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    Hand-made Knitting Bag

    Nothing quite like Hand-Made. It’s unique. And that goes for my new knitting bag, made for me by my daughter. It’s huge! Remember Mary Poppins bag, with the never-ending bottom?  Meet bag number two. I could fit half a dozen projects into it, and then some. I have a feeling it might be wise to work on one at a time. She made the bag from scraps of fabric left around from other projects but it turned out fabulous.         There are so many pockets I don’t know if I can fill them all. But I can sure have fun trying!

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    Weaving a Persian Rug

    It finally happened. And quite unexpectedly. The knitting has taken a back seat while I explore the art of Persian Rug weaving. This art form has fascinated me for many years and just recently I picked up a book ‘The Root of Wild Madder’ by Brian Murphy from the library, and that was it! I’m away and on the Persian rug weaving train. Not being happy with just reading the book, I wanted to learn and create my own Persian style rugs. It’s amazing how much information there is on the net about Persian rugs but not much on how to actually make them. After hours of searching, watching what videos…