After doing whitework and blackwork squares, redwork seemed to be the logical next step: Traditionally, redwork is the embroidery of line-...

Between the heat waves, changes in Beadboy1's schedule, and house guests, I haven't spent much time in my craft room or working on a...

A new procedural debuted on TV this week, based on a series by Tess Gerritsen centered around a police detective and a medical examiner. So...

"Footprints in the Sand" is a famous generically Christian poem that is not really to my taste. As a twelve-year-old, the first ...

Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer: I first learned about Heyer through the (sadly, now defunct) book chats run by the Washington Post...

Mmm . . . donuts . . . I like this so much I'm tempted to make two more and turn them into earrings.

Whitework: I love the look of white on white embroidery; I think this and this are particularly stunning. I wanted to do something from t...