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Seivers School of Fiber Arts
On Washington Island in Wisconsin, there is a fiber arts school.
They sell many supplies for knitting, quilting, batik dying, and even basket weaving. They have a library and classes as well. Students sell some of their work there too. I hope to take some classes there in 2019!
Anadama Bread and Graue Mill
Last week I went to Graue Mill near my home in Elmhurst, IL and took a tour. Ended up with a 5lb. bag of stone-ground cornmeal. If you've never tried stone ground cornmeal, you are in for a treat. At the advice of the man who was grinding the corn, I removed from the burlap bag and put in a ziplock bag in the freezer. He said it will last a couple years there where moisture can't penetrate it. In the basement are the gear wheels from the waterwheel. Here is a checkerboard using corncob game pieces. I used my sourdough started to make some New England Anadama Bread. I got the recipe from my King Arthur Flour...
Hand Made Duct Tape Purse
When my daughters were younger, we used to make some small duct tape crafts like wallets. But I always wanted to try a purse. So here are a couple videos on my first duct tape purse project.
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