Has it been that long since I’ve updated?  All apologies (especially to folks who have e-mailed but not received a reply), I’ve been under water, under the weather, or under excited about making for some time.  A new project?  Just what the doctor ordered.  My friend Steph came to me with an idea for a [...]

This weekend, I learned about the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary. Apparently, other than knowing it was from a plant, medieval Europeans had no idea what cotton looked like. Knowing that the end product was a lot like wool, they assumed that cotton must come from a plant that grew sheep.
Intrigued by the concept of a [...]