by Suzann Thompson | Aug 15, 2010 | Earthen House, Life, Uncategorized
Warning! If you build a house with dirt, you’re bound to get dirty! This is Eva after a morning of shifting newly-pressed blocks off of the block machine. All of us brick-movers were covered with fine grit. Two good things about being so dirty: your teeth and...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 25, 2010 | Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
To practice our earthen brick-laying and plastering technique, we built a well-house. Our rock foundation, about 5 x 7 feet on the inside, rests on top of a concrete foundation that we dug by hand. The first layer of earthen block is always the hardest to lay, because...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 25, 2010 | Crochet, Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
We had a good rain yesterday afternoon. A power line broke during the storm, which left us without power for about three hours. Eva was crocheting a gift for a friend who is moving away. She did not let a little power outage stop her work. Here she is, crocheting by...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 20, 2010 | Earthen House, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post
Knitters, always remember that duplicate stitch is an alternative for adding small areas of color to your projects! Also, you can use duplicate stitch to customize store-bought sweaters. Essentially, you thread a needle with your yarn and embroider over the knit...
by Suzann Thompson | May 19, 2010 | Earthen House, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here’s a little coaster knitted in the mosaic technique, which I prefer to call Dotty Knitting. The whole thing is about 4 x 4.5 inches. It needs blocking, but I couldn’t wait to share it, because it’s so cute! Once you know how, it’s pretty...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 24, 2010 | Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
It’s been a long time since I used the “Earthen House” (formerly “House Building”) category on a post. Our new house was delayed for one reason and then another since about 2006. But now we are back on track. Hurray! The power company...
