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        <title><![CDATA[*akka design*]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[*akka design* is on the move]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:57:33 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[After nearly one year of blogging this blog is moving. Please visit us HERE from now on. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[UFO attack #1: the cushion]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:14:26 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[After I moved into the new apartment I planned a massive attack to the UFOs (UnFinished Objects :-) I have around. The easiest one (because it was almost finished) was this crochet cushion I started in Ireland last year. The project was for a crochet-only... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[First, eat the honey]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Second, make bee wax candles: Last Christmas a friend who keeps bees in Sicily as a hobby gave us a big piece of a honeycomb: It was very interesting to observe it. Some cells were full of honey, others had pure propolis in them and others served as storage... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[A fiber offence]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:35:24 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I think my spring cotton scarf offended the Winter God. Today Barcelona is blocked under the worst snow storm of the last I-don't-know-how-many years. Really impressive. My street is on top of a hill, next to a park. My neighbours are riding on plastic... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Too late for wool?]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[These days you can feel the spring is round the corner, so it seemed a better idea to use cotton for my next weaving project. What looks like navy blue in the picture is actually a nice purple colour in reality, but I couldn't get it right with my camera.... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Self portrait  in my school assignment]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[It doesn't happen very often that you can wear your school assignments. I suppose this is one of the privileges of studying textiles. The project was about a colour: I chose pink. It was about making something to represent it: I chose crocheting a shawl.... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sunday walk]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:26:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[On Sunday afternoon we walked around the city. We chose a new neighbourhood to discover, Sarrià. There were surprises along the way, including nice patterns and terrible monsters . We ended up at the museum of decorative arts Palau Reial de Pedralbes... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Batik and me]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[This is a batik piece I made on silk. I've been learning this technique in the Textile Dyeing workshop at school. I'd like to show a quick photo sequence of the process as I learned it: 1. Preparing the wax by melting it together with paraffin and filtering.... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Batik lamps]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A few of my experiments in batik , a textile decorating technique. The lamp covers are cut and sewn to fit an Ikea lamp . I made three different ones, so I can change the look of the lamp. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mimosa time]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[The yarn room]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:32:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I love the weaving room at school . Specially the wall with the wardrobes full of yarn cones. The rest is nice too. Have a look: ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Before the spring comes]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[This is my first woven scarf!! ... I mean, hmm hmm...before it was woven, of course. A bit of order in the yarn chaos, and eventually... it's wrapped around my neck. I'm learning to weave in a rush to complete a few scarves before the warm weather arrives... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[I'd like to start my new 'blogging season' -this]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:46:40 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I'd like to start my new 'blogging season' -this is, blogging again after a long busy period without internet at home- with some pictures from our holidays in Sicily last Christmas. The most delicious tangerines ever, from my boyfriend's family land.... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Happy New Year]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:33:55 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I'm back from the sunny Christmas holidays in Sicily (pictures coming soon) and ready for a new year. Christmas time is not yet finished in Spain, because on the 6th of January we celebrate the Epiphany by giving presents to family and friends. On Sunday... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Our Christmas market]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:56:15 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[If you are in Barcelona this weekend come to our Christmas market . There will be handmade crafts, Mexican food and good music! ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Busy days]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://akkadesign.canalblog.com/archives/2009/12/09/16042084.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Very little time for blogging or sleeping these days... I am working hard on my school assignments and making new things for an upcoming Christmas market . Everything will be available in my Etsy shop in case you are not in Barcelona on the 19th of December...... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Embroidery inspiration: yellow]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[More pictures from a book on top of my wish list: Broderies . ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Embroidery inspiration: white]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://akkadesign.canalblog.com/archives/2009/12/05/16041867.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:16:18 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Some pictures from one of the most inspirational book I've seen lately, Broderies . ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Thai Textiles]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:12:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I went to visit an exhibition about Thai Textiles in Casa Asia , a fantastic Asian cultural centre in Barcelona. Apart from organizing events and courses, they have a specialised library and media archive and three floors dedicated to exhibitions, all... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Dionne Swift, textile artist]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(picture from http://www.craftmaker.co.uk/dionneswift/) My favorite artist exhibition at the Knitting and Stitching Show in Dublin was the one by Dionne Swift . The first picture is one of her devore works on velvet. She also sells kits to experiment... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[A fibre loot]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://akkadesign.canalblog.com/archives/2009/11/12/15755003.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Last week I visited the Knitting and Stitching Show at RDS in Dublin. I dedicated a day and a half to the show, the first day to see the exhibitions and browse the stalls and the second day to buy things. I thought it was a good way to avoid rushing through... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[A taste of autumn in Dublin]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I was back in the dirty old town for five days. I met my friends, went to my favorite places, visited the Knitting and Stitching Show , got dripping wet, then a sore throat and a cold, and ate some delicious carrot cake. I loved being there again. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Etsy favourites: autumn in the kitchen]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:33:01 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[1. Retro Hornsea 'Bronte' Tureen by RummageInTheJumble . 2. Mr. B's Yellow Teapot by ModernNest . 3. Saffron Hornsea Teapo t by Ladiesandgentlemen . 4. Large Footed Cup by ModishVintage . ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Freire]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Street culture]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Since I came back to Spain I am fascinated by the amount and the kind of things people throw away. All these things should be inside the rubbish container, but for some reason very often they are just left around the place... Every morning on my way to... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[A day at the market]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I spent all Saturday morning at the very popular flea market Els Encants in Barcelona. They sell absolutely everything you can imagine, old and new. I'll come back another day to buy some fabrics and trimmings. This time my only purchase was this packet... ]]></description>
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