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Defeat Festival Overwhelm!

by Gusman | Aug 17, 2018 | festivals and trunk shows, fiber festivals

Do you get overwhelmed at yarn or fiber festivals? Do you feel like you buy yarn that sits in your closet, mocking you and demanding to be used? Do you feel like you have a stash but not a collection? You are not alone! You have plenty of company. I hear the anxiety...

Fixing Mistakes

by Gusman | Nov 14, 2017 | Blog

Fixing Mistakes Have you ever realized just how hard it is to proofread your own work? When I was teaching, I would suggest that the kids read their work backwards, word by word. Because we already know what it is we wanted to say, but did we really say it?...

Finding Your Joy!

by Gusman | Oct 17, 2017 | festivals and trunk shows

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...

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...

Correcting Mistakes

by Sam Fargo | Feb 14, 2017 | knitting

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Henry Ford It was brought to my attention that one of our patterns had a couple of flaws in it. Thanks Anja! That pattern has been out in the world for a couple of years. I wonder why...