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Is there a presentation in your future?

The Prairie Spinner Posted on June 24, 2013 by spinnerApril 12, 2020

If so, you might consider using Prezi! Prezi is a service that offers free and paid options for creating online presentations. This is not your mother’s PowerPoint! While there are similarities, Prezi is more dynamic and less linear in nature than PowerPoint and its clones. Prezi is not without its limitations, though… you can create a pdf to use as … Continue reading →

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Fun with QR codes

The Prairie Spinner Posted on July 31, 2011 by spinnerApril 12, 2020

You’ve probably seen them around lately – those square (most often) black-and-white thingies on advertisements and products?  Well, here’s one – It’s called a QR code.  QR stands for “quick response”, which isn’t actually too helpful in explaining anything.  It’s really just a code meant to be read by a smart phone that will send you directly to a website … Continue reading →

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Dog sweats and cat batts

The Prairie Spinner Posted on January 18, 2011 by spinnerApril 12, 2020

I expect it’s my upbringing… not only have I been wearing my 20-something year old insulated coveralls again this year, but I couldn’t bring myself to throw away a ratty pair of hubby’s sweatpants. So I started cutting them up, wanting to end up with the largest pieces of fabric possible.  We keep ‘dog towels’, which come in handy for … Continue reading →

Posted in Handspun, My Projects, Spinning, Various Other Stuff | Tagged carding, cats, dogs, fibers, spinning | Leave a reply

Some old tools to ring in the new year

The Prairie Spinner Posted on January 4, 2011 by spinnerApril 12, 2020

My latest little find – celluloid (probably) needlework (probably) tools: Okay, the top two are easy.  Crochet hooks.  The next one could be a ‘needle’ – it’s flat, but could be used to thread elastic through a casing, or something of that sort.  The turned pointy one below that… hmmm… could be used to make holes, like the one second … Continue reading →

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