The picnic blanket tutorial on Sew, Mama, Sew by Erin of house on hill road.

The Truffle Bag from morelle.

Ugly Betty on ABC: the cast, the dialogue, the absurd plotlines. The perfect accompaniement to an evening of embroidery.

Popptags. A marriage of two of my favorite things: letterpress and cleverness.

Upcoming DC concerts: Railroad Earth, Old Crow Medicine Show, Avett Brothers (headin’ up to Baltimore for this one), Yonder Mountain String Band.

Planning the first scarf of the fall. Have to get a jump on it before classes start… [yarn from yarnundyed -- saving my pennies to buy some later this month!]