Category: Works-in-Progress

Textile Arts, Works-in-Progress

How My Insomnia Lead to Improvised Cross-Stitch

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I’m in the middle of a course of sleep therapy and it’s affecting everything, even my creative projects. I decided early in August that I wanted to make a cross-stitch sampler of sayings to help me remember important insights I’ve had about my writing process, so I got out my embroidery hoop, canvas, and floss. I made an effort to find graph paper with much smaller squares than normal, so I could chart my designs, because cross-stitching mottos requires planning. But does it?

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Books, Lord of the Rings, Works-in-Progress

PPP Statistics Behind-The-Scenes: How I Collect The Data

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I’ll be the first to admit my data collection of pop culture references made by Alan Sisto and Shawn Marchese during The Prancing Pony Podcast episodes is not perfect. I have rules about what I do and don’t record, limitations that generate errors, and the usual challenge of being human. Below, I lay out the sources of error for those wondering why a reference they were sure got made didn’t wind up on my charts somewhere.

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Knitting, Works-in-Progress

Knitting Experiment: Early Attempts at Pig PJs

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My current knitting experiment is not finished yet, but I want to share the ugly early stages of improv knitting. … More Knitting Experiment: Early Attempts at Pig PJs →

Quilting, Works-in-Progress

The Solution to The Problem of Too Many Projects: Let Some Go

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I promised myself studio time this year as a first step to letting myself sew more. But every time I … More The Solution to The Problem of Too Many Projects: Let Some Go →