Week 29: Boro, a Japanese mending technique
Boro is a Japanese mending technique where textile items are mended with scraps of cloth sewn over the tears or worn out places. Boro mending strengthens the entire textile with added pieces of fabric...
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Week 26: Sewing a Hat
More than 20 years ago, I followed a sewing course for 4 months. Since then, I sewed the curtains in our home and a few clothes for my children when they were younger, but...
Week 25: the Human Library®
The Human Library® is – according to their website -, in the true sense of the word, a library of people. They host events where readers can borrow humans who serve as open books...
Week 23: Reading and Contemplating ‘Big Panda and Tiny Dragon: the Journey’ by James Norbury
(Credit for the picture goes to James Norbury, see www.jamesnorbury.com) I’m a huge fan of ‘Big Panda and Tiny Dragon’ by James Norbury. A few months ago, the second book (‘the journey’) was published....
Week 19: Visiting a Planetarium
One of my Facebook-friends is a university lecturer. Every year, she takes her students to the Planetarium in Hove, near Antwerp. As I’d never been there before, I thought it would make a perfect...
Lieve Freia, Wat geweldig! Hoe mooi dat je je proces deelt met de wereld! Ik heb bewondering voor hoe je…