One of the delights of TNNA is seeing yarns with which I’m not currently familiar. As a hand knit designer, I have several yarn companies that I work with over and over again and some that I just do a project with once or twice every few years. The reasons for this are many and…
Research
As some of you know, my degree (I have a masters, touch me!) is in Costume and Set Design. This meant spending a LOT of time researching chitons, bliods and drum farthingales (oh my!) When I look at paintings, I see the things others miss – the hats, the way a garment falls, the wrinkles…
TNNA Reflections
I love going to TNNA because it’s one of the few chances I can meet with sister designers, teachers and yarn company folks in a working environment. It’s true that I usually need more than a few days to collect myself and rest up from the walking, but this time around I was sensible about…
Dreams For Our Daughters
I made this little photoshop montage a few months ago. It features photographic elements, the image of Ruby Bridges from the Norman Rockwell painting, “The Problem We All Live With” and with Malia Obama’s beautiful face. I held onto it as a bit of a talisman, and now it will be happening. Perhaps not exactly…
A little tiny bit of heaven
This morning I woke up feeling warm. I do miss MN, and even though it was -21 (before wind chill) I love it, but it’s nice to be warm, too! Gerry and the kids haven’t had phone or internet service since the morning I left, as of this afternoon still nothing. Thank you, Comcast… I’m…
A difference of
Teaching & Medicine
My class yesterday for a private group of friends was fun, it was a delightful group of amazingly skilled knitters, and I’m so grateful to St. Luke’s Episcopalian for hosting us – thank you for your gracious hospitality! I hadn’t taught since November, and as usual when I have a 2 month break I felt…
Calling For Backup
This past June a designer I know, Rae Creedle, lost her home to fire. Worse than that, she lost the all the parts of her knitting business that were ON the now-melted computer. It was a devastating loss, but Rae was kind enough to use it as an opportunity to teach all of us about…
A Ghost Woke Me Up
I wasn’t really asleep, not entirely, not yet. I’d been watching Forensic Files – Gerry asked if he could turn out his light (I was playing Scrabble, multi-tasking) and I said, “Yes, of course.” He’s usually the one who outlasts me, I’m generally the one tossing and turning until he decides he’s finished with his…
A Clean Office
Shannon Okey, who’s the new editor of Yarn Forward, asked me if I’d take some photos of my “studio” space for a piece on designer’s spaces. After I finished laughing, I decided it was time to actually get my office space in working order before I committed to taking any photos. Yes, I know a…