue of Love Embroidery maga...

I was so busy finishing up some crafts, helping my kids prep for Halloween, and the usual ridiculous drudgery I never got a chance to show o...

Thornyhold  by Mary Stewart: Just about the gentlest possible story you could imagine about witches in a small English village. As with most...

This was a fun little project, although not quite done. The cross stitch design is Oddpothecary by Noctiflora Designs, from the Just Cross S...

  Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher: The third in T. Kingfisher's Saints of Steel series. I am loving the world she has created: the ...