Ariadne’s Clew chronicles one woman’s obsession with women in the ancient world and fiber arts.
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Clearing Out the Cobwebs
Over the past seven years, periodic clean-outs led to the loss of my spindles, roving, knitting tools, and even my books on spinning. Fairly early on, the wheel went into storage. There’s not much…
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The Disappearance
Seven years ago, I wrote about the Megan dress and then…well, even I don’t know what happened. I do know that my three rather elderly cats started getting sick, and I think work (copyediting)…
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Megan Dress
After a minor mishap—running out of thread as I was starting the hem—the Megan dress is done. No doubt the first(-ish) of many.
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Megan Toile
So, I made a toile for the Megan dress. Surprisingly, I don’t need to make any alterations, except perhaps in the length of the skirt. I’m ready to start on the real thing, but…
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Delphine #5
There were various hiccups, but it came out all right in the end. (I’m still not ready to move on to the dress.) And, for the record, here’s Delphine #3, an unlined linen-rayon blend:
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Unfinished Business
Today, I finished a bag that my sister had started for me ages ago. The crazy design details were my idea, but she implemented them. I mostly just put all the pieces together. (That’s…
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Delphine + 1 yd = Delphine #4
My good friend Delphine requires one and a half yards for a full skirt. What happens when you have only one yard of something you love and a certain amount of determination? A black…
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Delphine #2
Since I botched the zipper on the first attempt at the Delphine skirt, I decided to make another with some fabric that my sister gave me. It’s a heavy cotton (nope) burlap and kind of…
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Finally
The jacket is finally finished. My sister ended up helping me a bit—she attached the main collar (I did the facing one), but I managed to put everything else together and construct and insert…
