by carmen | May 4, 2011 | Personal, Studio
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 arena to love. Saori weaving is a beautiful style of free form weaving and we have an amazing instructor right here in BC. After having Terri at the studio for a brief time, I could feel myself doing a secret fibre dance. I was not alone, hmmm Kristen? Yep, a workshop is definitely in our not too distant future.
While I am coming down from my fibre high, I am nestled snuggly back at home with with my new yarn Madelinetosh in the Parchment colourway doing some swatching….I know…This fibre is too beautiful to just carelessly knit away on….Sheryl from Any Spun Thread is having an amazing sale right now. Check it out here…
Busy, busy day at the studio tomorrow. Lots of drop ins before my last free form crochet class at Birkeland. It was a terrific class to teach and my students, well, they made beautiful things.
I’ll leave you today with a yarn and kitty picture. Sorry, but sometimes Asia is so damn adorable.
by carmen | Apr 30, 2011 | Spinning, Studio
What the? I was the only person at the studio today. (except for a momentary in and out Joan visit) Weird, weird feeling. I dyed a lot of wool. No pots to share. I spilled things, I got wet, I made a mess. I spun a lovely wool and then realized that Dr. Who is on today…..
Back at home for an evening of knitting and yes, this is in the 355 but I am claiming it for myself.
Enjoy the sunshine.
by carmen | Apr 14, 2011 | Events, Studio
I know that this is supposed to be a blog about knitting spinning and dyeing but due to Kristin, it also seems to be a lot about our coffee consumption. We both discovered the same sale at London Drugs and the carding station is also now a coffee pod warehouse.
Show Updates For This Year
Filberg Festival
Edmonton Folk Festival
Vancouver Farmers Market
Ladner Village Market
That’s all for now, although I am still waiting to hear back for one show.
There have been several new yarn updates.
by carmen | Apr 9, 2011 | Spinning, Studio
The arrival of a new drum carder today was a thrill for the studio…One more carder Louet Fine Cloth it was taken for its first run and I think Kristin is up spinning that alpaca right now.
I was appreciative of a more frivolous item.
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| A Capsule Holder for the Dulce Gusto |
I finished the hat and scarf that I started yesterday. I just could not put the knitting down. Clearly a combination of yarn love mixed with caffeine overdrive. Here’s a pic of the yarn near coffee.
I have Jennifer to thank for the lovely addition of locks. These were hand dyed back in January just waiting for this batch of yarns I’ve been spinning. I wasn’t going to knit a hat, but Kristin insisted. I love a space where we all enable each other to spin and knit even more. I’ll put up a picture as soon as I find a model.
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| Lily Pond |
I managed one more corespun today, ever mindful of the upcoming 100th yarn. It’s also in the garden theme. I’m done with cores for now though…Spun that, done that. I think I’ll tackle something large tomorrow.
by carmen | Apr 4, 2011 | Studio
….just isn’t going to happen. Another studio mate leaves and this time we are not looking for anyone to take their place. Now it’s more about expansion. Joan needs more space, Kristin and I need more space so things have shifted yet one more time.
Thank you artisan studio mistress for this lovely opportunity. Much gratitude. Can I ask this to be my last alteration for this year? Peace of mind and blessings upon you.
This is the first time I have been able to greet people with a yarn foyer.
Somehow I managed to find yet one more IKEA shelving unit.
There are a few wheels missing from the herd. Not pictured the Majacraft Suzie Pro and the Kromski Sonata.
This week’s crop of dyed top for spinning. I mananged to spin a pound of it today while sorting yarn and moving shelves. Let’s just say they were highly motivated spin breaks.
Tomorrow is my last day for show submissions.and then off to the studio. It’s going to be a good day.
by carmen | Mar 17, 2011 | Studio
Today the housekeeping fairy came by the studio with a magic thing called a vacuum cleaner. I can see the floor, my studio mates and the potential to keep it tidier going forward. How amazing. The magic fairy also brought her inseparable companion.
You never know who you might see when you come by for a visit. Apparently the clean up was a generous belated birthday gift…Thanks Becky!
