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Friday, September 11, 2009

Remember 9/11. And Scarf Weather is Here

Please take a moment to remember September 11 and pray for our country.

It is scarf weather, at least for today. Rainy. Cold. Dreary. Nobody likes scarf weather, except for me. Oh, I'd rather have sunny and warm weather, too, but I'm busy building my inventory!

Yesterday was trying, however. I was the yarn whisperer. My warp got all tangled up. I can't blame it on the cat, who shall remain nameless, who has slept on my warp before . . . It was my fault. I was trying to do something my way as opposed to doing it in the proper, more methodical manner. Therefore, I spent much time untangling it and showed an amazing amount of patience. I only wanted to throw something (the phone) once. But I didn't. Good for me. Because then I would have had to explain the broken phone and the hole in the wall, hence, only compounding things.

Outside My Window tencel and merino scarf

Scarf in diamond pattern with tencel in Mountain Stream (blues, teals, and tans) and black weft (for one of the b & m stores)

Spice Diamonds in tencel (sold)

Ruby Diamonds scarf (sold)

Gold Diamonds tencel scarf

Black Diamonds tencel scarf

Cabernet scarf in tencel and merino

And I'm still making more!

Thursday, August 20, 2009

GRRRRRRRRRRR!

In an attempt to clear some things off my to-do list, I decided to go use the drill press and drill holes in some things. I hadn't used it in months. Maybe even last year. I was going along, but the drill bit kept sliding up the drill-bit-holder-thingy (yeah, I know - can you hear trouble coming?). I'm wondering if I'm missing another part. You know, the one that keeps the bit tight and straight? Who knows. Anyway, the drill bit is now stuck in the holder thing.

And I broke the drill bit.

And I can't get the drill-bit-holder-thingy to open up.

Great.

I'm so freakin' happy and cannot wait to tell Matt. Of course, I could have waited to ask him how to use it again, but he probably would have wound up getting testy even before he finished showing me what to do.

I'm so p.o.'d. No neighbors around to help now. So, I'm having a beer, and being all testy myself.

Anyway here is what's on the loom now:

It's tied on to the warp from the previous scarves. I'm making three, almost the same. There is a slight variation to the diamond pattern in the second one. I should have enough red warp to finish the third. It's such a rich, ruby red. There will be one for each of the stores and one for Etsy.

And I will be taking a trip up to Webs next week for more yarn because I need more tencel for these projects. Really I do! I know I never need an excuse to go to Webs (unless I am flat broke) but this time it's real!

Monday, August 17, 2009

Still Here!

It's been over a week since I last posted, I think. Matt was on vacation last week and sometimes when your DH is on vacation at home, it can be a little like babysitting or being on call. Not that he didn't have anything to do (building a stone wall, getting together new gear for the upcoming moose hunt next month, cleaning his guns, mowing the lawn) but I never know when I will be beckoned. Plus, with the hot weather I did want to make sure he was well-hydrated.

On the other hand, when he was working on the wall, it gave me concentrated time to work on my projects. Here are my latest pieces:

Fall towels in gold, burgundy, and cayenne.

The first in a series of diamond twill scarves, on 8 shafts.

Diamond Jewels

Thursday, June 11, 2009

New in the Store and Inspiring Creativity

I've got two new summer scarves in the shop. They debuted at the farmers market and now they are in my Etsy shop.

Rose Handwoven Summer scarf

Willow Handwoven Summer scarf

Here is something I could really use - herb tags. I grow some herbs and dry as much as I can but after they're hanging up for months, dry and crispy, I can't always tell what they are. Catnip is an exception. I always know which herb is catnip when I stick it in front of the cats' noses. Oregano? Lemon balm? Not so much.

So I came up with these herb tags to hang on the herbs as they dry. There are so many herbs, that I only made a few but can happily custom create others! Put them in a clay pot with seeds as a housewarming or teacher's gift.

Herb Tags for Herb Drying

I'd like to send a shout out to the creator of Thursday Sweet Treat, Natasha, who inspired me to set up a similar challenge on a bi-monthly (or so) at Swift Waters Artisans Co-op. Everyone gets busy but sometimes we need a little fire to get us going. I hope this will inspire people to challenge themselve to create or finish a project for:

Red, White, and Blue!

This will bring new items in the store and for the display windows in time for July 4th. Red, white, and blue and America never go out of style!

Now I need to get working on my own project!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

New For Spring

It doesn't feel very spring-like here today. Ok, ok, it's not spring yet, but we had some nice weather recently.

Anyway, I am soooo happy to list a new scarf for spring.

Hemp and Granola Scarf

I was so excited to finish it. It was on the loom with two others and it just seemed to be on there FOREVER. So I finally cut it off and knotted the fringes while talking to my mom on the phone. Actually, she does most of the talking. I threw it in the washer and dryer and thought I would be ironing it before its photo shoot, but no! It came out all crinkly. It was awesome.

Yes, I am bragging.

I have the two others in a hemp bath and will be rinsing and washing them today. I'm so happy. I feel the flow of creative qi again!