Yarns and Tales

Yarns and Tales


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Yarn and Tales: A Plarn Project With A Side of Coffee
September 12, 2014

Howdy y'all and welcome to episode 90 of YaT!!  In this show, I'm all over the place, topic-wise, from my plarn project to kids and chores to being eco-friendly to the endocrine system of the human body -- all with a side of two coffees.  I hope this ep

Yarns and Tales: Well, Plarn It!
September 05, 2014

Howdy, y'all!  Welcome to Yarns and Tales!!  Today is all about something called "plarn."  That's a smushed word made up of "plastic" and "yarn".  Yep, plastic.  As in plastic shopping bags and upcycling them into a knitable or crochetable medium. 

Yarns and Tales: Mystery Revealed and RV Dreamin’
August 29, 2014

Well, howdy y'all! It's Yarns and Tales episode 88!  Today, I reveal the mystery project "that was" and the one "that is".  I also ramble a bit on about those slow days when you just feel 'flat' as well as my desire to purchase some decent quality spy g

Yarns and Tales: Five Then Six and Other Ways We Stitch
August 22, 2014

Howdy y'all and welcome to episode 87 of Yarns and Tales!!  Today, I explain where parts 5 and 6 go on our mystery project.  I also throw in a bit of this and that from 'fabric exercise' at work to prototyping and designing to a question about 'other' y

Yarns and Tales: Assembling, Reasons, and Yard Camo
August 15, 2014

Well, howdy y'all! Welcome to Yarns and Tales!  In this 86th episode, I tell y'all where to stitch this to that in our mystery project.  I tip my virtual hat to a few passing entertainers that got 'invitations' to other-worldly venues.  I also take pau

Yarns and Tales: Whatchamadoodle Diddly Thing
August 08, 2014

Howdy y'all! Welcome to episode 85 of Yarns and Tales!  Today I finally get to my mic after the internet technician visited and left my house.  I tackle mystery pieces five, six, eight, and nine as well as chat about my podcast delay from Thursday and m

Yarns and Tales: More Demystification, Voices, and Gifts
August 01, 2014

Howdy y'all and welcome to episode 84 of Yarns and Tales!  This show finds us working on parts 1, 2, and 3 from our mystery project.  I also talk about voices, aging, and pitching, along with gifting, appreciation, and crafting.  That's a whole lot pac

Yarns and Tales: Let’s Start Demystifying
July 25, 2014

Howdy y'all!! Welcome to Yarns and Tales episode 83!  In this show, I start our adventure of combining the mystery parts we've made over the last several episodes.  For this show, parts 4, 7, and 10 are used.  I also babble a bit about getting lost in

Yarns and Tales: WFO, Recapping, and Empty Words
July 18, 2014

Howdy y'all, and welcome to episode 82 of YaT.  This show is short and simple.  Too much going on and not enough energy to get it all done!  With that in mind, I thought it might be best to make this one a "recap" show so everyone participating in the

Yarns and Tales: The Ten, The Plastic, and The Tail
July 11, 2014

Howdy y'all! Welcome to Yarns and Tales, episode 81.  This show finds me chatting about mystery part number ten, borrowing yarn like a cup of sugar, recycling plastic shopping bags, and Magoo's magical tail.  Slow down for half an hour and join me.  Yo