Category Archives: Personal

I resolve….

By carmen | Published: December 31, 2011

I never do this, because there are certain things I will and will not do and resolutions or attempts at change have never worked in the past.  When I woke this morning I felt this weird charge of energy that made me feel like I could do just about anything.  No idea where it came [...]

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A Magical Holiday

By carmen | Published: December 25, 2011

I have been watching my Dr. Who special since 4:30 this morning (in my fabulous TARDIS socks). I know. I have made excellent use of my time, working on some knitting and preparing various side orders and the turkey during commercials. It took a while, but the results were well worth it, with us sitting [...]

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Sleep is for Suckers

By carmen | Published: July 28, 2011

Just to make sure I avoid the dream about having too much sleep (which freaks me out more than you could know) I am still up.  Deep Space Nine is an excellent pick me up for the 2am panics as well as the espresso I am currently consuming. Rock solid studio day today.  Many hats [...]

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Pictoral … Not

By admin | Published: July 12, 2011

I keep forgetting to take pictures….at the market, at the studio, wherever I need to be taking pictures.  I don’t like posts without photos, hence the week of not blogging.  However, until I can take some good shots, I still want to let you know what’s been going on. The studio has been crazy busy, [...]

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Bargaining for Time

By carmen | Published: July 5, 2011

And the script is as follows: John:  Well, I’m calling like you asked.  It’s 6pm, are you ready to come home yet? Me:  Well Monica just got here a little while ago and Kristen and I are really working the dyes. John:  Okay, should I call you again at 7? Me:  No, I’m definitely thinking [...]

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Too Calm

By carmen | Published: June 28, 2011

….something must be wrong.  Oh, doomsayer me.  I am less than 30 days from Filberg, behind in inventory, postal strike deeply delayed my fibre shipments, I have two too full classes to teach and a bunch of fibre at the studio to be rinsed (thanks Kristen) and somehow things are still pretty awesome. I have [...]

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Never Dye Alone

By carmen | Published: June 21, 2011

When Kristen and I dye together, I feel a bit more adventurous.  It makes me consider colours outside of my normal colour pallate .  Not that I am shy about colour, but it’s easy to fall into a rut of the familiar. Since most of the hand spun is used in my own designs, I’m [...]

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Brain Drain

By carmen | Published: June 3, 2011

It’s been a long time since I’ve updated my brain on yarn. That is all.

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Beginnings

By carmen | Published: May 15, 2011

A child “weaves” a phentex pot holder on a plastic loom.  Pretty presents that definitely surpass the dreaded melted beer bottle ashtray.  But then knitting needles replace the plastic loom.  So becomes the gift of scarves full of dropped stitches.  Then crafting goes on a hiatus.  For glory, for grades or for boys. Into the [...]

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Studio Guests

By carmen | Published: May 4, 2011

Mad dash and special guests at the studio today….something to pull me out of my paperwork stupor. Something I have been trying to avoid for a long time now.  Don’t get me wrong…it’s not for a lack of respect or interest in the craft.  I am simply afraid of finding something else in the textile [...]

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