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I learned how to make socks!! This is Knit, Dublin.
It was Local Yarn Shop day in the UK on Saturday, but instead I ended up in a great yarn shop in Dublin: This Is Knit. They really should expand this special holiday all over the world! I would have...
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Going to Fibre East: I need to learn how to spin wool?! Uh oh…
I’m very excited about attending my first actual fibre festival. As far as I can tell, there don’t seem to be any events like them in Ireland, which is sad. Good thing is Fibre East is really easy to...
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My 3 beginner spindle-spinning tips
There are loads of good tutorials even for free on spinning with a spindle. I’ve also included links to good resources below. But I feel like these were some missing tips which I’ve discovered in my...
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Clara Parkes: Know Your Yarn Class discount link
Looking for something to learn this summer? I fully recommend Clara Parkes’s Know Your Yarn class on Craftsy. You can download it and take it with you :) In her newsletter: Knitter’s Review – there’s...
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Shibori – Indigo dye workshop with Mottainai
Catherine Quinn of Mottainai Textiles taught a dye workshop in Buncrana. I had no idea she was from Belfast! It was still a lovely day to visit Buncrana and the next day I was able to pop into the...
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Love your blog: Community and interactions
I love this idea from A Playful Day: Love your blog challenge! In the month of April A Playful Day will post a prompt for writing. This week it’s Interactions and Community. In my post I’m setting out...
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Comparing online learning sites for creative people
In my soon-to-be former life I created learning materials, classroom guides, live webinars and instructional videos. I can appreciate a good learning experience, and look at it with a critical eye as...
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Review of Craftsy.com – online crafty classes
As mentioned in my introduction post in this series of reviews, I want to take a close look at a number of online learning platforms which focus on the niche area of creative and crafty pursuits. First...
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Review of CreativeLive – social creative learning
At the most essential, all of the online learning platforms I’m reviewing in this series have similar features: Online videos, some student interaction, a way to share projects – these are all common...
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Review of Creativebug – fun friendly quick online learning
Creativebug feels like Pinterest come to life. Short, bite-sized snackable tutorials, curated and quick. This makes it feel fun, friendly and light. Most of the creative online learning platforms I’m...
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Why I turned off my IFTTT recipe for auto-posting Instagram to Twitter
Isn’t it annoying that Twitter will show “cards” including a summary and image in your twitter feed when you post most links, but it won’t show images from Instagram links? When you share via Instagram...
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How much scaffolding does your creative class or workshop need?
I’ve been very lucky to have gone to a few creative knitting and spinning workshops. Apparently, I’m obsessed with colour work, hence I’ve taken TWO classes on it! This of course led me to compare the...
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The scourge of the heavy “student spindle”
For the third time in as many weeks, on Saturday a would-be spinner told me of her woes trying to spin on a spindle. I diagnosed her problem: a way-too-heavy spindle. I have been delighted recently to...
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Organic Reach is Dead -Pay to play
In the Golden Age of the Algorithm the networks have complete control over what you see. The move to things like Facebook instant articles, and Google’s AMP pages mean that readers may never even reach...
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If all synesthesia is idiosyncratic, then why doesn’t anyone like 9?
Since I was very little, each letter has had such a distinct personality and relationship between its nearest letters. As soon as I knew letters, I knew who they were, just as if I’d met someone....
View ArticleHow to take Lynda Barry’s class online
I just discovered Lynda Barry on Friday, 20 April 2018. I very first heard about her book Syllabus on Creative Bug, at some point this past week - but only started investigating her work on Friday. I...
View ArticlePsst.. the secret to memorising poetry
You too can memorise poetry! Impress your friends with recitations! Quell the voices in your head! As you can see, I’m pretty excited about this. I feel like some great secret has been revealed, and...
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