My daughter, Chloe Findlay-Harder,  has been organizing some things in her studio.
Bless her heart,
she gave me a couple more
of the fab wire baskets
that she made a few years ago.
Here’s one of the
new ones,
sitting on the
shelf that lives
on my knitting machine
table.
When I was
busy admiring
the new baskets,
I realized how  much
I love using baskets
for organizing studio
stuff, and that I have
baskets by the dozens.
(There’s another one of
Chloe’s baskets in this
pic, too)
So, I started taking
photos of some of
the baskets in
my studio,
and before long
I had taken
almost 50 photos….
I won’t bore you
with photos of
all the studio
baskets, but
there are a few
baskets that are
dear to my heart…..
The blue wicker …read more

I’ve been earning my living as a designer,  fiber artist, writer, workshop presenter, and other wild and wonderful ways (professional puppeteer included) for more than 35 years.  Over those decades, I have come up with some handy  ways of organizing my work.
When I am working on a new book,
(like I am right now)
I have dozens of projects in the works all at once,
and each of the projects has heaps of iterations.
I make a project over
and over and over,
refining and honing it.
Lots of the versions will simply
get frogged as soon as I recognize
a problem and note what I
have to do to …read more

Last week, a friend wrote to me from California, saying that she and a few other friends would love to join me in my studio for some creativity and yarnie goodness.
That’s not going to happen soon, so, I thought…. well… I should post some pics of the studio so we could have a virtual get together.
Then, I looked around the studio at the heaps of projects in progress, and generalized chaos, and went…. yikes.
Instead, I decided to just take a few pics of some of my fave shelves.
I have a lot of small vintage and handmade shelves, and I just …read more

It’s that time of year again — a time when many of us are getting in shape, getting more organized, clearing out the clutter…
Does this include your yarn stash?
If so, here are some ideas on how you can organize your stash for the new year. This way, you’ll know where your supplies are and not waste precious crafting minutes (or hours) looking for what you need.
Clear, plastic storage units are always popular and a good way to store and organize your stash so you can see what you have. With lids on, these boxes keep out dust and dirt, and possibly …read more