Heather wrote in to tell us about the rock-n-roll craft show:

ROCK N ROLL CRAFT SHOW CALL FOR ARTISTS ENDS OCTOBER 1ST, 2006! Do you spend your free time combing thrift stores for vintage fabrics to reconstruct into functional art? Is your day not complete without yarn and needles? Do you own one or more sewing machines and dream about buying another? Does your life’s content revolve around creating something practical and unique? Does your ‘craft area’ take up an entire room? Have you been yearning to share your handiwork with the masses and possibly make a little money off your blood, sweat, and tears? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions and you live in the St. Louis metro area – Rock N Roll Craft Show is looking for YOU!

Christina writes in with some dyeing links – thanks Christina.

How about more dyeing links? Here’s the link to my own tutorial on dyeing laceweight yarn coral pink using madder root and cochineal.
Echoes of A Dream also has some information and how-tos on using natural dyes.
And Knitting Iris has a whole category dedicated to her experiments with natural dyestuffs.
I think knitters and other fiber handworkers would be surprised to see how easy and satisfying using natural dyes can be. Thanks for reading and thanks for all the inspiration whip up provides.

Katies writes in:

can I tell you about a friend who has just launched her website – she is a wonderful artist – her work inspires my humble efforts – website here, blog here.
I really enjoy Whip Up and have been reading it since day one – I have been directed to some really interesting sites and found new inspiration from around the world – keep on doing what you do as it really works!

Alison of supercrafty writes in tell us about the dumpster divers of Philadelphia.

They are a Philly-based found object and recycled art group. I’m a little biased – my mother is one of the artists in the group. But I think they’re a great organization and worth sharing.

un Projects is running a temporary blog for the duration of the forthcoming program called Rapt!: 20 artists from Japan. The aim is to develop a direct dialogue and engagement between the visiting artists, curators and our local community of artists and writers, as well as a broader audience.

Janick wrote in:

Just wanted to drop you a line about my new (but quickly growing) jewelry line, named :nea: