Category: woodworking

  • Making my own yarn swift

    Making my own yarn swift

    A yarn swift is something that holds a hank of yarn so you can wind it into a ball or skein. Here’s a useful link on the typical ways to package yarn, in case you’re not familiar. When I was mostly buying relatively inexpensive yarn at the craft store for amigurumi, I’d get it in…

  • Project for Albuquerque Mini Maker Faire

    Project for Albuquerque Mini Maker Faire

    In that way that we have, John and I are working together on a last-minute project for our next event, the Albuquerque Mini Maker Faire. I’m too tired to write a whole lot of text, so I took some photos instead. With no explanation, can you tell what is starting to take shape in our…