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Finding Your Joy!

by Gusman | Oct 2, 2018 | Blog, festivals and trunk shows, fiber festivals

Joy is not the same as happiness. Joy is in the small moments. It is in the smell of cinnamon almonds and kettle corn. It is in the turning of the fall leaves. It is in the light playing off the Potomac as you are crossing over it. It is in the feel of a great yarn...

Be the Curator of Your Collection–a free ecourse

by Lisa Check | Jun 27, 2017 | Curate your Collection

It’s summertime. It’s hot. It’s sticky. The last thing you want to do is knit. And when it is so hot outside, you may not be thinking about doing anything with your yarn. I know that I don’t want to spend anytime outside in the humid hot air. My hair...

Banish This Word in the New Year

by Lisa Check | Jan 1, 2017 | Stash appreciation

At this time of year, I like many people are thinking about their word of the year. It is a North Star or value or resolution. It marks how you want to spend your year. That is all good and I do come up with my word of the year each January. But I want to talk to you...

Stash Appreciation– Be a Color Explorer

by Lisa Check | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog, color, Stash appreciation

Most makers I know have a stash of one kind or another. It may be beads, fabric, yarn, roving, threads, magazines, papers or all of the above. Yes, I do have a stash. Even though I dye my own yarn all the time, I also buy yarn and roving that calls my name. Very...

Stash Appreciation–Alpaca Part 1

by Lisa Check | Jul 20, 2015 | alpaca, Blog, Stash appreciation

Just one look in those eyes with their long, long lashes and everyone falls in love with an alpaca. Of course that is right before they spit on you. I have been smitten as well. I do not personally own any alpacas. They have been offered to me, and I have just always...

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