is the yarn box still going? are people still knitting. I need to accept reality that I will not be knitting much of anything anytime soon and certainly not using the wool that I have.

I would be happy to donate some, happier still to sell some of the nicer stuff to any active crafters. email me if interested in wool. I have quite a bit in pinks, but also other colors.

I have now started AHS on netflix. Just watched the pilot and the creep goes to 11 on this one doesn't it? So many creepies in one episode. The maid is the worst for me thus far. I will not be able to plough through these episodes as fast as I did the other series,because this is most definitely only to watch when mac is gone or asleep.

Wait till you get a clear look at the Infantata. That'll downgrade everything you've seen before by a couple points on the creep scale.

Infantata

and looking that up on the AHS wiki - why yes, I think my nightmares will be full up for a while.

I've got the yarn box! I've split it up into several smaller boxes so that I can carry them to the P.O., but I cannot afford to mail anything until my next paycheck which will be at the end of the month.

Sorry for the ridiculous delay.

Have fun with AHS! I'm trying to get a friend into it. She thinks it would be too scary -- it's creepy, but SO GOOD -- and she loves The Walking Dead, so I'm trying to turn her on to AHS, and Supernatural.

PIMP MA FANDOMS!

I watched a few episodes of AHS but it was too scary for me and it threw me into not sleeping for a few weeks, so DH decided he needed to cut me off. oops. It's tough being a tender flower. There are like 3 shows I can watch on tv these days.

Best yarnbombing ever: [link]

Do linocuts count as crafts? Does anyone have the know how to help me? I'm finding it very hard to get any sort of detail with the standard battleship grey lino. I did switch to the thick blocks because the thinner sheets were bending and breaking the details in my clumsiness. I have also been cutting with the Speedy Cut, and it's decent, but I don't which should hold better detail. I also have a small sheet of the Speedy...Pro? Whatever the one that looks like a sheet of eraser is like, but I've never cut it.

I was wondering what difference the tools make. Surely an improvised plate getting your roller inked up can be replaced with anything glass smooth. And for a baren, that should be easy to improvise as long as it's smooth, maybe with a little curve, and you're thorough, correct. Those two pieces I can't see buying. For the brayer, I use a hard rubber roller. Is there any use to using a soft rubber roller instead? What would that change? If you have a block that's carved but sadly warped, maybe that could help? Barening process needs to be ulti thorough too, though.

I am wondering if more expensive tools than the standard Speedball starter kit make a difference. I was looking around linocutboy.com, which is fascinating, and he swears by some £12 per *tool* ones, instead of the standard they stock your HS art room with with the extra blades stored in the hilt. I mean, look at what Lynette Weir is accomplishing: [link] If at least I knew our tools were similar, I would know what my wall definitely is. I mean, that's gorgeous work. Linocut Boy is also beatiful: [link] Man.

Anyone even printed on fabric? Same tools, fabric paint instead of ink, iron to set--anything I should be considering?

Short version:

• I'm having difficulty with lino details--can I address this with affordable better tools, or a medium better matched to my goals? Or should I be looking at education or nose to the grindstone? And what are the different real life pros and cons between Speedy Cut, Speedy the middle bear, and normal lino?

Please show your working. Gold starts will be put on your face while you sleep if your answer is write.

I know almost nothing about linocut kits, but using the big thick block ones will definitely help prevent warping. I'm thinking that maybe using one of those cheap compass circles or a large bore needle to pick away at the detail work would help?

I've never used a linocut to print on fabric. Have you considered traditional silkscreen instead? Working from an initial ink drawing would likely give you a lot more control, though you'd lose that woodcut effect.