“Sewer” is such an funny noun to be applied to those who sew. After all, most of them don’t inhabit the gutter, although they might occasionally stitch in the ditch. (Yes, in case you didn’t know, stitching in the ditch … Continue reading
I appreciate that knitting magazines have a longer lead time than street fashion, and that many hand knitting designs are reactionary rather than innovative, so in that context, the cover story of the spring 2006 knit.1 is still timely. However, … Continue reading
Some enterprising individual has decided to register stitchnbitch.ca and bitchnstitch.ca, and is offering them for sale on eBay (with a modest profit built in). I’m not certain what point this seller is trying to make, if indeed there is a … Continue reading
The play. That thing is nearly five years old. If I were to write it today, it’d wind up being longer. And it would involve a fiber holy war after the acrylic rug burn remark. And extra quoted posts so … Continue reading
Just in case you were one of those who were being optimistic about the editorial direction of Knitter’s magazine: XRX is a publisher most commonly known for KNITTER‚ÄôS Magazine, an important periodical for serious knitters. KNITTER‚ÄôS attracts the higher-end, designer-conscious … Continue reading
(One of the definitions of “bitch” in the Compact OED. Trademark examiners often consult dictionaries, and these days, Google, if they suspect that a trademark is descriptive.) The most recent Cast On podcast by Brenda Dayne (she talked about Rogue … Continue reading
… and they’re thrilled with any mention in the international press. The Economist, February 4, 2006, page 29 (North American edition) You can’t quite make it out, but that subtitle says “What Texans do when they’re not herding steers”. The … Continue reading
Time is running out on your opportunity to buy this dress. (Found via LJ crochet_snark. I’m sure that somewhere, there’s a garter stitch equivalent.) (Yes, I wanted to offend your sensibilities.)
The funny thing is, before the most recent rash of trademark-related activity, I was in the process of renaming and redeploying the so-called “stitch and bitch” part of my site. Here’s the lame old main page for my first site … Continue reading
Yeah. That was fast. For now, it’s speculation whether it was done due to a demand from either SFSE or Deb Stoller, or an internal decision. Although I’m disappointed to see that Yahoo took the high road and didn’t go … Continue reading