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    Supply Round Up: Standing Wool

    “Traditional standing wool rugs were made by stitching narrow strips of thick woolens together so that the edges form the top and bottom surfaces o...

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    art Standing Wool Supply round up
    March 05, 2023
    Standing Wool

    Standing Wool

    This is a 7-10 minute read. The term “standing wool” is one that had never crossed my radar until 2021. Little did I know, I’d been doing work that...

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    Behind the Scenes Standing Wool wall hanging
    April 07, 2022
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    Introducing the Microcosm Collection

    Introducing the Microcosm Collection

    Artist Statement The Microcosm Collection creates small, self contained portals: tiny but finely-detailed moments that transport the viewer and spe...

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    Behind the Scenes creativity embroidery Essay New collection sewing wall hanging
    September 28, 2020
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    Why the Creative Process is like Running a Marathon

    Why the Creative Process is like Running a Marathon

    In the past eight years I’ve run six half marathons, a ten miler, eight 10ks, six 8ks, a Spartan Race, more 5ks than I can count, and one “Tough Tu...

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    creativity Essay Mindset work habits
    September 17, 2020
    My Experience Moving and Setting Up a New Art Studio

    My Experience Moving and Setting Up a New Art Studio

    We moved from Charlotte, NC to Portland, OR at the beginning of March 2020. Right after we moved, everything shut down because of the Coronavirus p...

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    August 20, 2020
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    3 Things That Changed My Life

    3 Things That Changed My Life

    I feel like "changed my life" is always such a big claim to make, and it can make me a little skeptical because I wonder if those changes were easy...

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    business creativity work habits
    August 11, 2020
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    DIY Space Saving Ironing Board

    DIY Space Saving Ironing Board

    I moved into a new studio space this month! While planning the layout of my new workspace, one issue I ran into was that my ironing board didn’t ha...

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    DIY Studio
    July 31, 2020
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    How I transformed wool with $0.20, a packet of Kool-Aid, and...

    How I transformed wool with $0.20, a packet of Kool-Aid, and...

    ...a microwave! This year I knew I wanted to take some time to try some new things in the studio - one of the first on my list was dyeing my own ya...

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    Behind the Scenes Kool-Aid Dye Material Sourcing Yarn dye
    January 28, 2020
    Sewing is Magic

    Sewing is Magic

    Today I was named one of the 2019 20 On The Rise by Honeybook and The Rising Tide Society. A few weeks ago, they sent over a questionnaire asking m...

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    20 on the rise embroidery Essay sewing
    October 15, 2019
    The Essential Mindset Shift I Made in 2019

    The Essential Mindset Shift I Made in 2019

    Shifting how I think about what I am doing Sometime in early January, I declared 2019 “the year Amy finally asks for what she wants.” This has bee...

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    Mindset
    February 20, 2019
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    The only travel sketchbook you'll ever need - a comprehensive review of the Moleskine Art Plus Pocket Sketchbook and all of its pros and cons after being used for years and taken on trips around the world. Written by Amy Reader

    The Only Travel Sketchbook You'll Ever Need

    There are some affiliate links in this blog post. Should you choose to purchase this sketchbook, I will receive a small commission at no addition...

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    Packing Product review Sketchbook
    February 14, 2019
    Heirloom Embroidery: Honoring my grandmother by finishing what she started 15+ years ago

    Heirloom Embroidery: Honoring my grandmother by finishing what she started 15+ years ago

    Reflecting on an embroidery project that I have recently started in which I am finished what my grandmother started many years ago.

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    February 01, 2019
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