What Factors Make or Break a Relationship?

Trust is the foundation of every successful relationship and a lack of it is the breaking point of all alliances. In William Shakespeare’s A Midsummers Night Dream, a group of forbidden lovers take a journey in the mystical forest to escape the sharp Athenian law. In this fairy filled wood, a series of tricks and spells tosses love […]

In-Depth Update #4

This week, I finished my knitting unit. I ended off this journey by making fingerless gloves for my dad, using a combination of the knit stitch and the purl stitch. The purl stitch is very similar to the knit stitch; it is essentially an upside down version of the other. At first, it was difficult to learn a new pattern, but after repeating row after […]

In Depth Update #3

During the last few weeks I have spent my time researching for my final knitting project and planning my future sewing projects. I have been able to delve deeper into my research since I am slightly ahead of schedule. I have decided to expand my horizons in knitting for my next project by using new patterns […]

Dear Theseus

Dear Theseus, It is I Lysander. I am writing to you today to prove that my true love, Hermia, deserves to live happily with me. At this point in time, the Athenian law forbids our relationship as long as Hermia’s Father, Egeus, wishes for her to marry Demetrius. I believe that this law is unjust. I am […]

In Depth Update #2

The past few weeks I have been researching textiles and finding different projects with a variety of difficulty within them. This week, I updated my schedule. After some research I saw the similarities between knitting and crocheting, realized how little time I had given myself for each skill, and learned that my mentor isn’t familiar with […]

ZIP Final DOL

What is your inquiry question? What initially drew you to this question? Did your question stay the same, or did it change overtime? Why? My Inquiry question is: What makes an impactful inquiry question. I chose this question because I would like to work with children in the future and understanding their way of reading will help me further […]

In Depth 2019: Textiles

This year for in depth, I am going to be learning about textiles. I will divide my textile work into four categories: Sewing, knitting, crocheting, and cross stitching. I will take time for each genre, learning the basic and intermediate skills represented with individual projects. Through these projects, my goal is to incorporate them all […]