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The Great Stash Reduction Challenge Part One

Every artisan keeps an inventory of materials in the same way that a cook keeps a pantry full of basic ingredients. We call it our "stash". The stash includes the fundamentals such as yarn, fibres, dyes, accessories for sewing and items for embellishing.And yet the...

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January Blahs

The holiday season is over. The happy obligations that kept us so busy last month are no longer there to obscure the shorter days, rain or snow and darker skies. We don't have that looming deadline with some wrapping paper, to keep us working on that unfinished...

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Anticipation

December is the month of anticipation. First, we have the build up to Christmas Day then the build up to New Year's Eve. When I was a child, it seemed an achingly long time. It began with the preparation of the christmas cake, the checking of the outdoor lights and...

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Show Time Part Two

This entry is mainly photos of our recent show and sale. I've started with the smiling face of John, one of our cashiers. He is happy because of all the people who came to see and purchase our work. Next we have Jens who has just finished demonstrating spinning...