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Listen to the latest episode of the Woolgathering Podcast! In this episode, we follow Gloria as she makes her way to the witches’ village and unwittingly frees Professor Brenton, but as it turns out, he is not the only freed. Others will show their true …
Phew! I managed to forage these green mushrooms just before the first real snowfall of the season! It is well known that woodland mushrooms are lucky. These ornaments are no different. They are guaranteed to bring good luck to their new homes! Besides being lucky, …
I can’t believe we are starting another week already! The weekend went quickly as it was spent in the good company of my family. With Pat’s sister visiting, we celebrated Thanksgiving early and therefore spent two and a half days grocery shopping, cooking, and preparing …
This week’s time change brought darkness to our dinners. Considering that we are only at the beginning of our dark evenings, I decided to be proactive and bring candle light to our tablescape. These are handmade beeswax candles – rolled by me – from a …
It’s fun to creatively engage with Fall leaves! Beyond marveling at their beauty or collecting them for inside adornment, there are more simple ways that leaves can inspire beautiful creations. For instance, you can trace a leaf onto paper and cut them out. I used …
It’s fun to creatively engage with Fall leaves! Beyond marveling at their beauty or collecting them for inside adornment, there are more simple ways that leaves can inspire beautiful creations. For instance, you can paint directly onto leaves! What to paint? Try patterns like dots …
It’s fun to creatively engage with Fall leaves! Beyond marveling at their beauty or collecting them for inside adornment, there are more simple ways that leaves can inspire beautiful creations. For instance, you can make sun prints or cyanotype prints using leaves and cyanotype paper! …
It’s a Full Moon in Democracy! This moon says to vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, …
It’s fun to creatively engage with Fall leaves! Beyond marveling at their beauty or collecting them for inside adornment, there are more simple ways leaves can inspire beautiful creations. For instance, you can make art from the “ghost” images left behind on scratch paper that …
It’s fun to creatively engage with Fall leaves! Beyond marveling at their beauty or collecting them for inside adornment, there are more simple ways leaves can inspire beautiful creations. For instance, you can actually print with your leaf. In this case, I painted the leaves …
November 2022: Beatriz Chapters 29 In this episode, Beatriz plays a key part in the plan to capture Professor Brenton, but will the plan be thwarted by an unexpected visitor?
This letter was originally published in the 2022 Fall Issue of Woolgathering: Dearest Spring Bird, Let it be known that on this day and this day forward, I pledge allegiance to your land and to all who grow, inhabit, dwell, live, thrive and worship there, …
It’s fun to creatively engage with Fall leaves! Beyond marveling at their beauty or collecting them for inside adornment, there are more simple ways leaves can inspire beautiful creations. For instance, you can make subtle leaf rubbings that reveal their delicate veins. That’s what I …
It’s fun to creatively engage with Fall leaves! Beyond marveling at their beauty or collecting them for inside adornment, there are more simple ways leaves can inspire beautiful creations. For instance, you can choose a leaf that is interesting to you, and then trace its …
Hand adorned Up-Cycled Tote Bag ! I created this bag as a mechanism to cut through a messy, stuck situation, and I think it worked. You can use it to carry important things like library books, farmers market treats, or beloved knitting projects. The bag …