Ethanol may be the solution to producing crops amidst growing high temperatures and drought.

This doesn’t sound good for Japan.

Take notice…

Wisdom

I don’t think this piece is finished yet. #textile state of #democracy in tatters… scrapped together, bleeding, but not done. Thread your needles! Sharpen your scissors!

It’s important to find some humor in the day… This guy threads the needle

From one of my FB friends-a Dutch guy who’s lived in Tokyo for decades. “DESPOTISM (1946)

We can’t afford to live in the past here. We must be here now.

Be light in the darkness

Some of us do.

We’re only as free as our speech is.

Shibori Workshop Prep I'm here prepping for the indigo and shibori workshop next weekend and I'll finish up the fabric packs today.But in addition to all that, I had a little fun too. Probably best expressed in photos. Last trip to Japan I found a bolt of already bound tekumo shibori. It had a tag…

Blog post…

Aww. Give a Little Bit Somewhere I still have my ticket to a Supertramp concert in the late 70’s. youtu.be/_leMA3_maBU?...

NG+ edition for billionaires

No secrets.

Reach for it…

Have a Peaceful day (MF)

For 60 years, Head Start has provided child care for the most vulnerable children in the United States with little controversy. This year, the program is facing unprecedented upheaval that could shutter child care centers and fundamentally alter the program.

Who else is obsessively checking online to see if he’s d**d yet? We have street parties to plan!

The death admin and brain worm rot guy want to kill off more people. Who the hell do they think they are?

On this day in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, officially creating the National Park Service to protect and preserve America’s natural wonders and historic treasures “for the enjoyment of this and future generations.”

Marigold Monday Here at the end of August, my bag of summer harvested marigolds has grown large enough to do an extraction bath and dye some cloth. Ultimately what I dye in this marigold bath is going to also be dipped into the fermentation vat so I can get some lovely greens. Most of it is silk…

We must preserve the US Postal Service because UPS or FedEx would never do this.

I love that menswear guy teaches me so much about absolutely gorgeous tailoring & how to do such sick burns at the same time. The alt text is *chef's kiss* & this jacket is gorgeous

Kids need unsupervised play time. Time to learn, grow, and problem solve.

Made with #silk #kibiso and peeled layers of silk cocoons. Kibiso is the fiber collected and spun from the outside of the silk cocoons before reeling the rest of the cocoon. Laden with sericin, it has a stiffness to it.

One at a time There is so much to choose from! Today I will start on the recent Costume Conference I attended as a Trunk Show vendor. Here's a little video of my table set up. We had 30 minutes to set up! It was like a race! I knew ahead so I had it planned out but jeeze. I made one purchase in…

Plant a tree. Make mine avocado. 🥑 (Great book btw)

Just get a loom Kitagawa Utamaro, A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom, ca. 1796, The Metropolitan Museum of Art #arthistory #weaving #Ukiyo-e

#weaving is calming. Peaceful. #silk #kibiso #sericin

The full moon is beautiful tonight. I hope you looked up and remembered we all look up at the same moon.

And now… In spite of everything, I still am blogging (since 2006!). I don't need to explain more about THAT!Nothing is normal. We persist. First off a couple of things, three events coming up-First, Costume College convention this weekend (I think it actually started yesterday). I have never done…

It’s been a while… And because of that, where to start? I’ll probably start from now and work my way backwards. Time? What’s that? So now- I’m enjoying a new and very innovative loom I bought in Japan on the Silk Study Tour. We arranged a weaving workshop in Kiryu- a center for silk production.…

Wandering a dirt backroad in Cabo, early ‘80’s, car pulls up and the lost driver asks for directions to the Finisterra Hotel. It was Paul Simon and Carrie Fisher…

Never stop questioning and wondering.

This is not a legitimate government.

“Only the unloved hate. “

Plus the comments …

Why is my Bluesky following feed full of people I don’t follow? Annoying! Photo for attention…

Some of you who know me might relate…

Mash was our favorite show when we returned to the US in 1972. Sad to see her go.

Gunma-ken, #Kiryu, #weaving workshop, innovative loom, Tomioka World Heritage site and antique kimono shop visits.

Was able to get this book which was on my list to buy while here in Japan with the help of friends on Mercari used books section 😊 #AyakoMiyawaki #applique #stitching

And temari ball making workshop#silk dyeing with sakura bark (from cherry blossom trees and temari ball making workshop with the staff of Nona from Tokyo at the Yamasaki dye studio in Annaka, Isobe then onsen dinner at Isobe Garden Onsen hotel

Meanwhile, in #Japan… #sericulture #farming #SilkStudyTour

Get up, get out, move about!!

A day at Osaka Expo 2025

Another day of beauty in #Japan #Yamanashi #shibori #aizome #indigo #hotofudo #Fujiyama #FumikoSatou

Been taking a break from the US. Working my #textile tour. Sponging up #Japan.