Happy Friday to you! I hope you are doing well and that you live somewhere cooler than I do right now. I have a few things to talk to you about today, so let’s dive right in. A Small Sale As I have mentioned before, the mills shut down in the spring of 2020 as… Read More A Small Sale, a New Sparkle Option for Art Batts, and a New Club
Happy Friday to you! I have a lot to show you today. I want to show you some new yarn pairings, tell you about the August club colorway, and also show you some locks I’m dying up for a new idea I have. Let’s start with the yarn pairings. I realized that I haven’t done… Read More Some New Yarn Pairings, the August Club Colorway, and a Few Other Fun Things
This week I have something really special for you. My friend, Donna Farrell, is the owner of Fig Basket Crochet. She has been crocheting for over 30 years, and she just started publishing her fantastic designs. She generously offered to give each of you her Primrose Lace Summer Shawl completely free. She is even including… Read More Free BEAUTIFUL Crochet Pattern from Fig Tree Crochet
Good morning and happy Friday to you! This week I dyed up 4 new colorways on a lovely BFL/SeaCell top. I also created a new yarn colorway I’d like to tell you about. Hand-Dyed Top First let me show you the BFL/SeaCell top. It is made of 70% Blue-Faced Leicester (BFL) and 30% SeaCell. If… Read More A New Yarn Colorway, New BFL/SeaCell Top, and an Upcoming Trunk Show
Good morning! Today I have two things to share with you. The first is the July club colorway painting, and the second is the studio tour that I promised. July Club Colorway Inspiration Let’s start with the July club colorway. I chose Renoir’s “Spring Bouquet.” It’s a still life full of beautiful color. Here’s the… Read More Studio Tour and July Club Colorway
Happy Friday to you! I had started writing this week’s newsletter with a focus on my new mini-skein sets when I got the word from my poor exhausted hubby that we’re going to have to put off our move for one more week to get everything done at the new house, so I’m going to… Read More New Mini-Skein Sets and a Sale on Solitary Skeins
This month, I am really excited to get to share my interview with an up-and-coming designer, Kathryn Ware. She lives in Arizona, and her work as a designer can be found at KPC Wear on Ravelry and beyond. What impresses me the most about Kathryn’s designs are the creativity and amazing intricacy of each design–from… Read More Designer of the Month Interview with Kathryn Ware of KPC Wear
Good morning and happy Friday to you! Last week I mentioned that I would love to share some of your businesses in my newsletter, and I had two people take me up on the offer. One is an author, and the other is a member of a weaving cooperative, so I have the pleasure of… Read More Two Artists and a Free Knitting Pattern
Happy Friday to you! Do you think I squeezed enough into the subject line? I want to tell you about the colorway I dyed up this week and also show you the new top my daughter and I dyed late last week. It was too wet to photograph in time for last week’s newsletter. I… Read More Epiphany, Alpaca/Silk Top, June Club Colorway, and an Invitation
Good morning and happy Friday! I hope you’re doing well this week. We have some exciting family news. One of our sons is graduating from college this weekend. I’m so proud of him! He even won the departmental award for his major, computer science. We also have our first family wedding coming up. Our oldest… Read More Enchanted Forest and Lots of Life
