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Homeschool

18 Dec

Many years ago, when we first we started homeschooling, I had decided to commit to the Charlotte Mason method of education. However, as a beginner, I found the many aspects of this philosophy overwhelming and intimidating. Despite this, along with my two children, we plunged into the subjects that I deemed most important, pursuing progress over perfection. One item that fell to the bottom of my list was handicrafts. Although I really loved handicrafts, I did not see the educational value in them, and I convinced myself that we did not have time for them. With all of the...

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14 Dec

Is everything in crochet magic? The magic circle (sometimes called the magic ring or the magic loop) certainly is! This special stitch creates an adjustable loop that you would use when starting a circular or round project, such as a doily, a hat, or a ball. It allows you to tightly close the hole that will exist when beginning your circle. This is especially useful when creating a stuffed animal, for example, with amigurumi. The magic circle is a stitch that you will use over and over again. It's worth spending some time practicing it,...

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07 Dec

You'd think it would be obvious which is the best way to start a ball of yarn. You'd think it would be very clear which end to start with, right? There is an end that is always very clearly on the outside of a skein of yarn, and one would normally think that this end would be the one to start with - simply because it's obvious. When I started with crochet, this is the end I always started with, not knowing any different or any better. The problem was that as you use this end,...

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06 Sep

"I'm just not crafty." It's probably the most common concern that we hear from homeschool moms when discussing the subject of handicrafts. I get it! We are all gifted in different ways. Your gift might not be crafting or creativity. Mine isn't math. Growing up, I hated math. My entire left brain would go on lock-down at the very appearance of numbers. But unfortunately (or is it fortunately?), we don't get a pass on subjects that we are not gifted in. We don't get to skip over subjects that we find...

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20 Aug

It's about time! Today we will be finishing our needle-felted fox that we have been working on in our last couple of posts. In the beginning of our initial needle felting series, we found that our projects worked up quite quickly. As the complexity increased, however, so did the time required. It's not a bad thing - we've enjoyed the process, and we've learned a lot along the way. While making our fox, we learned how to apply short and long fur, even a bushy tail. We got more practice making multi-colored ears and...

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13 Aug

This is the second part of our needle-felted fox project. The first part of our sculpture was creating the armature. Although building an armature was a new experience for us, we found it important to remember that perfection is not the goal. That first layer of copper wire was soon going to be covered in undyed wool roving. So although this second part was a little time consuming, it was simple to complete. Just like the first layer, there is no need for perfection -that comes later! In this part we will simply be...

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