What the heck is a lindrix anyway?

Lin is a computer professional residing in Austin, Texas, US,
with her kitty Monty and her boyfriend Scott.

Lin's mom, Ann, was a professional seamstress in the Los Angeles
garment industry heyday of the 40's and 50's.  Ann taught Lin to sew at the
age of three.  Lin's dad worked as a machinist and sang jazz with his buddies in their garage band.
The emphasis in their household was always one of creativity and originality.

Somehow or the other Lin stumbled through young adulthood and
managed to enter the electronics industry in the early 70's; this fortuitous accident
resulted in a serendipitous career where creativity, innovation, and experience are rewarded.
When she's not doing the electronics career, sewing, fashion design, knitting, and metalsmithing occupy her time.

Just how many machines does Lin have?  A Pfaff 7570 sewing machine, a Babylock Evolve, three Brother standard gauge machines of varying vintages, one Brother electronic bulky, two motors and stands for the knitting machines, two automated garter carriages, and a DL1000 linker.  She really wants a sock knitting machine but has yet to justify, to herself, this purchase since there is no more space in her house for her hobbies.

lindrix is a contraction of Lin's first and last names.

A note about lindrix.com

When I was a little girl, my mother would shop for fabric at our local Macy's for a special dress, and knit mohair twin sets on her knitting machine while I sewed doll clothes on my toy Singer.  Today, finding a decent fabric or yarn store has become a sad and lonely venture.  When someone stops me to ask where I purchased my sweater or purse they are amazed that I made them myself.  Why?  Thirty years ago they would have asked what pattern I used.  What happened to handcrafts?

It's true that hand knitting has made an incredible comeback.  Women and men are finding out how rich and rewarding making something, rather than buying something can be.  Don't be lulled by knitting's success though; after everyone knits twenty scarves, will they knit a sweater or quit?  Will sewing ever catch on too?  Will the big chains like Michael's and Joann's finally quash the last little independent shop?

lindrix.com is a labor of love; there are no fancy web gizmos, just simple links.  No advertising, nothing for sale.  It is my fondest wish that handcrafts experience a true Renaissance and, to this end, I hope my little web site contributes.

--lin