For this month’s project for the Lily Doll woven on the Mirrix Chloe loom, I designed a teeny tiny book, because after all…. books are treasures, right? The links to buy the kit and pdf are: Happy weaving and happy ..read more

We have a tradition in our family of making little Christmas ornaments for our circle of family and friends. The Laughing Stars in my book, Crochet Stars (available at all online booksellers) are perfect for ornaments. You can make other ..read more

This month, I designed a Shoulder Bag to weave on the Mirrix Chloe Loom for the Lily Doll as part of the Lily Doll Project- a co-creation with Mirrix Looms. It’s a VERY tiny purse, just perfect for a 6 ..read more

People have asked me how to weave a Boy or a Gender Neutral Doll using the Lily Doll Kit. They also asked for gender neutral doll clothing, so I have been focusing on designing clothes that work for girl, boy ..read more

I have loved wooden dolls since I was a very little girl. There is something about a wooden doll that touches my heart deeply. Perhaps it is the energy of the tree still alive in the doll…… I have a ..read more

The other day when I was out in the yard photographing some inkle weaving, a bee landed on the loom and ambled around. She didn’t seem bothered about me and my camera and she let me photograph her. I was ..read more

This is the loom that I am talking about in this post- it didn’t look like this when I got it….. It looked like this when it arrived in my studio: Very solid, but not pretty. I like my looms ..read more

I was so touched and grateful to my friend, Gwen Blakley Kinsler for her lovely review of my book, Crochet Stars ❤ Thank you, Gwen! Here’s the link to it: https://crochetqueen-royalramblings.blogspot.com/2024/07/book-review-crochet-stars-by-noreen.html ..read more

The Lily Doll Project that I am designing for the Mirrix Chloe loom is all about imagination. So to celebrate imagination, I designed a Mermaid costume to be woven on the Chloe loom for the Lily Doll. The Mermaid Tail slips onto Lily Doll’s legs so she can have adventures in a Mermaidly way. But it struck me this morning that the Mermaid Tail and the Lily Doll pattern could be ‘mashed up’ to weave a doll that is a Mermaid and not a little doll with legs, dressed as a Mermaid. There are always so many options, aren’t there? Here are the links for the Lily Doll kit and pdf pattern: The Lily Do ..read more

I have worked with my dreams all my adult life. I use the images, stories, and themes that happen in my dreams to shape my art and artisanship. After my beloved son in law died suddenly from a heart catastrophe brought on by Covid, I had incredibly powerful dreams in which I was able to talk with him and listen to his new stories about his journey after this death. He told me that I absolutely HAD to write a book about finding my way to hope and grace in living with the all encompassing grief unleashed by his passing….. I was also having many dreams about Star Babies….. I have been dreaming ab ..read more