Professional photographer Jaime Moore, feeling the influence of mainstream girls’ adulation of Disney princesses, decided that when her daughter turned five, she wanted to celebrate her birthday a bit differently …
And I love it!
Here’s her daughter, Emma, all gussied up (or down!) as real, strong female heroines throughout history, in his photo series titled “Not Just a Girl.”
Susan B. Anthony
” … forget conventionalisms; Forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; Think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval. I had rather … make history than write it. Failure is impossible.” – Susan B. Anthony
Amelia Earhart
” … now and then, women should do for themselves what men have already done—occasionally what men have not done—thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action. Some such consideration was a contributing reason for my wanting to do what I so much wanted to do. – Amelia Earhart
Coco Chanel
” … in order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different. Life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself. A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants … ” – Coco Chanel
Helen Keller
“Be of good cheer. Do not think of today’s failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost. What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.” – Helen Keller
Jane Goodall
“My family has very strong women. My mother never laughed at my dream of Africa, even though everyone else did because we didn’t have any money, because Africa was the ‘Dark Continent,’ and because I was a girl. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall
Emma for President, 2044!
Ever been in a stinky situation?
Yes? Well, have I got a product for you!!!
No? (Me neither 😉 )
For those who answered yes, enjoy this solution to all things, er, dairy-err.
You know for your husband … boyfriend … brother … or dad … *ahem.
Earlier in the day, we’d taken photos of our little Mia napping in our T@bitha trailer that’s decorated in my Bee My Honey Moda fabric collection that will be in quilt stores next January. Moki jumped onto the desk and snuggled up next to Mia for a little … cat nap.
Ready to gab about some positively fab vocab?
By “fab” I mean fabric, which is, of course, fabulous.
What I have in mind is a little quiz.
Come on, you know you love it when I tease your brain.
Here’s how it works:
I’ll show you a photo of fabric, complete with a quick description, and then you’ll guess what it is. This may be super easy for some of you, but you never know when you might learn something new.
The answers are posted at the bottom of this entry, so don’t peek until you’re finished!
1. A reversible figured fabric of silk, wool, linen, cotton, or synthetic fibers with a pattern formed by weaving:
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; Brian0918
2. A heavy cotton fabric that is woven and then sheared to create a short, soft pile on one side:
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; deviantART Subscriber Beatminister
3. A form of lace that may be described as “decorated net” formed by a pattern at the bottom that is covered with machine-made net and then fine muslin, through which the pattern can be seen:
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; Socialambulator
4. A soft woven fabric of various fineness that was originally made from carded wool or worsted yarn but is now often made from either wool, cotton, or synthetic fiber (hint: I wrote about union suits made from this fabric):
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; Sg829100
5. A fabric with loops that can absorb large amounts of water (that’s a giveaway for sure!):
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; MatthiasKabel
6. A medium-weight, balanced, plain-woven fabric made from dyed cotton or cotton-blend yarn:
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; Flickr: Kent Wang
7. A class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics often made in colored silks with gold and silver thread:
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; Yelkrokoyade
Answers:
Have you ever wondered what your brain waves would look like …
if they were knit, as in k2, p2?
No, I didn’t think so.
I’d never considered it either, until I heard about Knitic.
While it sounds like an invention concocted by the likes of Jane Jetson,
Image courtesy of www.scarlet.nl/~ivo/photo_JUDY.html
“NeuroKnitting” is not a figment of space-age fiction.
It’s a nifty experiment that has been designed to translate the brain’s reactions to music into a unique scarf pattern by way of a modified knitting machine.
Photo by Mar Canet via Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/mcanet/8752517057/in/set-72157633528626109/
Photo by Mar Canet via Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/mcanet/9110787760/in/set-72157633528626109/
I’m not sure how this will affect old-fashioned knitters like you and me in years to come,
but “space age” is not as far off as we’d once imagined it.
MaryJane meets Jane Jetson—who knows?
For now, take a sneak peek at the dawn of NeuroKnitting:
Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
5% of profits will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
