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Continue reading →: Yellow Squash, Squash Bugs & Vine BorersI’m sure you’ve heard things like “zucchini is a heavy producer” and “you only need to plant one” and thought, “Hey! Even a beginner like me can grow that!” Or at least that’s what I thought. I figured if I was going to try my hand at squash, I might…
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Continue reading →: Drying Herbs at Home: My New Favorite Little Homesteading RitualHerbs are one of those little garden additions that can do so much more than take up a corner of a raised bed. They can help with companion planting, add incredible flavor to meals, and—if you preserve them—stick around long after the growing season is over. This year, I decided…
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Continue reading →: I Tried the Florida Weave for Tomatoes: My Biggest TakeawaysI have a confession to make: I really wanted to love the Florida weave. It seemed like the perfect tomato trellising solution for my garden. It was inexpensive, customizable, and, most importantly, it promised to keep my indeterminate tomato plants growing up instead of sprawling all over the garden. And,…
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Continue reading →: The Decoy Strawberry Trick I’m Using to Outsmart Garden PestsIf you’re looking for a simple way to protect strawberries from birds, strawberry decoy rocks might be worth trying. These painted rocks are designed to show birds that bright red “strawberries” in your garden aren’t worth pecking. Whether they work through science or sheer confusion, they’re an inexpensive garden craft…
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Continue reading →: Seed Starting Mistakes I Made (So You Don’t Have To)There is something deeply magical about starting vegetables from seed. One day you’re sprinkling tiny little specks of hope into trays of dirt, and the next day there are baby plants reaching for the light. It feels wholesome. Productive. Slightly feral in the best way. Unfortunately, as it turns out,…
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Continue reading →: The Magic of the First SeedlingsThere’s something magical about starting a garden from seed. One day your trays are just soil and hope, and the next day a tiny green sprout appears like a promise of everything that’s to come. This year I decided to try starting my own seeds for the first time, and…
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Continue reading →: Meet our Tiny Homestead Crew!Hi, I’m Kate! Welcome to our little slice of the world—a half-acre of land, a handful of plants, and the people (and pets) who make it feel like home. Today, I want to introduce you to the full crew that makes our small homestead lively, cozy, and sometimes a little…
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I’m Kate
Welcome to Thread, Trowel & Thimble—a space for crafts, gardening, and the quiet art of making do. This blog is about working with your hands, learning as you go, and finding satisfaction in small, useful projects.
Here you’ll find simple crafts, small-scale gardening, mending, DIY, and everyday experiments in practical living. Nothing fancy, nothing perfect—just thoughtful, hands-on ways to use what you have and make life a little more grounded.
If you enjoy slow skills, small spaces, and figuring things out one project at a time, you’re in the right place.