soap proper

I make soap, good old-fashioned all natural lye soap, yes LYE! Eat your skin off, clear your drains out 100% sodium hydroxide NaOH. Actually all soap uses lye it’s what changes the oils/fats to actual soap in a crazy chemical reaction called saponification! I started making soap out of curiosity and necessity. Some of the products I lovedContinue reading “soap proper”

and then there was more…

Cripes I always do this, make loads of “samples” trying to get it just right!  It’s frustratingly good, .good because I get to work out designs and colors that have been on my mind and in my queue, freeing up mental storage and eating away at the yarn hoard is always excellent, freaking out onContinue reading “and then there was more…”

Potholders on Parade

Time for a little kitschy kitchen crochet! With the upcoming potholder swap, I’ve had potholder on the brain! Well, more so than normal! Although I havent completely settled on a pattern just yet, I’ve been busy in the test kitchen so to speak. I really love to use old patterns from the 30’s – 70’s leaning towards the moreContinue reading “Potholders on Parade”