I've been officially on break from my teaching duties for the last couple of weeks. Apart from my trip to Seoul, I've stayed relatively close to home, since the pandemic keeps me grounded, but not idle. While going through old papers in my home yesterday, I came across two vintage American crochet booklets from 1916… Continue reading Antique crochet pattern booklets; WIP update
Category: Treasures
First 24 hours in Seoul – palaces, handicrafts, hanok, and tea
I started my two-night getaway by using the convenient Korean train system to get to Seoul Station. I so love traveling by train. There is a bit of romance about it, and it's nice to see the Korean countryside in all its lush, green summer aspect, while whizzing by in temperature-controlled comfort. PHOTOS: Comfortable with… Continue reading First 24 hours in Seoul – palaces, handicrafts, hanok, and tea
Shawl giveaway winner
A wonderful lady all the way out in Massachusetts, U.S.A. has won my shawl and care package giveaway on Instagram. The best part is she is a talented crafter, and her birthday is next month. I enjoyed putting together this giveaway and will likely do another one in the near future. PHOTOS: Frontier shawl. The… Continue reading Shawl giveaway winner
Birthday cake and Instagram giveaway
It’s my birthday week, so I set up a giveaway on Instagram for one of my Frontier shawls and a care package of surprise treats from Korea. Go to my Insta profile @the_frill_seeker and read the instructions! I’ll pick a random winner by June 23 PST. PHOTOS: Care package giveaway on Instagram @the_frill_seeker Choose a… Continue reading Birthday cake and Instagram giveaway
Crafty updates and knitted film memorabilia
This will be a short potpourri of updates. I'm nearing the end of the Spice Market mandala pattern, and still enjoying the journey. I'm now on Part 8, which introduces an interesting Swiss-cheese like pattern composed of single crochets and chains. Slow and steady progress has thankfully resulted in not too many mistakes: PHOTOS: Spice… Continue reading Crafty updates and knitted film memorabilia
Spice Market update and patio herbs
PHOTO: progress on the Spice Market mandala, end of Part 7 Just a quick check-in today - I have made a little more headway on the Spice Market pattern. The lantern-like motif in Part 7 is coming through. I love the variety of stitches in this design, and the overlay/stripes is a fun section. The… Continue reading Spice Market update and patio herbs
An imaginative “map” of my neighborhood, and some crafty updates
On Instagram recently, I found out about a beautiful project from the artist and teacher Molly Mary Simmons at Direction of Flow. Her concept is called a Mapestry, and it invites people who are on their respective "islands" during this time of isolation, to submit individually-rendered maps of one's dwelling-space or neighborhood. These maps will… Continue reading An imaginative “map” of my neighborhood, and some crafty updates
Origami crane box – 2 in 1 pattern
Just want to share with you an elegant little envelope / box design that I made from Kazuo Kobayashi's book of crane folding. You can see other designs I folded from his book, here, and you can see Mr. Kobayashi here during my trip to Tokyo in February. PHOTOS: top left, crane envelope; it becomes… Continue reading Origami crane box – 2 in 1 pattern
Small space storage of yarn, and WIP progress
Anyone who gets serious with a hobby (stitching, doll collecting, you name it) will eventually have to reckon with space concerns. Since I live in a tiny one bedroom apartment in Korea, that reckoning came pretty early on in my crafting adventures. Over the last few months, I've been trying to find some easy solutions… Continue reading Small space storage of yarn, and WIP progress
Potpourri of crafty updates: origami and crochet stuff
If you have the idea that I'm working on several craft projects simultaneously, you would be correct. That's normal for me and crafts. I'm not sure why, though, because at my job or with people, I am focused and steadfast. Since coming back from Japan, I've done a bit more origami, and organized my huge… Continue reading Potpourri of crafty updates: origami and crochet stuff
