and a happy holiday to all!

DEC 22 (AFTER 2:30PM EST) – DEC 28, 2014:   we’re off to celebrate the holidays from dec 23 – dec 28. any orders received after 2.30 pm EST on dec 22 will be shipped out upon our return on dec 29th. orders received before 2:30pm EST on dec 22 will ship by 5pm EST on dec 22nd. as a thank you for your patience, we are offering 10% off almost everything* thru dec 28. use code: WINTER2014 *Excludes Cotton + Steel, Robert Kaufman Pre-Sale and…

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faux entrelac ?

it’s been a while since we added to the swatch library. since we’ve been hit with a flurry of ideas (and a serious case of starter-itis), now seems as good as a time as ever to resume entries in our little swatch collection. THE LO DOWN the stitch is called the “tilting block pattern” in the walker treasury.  garter stitch blocks alternate with simple lace trellis blocks to create a checked pattern at an interested angle.  the right and left slants produced by alternating between…

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the best kind of surprise!

we picked up our mail this morning and out popped the best kind of surprise!  meredith of olivia jane handcrafted sent us this STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL pouch in the mail.   we’re in total awe of the worksmanship and level of detail! it features a liberty’s tiny poppytot print, a buttery soft leather bottom, a beautiful brass zipper, padded all over for a luxurious feel . . . . . . and what a touch those whimsical chambray dots and the interior pocket are! it seems so…

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