Good morning and happy Saturday! I’m a day late sending the newsletter, but I have a very good reason for it. My oldest daughter had her first baby a week ago Friday, and I drove down to help. I’ll tell you the rather dramatic and beautiful story at the end of the newsletter, but first… Read More Silk Hankies, a New Colorway, and My Beautiful Grandson
Good morning, and happy Friday to you. This is the last newsletter of 2022. I hope that 2023 overflows with blessings for you. I have been chomping at the bit to share my year end sale with you, debating about whether to send out my newsletter a day or two early, and deciding that it… Read More Year End Sale!
Good morning, and happy Friday to you! I’m actually writing this on Thursday, and it’s getting very cold outside–cold enough in fact to wonder if the Texas electrical grid will withstand it. It was 46 degrees when I got up this morning, and now it’s 17 degrees! I’m wrapped up in a poncho I knit… Read More Merry Christmas! New Colorways, January Club Painting, and the Fiber Arts as Stress Relief
Good morning, and happy Friday to you. Today I thought I would share an experiment with you in color and dye techniques. Whenever I think up a new colorway idea, the first thing I think about are the colors themselves. Next is always the dilemma of how to lay on the colors. There are so… Read More An Experiment in Color
Good morning, and happy Friday to you! This week, I put together some pairs of yarn that look great together along with some beautiful patterns to go with them. I also want to tell you about next month’s club colorway painting and share a beautiful cowl pattern by a talented designer. Yarn Pairings This week… Read More Two Skeins Are Better than One
Good morning, and happy Friday to you. It’s time for my very favorite type of newsletter once again–where I get to show your beautiful creations. I also have a couple freshly dyed colorways to show you. Let’s start with the Show and Tell projects. These are finished objects and works in progress made by some… Read More Show and Tell – November 2022
Good morning and happy Friday to you. This week we finished packaging up all the Advent calendars and getting them on their way. I also dyed up some more of Van Gogh’s Starry Night and Renaissance Festival. I’m excited to be getting back to the regular rhythm of dyeing colorways after a couple crazy months… Read More Just…Thank You
Good morning and happy Friday to you. The official beginning of fall was several weeks ago, but here in Texas, summer has been quite tenacious. If you live where there’s a real fall season with brilliantly colored leaves, I’m a little jealous. Whether you do or not though, I have created a collection of semi-solid… Read More Find Your Fall
Good morning, and happy Friday to you! It has been an absolutely crazy week here. I am in the process of getting ready for the DFW Fiber Fest for the first time. That is just two weeks away–September 22nd through the 25th at the Irving Convention Center. I’m really looking forward to meeting some of… Read More A Crazy Week
Good morning and happy Friday to you! I am both ecstatic to have cooler whether to look forward to soon and sad to see the slower pace of summer coming to an end. How about you? Today I want to show you the painting I’ll be using as inspiration for the September club colorway as… Read More September Club Colorway and What’s New in the Shop
