tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post5308852583236969898..comments2024-03-27T10:04:51.949-05:00Comments on ikat bag: WritingLiErhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-72008866766265898392014-06-17T06:42:04.974-05:002014-06-17T06:42:04.974-05:00Yeah, don't sell yourself short. I came to you...Yeah, don't sell yourself short. I came to your blog for the bag tutorials and have stayed for the writing. It's fresh, real and you have a great sense of humor. In a sense, it's auto-biographical and I keep coming back. playsculptlivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01924858077909970056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-6906309378175812742014-06-15T20:21:38.420-05:002014-06-15T20:21:38.420-05:00Hooray! Thanks for playing! :) I love reading ot...Hooray! Thanks for playing! :) I love reading others' reflections on writing. And I find your writing inspiring, engaging, and instructional. I do particularly love the cultural bits--and how your family experiences influence your sewing. <br /><br />In this post, I love when you mention "reading-to-write." This is one of the things that interests me as a literary critic, tracking down the elements that engage us, and thinking about what engages one person rather than another:<br /><br />"However, I do remember being able to discern, even at that young age, how some writers were able to pull me into their stories with simple words while others could just as easily lose me in superfluous language."<br /><br />There are times when I read craft blogs for the projects only, but the ones I come to again and again--like this one--are the ones that also have great writing! :)<br />Literacy-chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925734773412633965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-18561283841711746812014-06-14T18:06:30.679-05:002014-06-14T18:06:30.679-05:00Nicole introduced me to your blog, and it's fa...Nicole introduced me to your blog, and it's fascinating. Thank you for writing. I have blogged for years, but mine is a mishmash of topics, and largely kept for my own amusement, especially since I had four children in rapid succession and my brain melted from sleep deprivation.<br /><br />Anyway, please keep up the good work!lissla lissarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354424704358588553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-47969656199304210322014-06-12T12:33:43.841-05:002014-06-12T12:33:43.841-05:00I started following your blog when I saw your card...I started following your blog when I saw your cardboard work in Family Fun magazine. But I stick around for the writing. So at least some people think what you do is "writing." :)The Wofford familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023908456219651732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-17996775936559697172014-06-12T11:51:49.029-05:002014-06-12T11:51:49.029-05:00Thank you for introducing me to Enid Blyton! The r...Thank you for introducing me to Enid Blyton! The references to your childhood and Singapore culture are two of the things I love most about your blog. And I love that you write it with your children in mind. <br /><br />I write most of my blog posts in my head during the day, and then type them up at night. I am much more likely to write too little than too much - leaving out important steps, for example. In grad school I was famous for saying a lot in very few words. I come from a family of very talented writers, and I would say growing up in that context made writing fairly intuitive. But, I'm not a naturally verbose person, and I'm not considered one of the talented writers in said talented writer family. I blog as a way of motivating myself to do things, for self-expression, and to connect with like-minded people. I also blog because I want the memories. I also write a daily journal - have since the September 27, 2003. I am working on self-reflection and capturing details, but words are awkward for me (to write, not read), and so I turn to photography.MaryAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253503049272771754noreply@blogger.com