Monthly Archives: December 2006

Textiles Museum in Washington, DC

By Tien Chiu | Published: December 30, 2006
Today my dad suggested going to see a movie, but the only thing that vaguely interested me was the Bond film, which he’d already seen, so I did a little online research and discovered that there’s a textiles museum in DC!  So we went there instead, and spent three hours talking to one of the [...]
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Crabs and children

By Tien Chiu | Published: December 30, 2006
I’m at my dad’s now, having been unmercifully stuffed with blue crabs for the last few hours.  I LOVE blue crabs, and of course you can’t get them in San Francisco, so whenever I come home they always buy me a couple dozen blue crabs to eat.  Whew!  I’m positively gorged.  Blue crab is SO [...]
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Ribbon yarn and kid mohair

By Tien Chiu | Published: December 27, 2006
I’ve just ordered some ribbon yarn from Webs year-end closeout sale, which features some incredible deals.  I’ve never tried weaving with ribbon yarn before, but I figure it should weave up quickly and be quite beautiful.  I’m tempted to buy some closeout rayon yarn so as not to waste the silk, but considering the vast [...]
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Merry Xmas to all!

By Tien Chiu | Published: December 25, 2006
Merry Christmas!  I’m writing this from Maryland, where I’m visiting my family (my dad yesterday, my mom today, my brother and his wife tomorrow).  I’ve been having fun knitting on my brushed kid mohair lace scarf (Kidsilk Haze yarn), and later on we’re going to my brother’s open house party.  All in all, it promises to [...]
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Packing list for Ghana

By Tien Chiu | Published: December 21, 2006
I am prepping for my Ghana trip. I went out and bought Eagle Creek packing cubes yesterday – 3 regular size cubes and three half-cubes that, together, exactly fill my pack. There’s just enough room left over to tuck in my shower kit (also from Eagle Creek – can you tell I like the brand?). I [...]
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