I love teaching workshops at the Knit and crochet shows….. workshops
I love to bring together lots of different fiber arts in my workshops: mask making, doll making, crochet, tatting, spool knitting, freeforming and all manner of other things unfold in workshops.
It’s always a ton of fun!
Image source: Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright

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Last night, I checked the listings of some workshops at a retreat center in Western Canada.
They posted a note that regretfully informed people that a series of workshops that had been scheduled were now cancelled, due to the instability of the American economy.
I am wondering…..
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How is the economic upheaval affecting your choices in your yarn-life?
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Are you choosing to stay home from workshops?
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Would you be able to go to workshops that were closer to home?
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What would be the most comfortable price range for you to be able to consider taking a …read more

One of my freeform crochet buddies, Mel, sent me a note this morning. She was giving me the heads up on a fabulous travelling workshop that is happening next summer in Peru.
Mel was sharing  some neat news about our friend, Myra Wood, who is a gifted designer and author non pareill as well as a totally delightful person.
Myra’s going to be teaching at a ‘dream come true’ expedition/workshop in Peru in June of 2009.
Here’s the link to the website: Awesome Peruvian Workshops

I posted about these little tatted butterflies . I have been making them for the red shawl that I am working on for workshops I am teaching in the fall.
I noticed as I was photoshopping the pics that the butterfly wasn’t one of the new and revised ones. Ah well, the pics are so cute I had to post them anyhow.
One thing I forgot to mention about the yarn for the shawl is that it is Coats Royale Gemini Double Strand Crochet Thread, 100% mercerized cotton. (similar to size 3) The color is 0446 Burgundy/Victory Red.
I’ll be …read more

I’ve been working away on a crocheted and tatted freeform lace butterfly shawl.
It’s been frustrating and challenging, because it just hasn’t been going the way I thought it should.
But! I have had a couple of breakthroughs that I am really pleased about.
The first is that I have finally settled on the thread that I am going to use for the background- I’ll post pics of it later. (and I twigged to something else about the background that I needed to change- but more about that later….)
The thing that I am really happy about is that I have  come up with …read more

On one of the email groups that I belong to, someone posed an interesting question about color combinations that really captivate us.  This made me think about the red shawl that I am working on… which is all about butterflies.
Which brought up for me that butterflies are, hands down, hooks up, my most beloved design motif.  (Well, I also love hearts, flowers, leaves, hands and the human form – but, other than those, it’s butterflies for me…..)
So, I wonder…. are there specific motifs that really sing for you?
Do you find yourself being drawn back, again and again, to working with …read more

 Yesterday, my husband’s jazz trio was playing at an outdoor art and design festival:

That’s my Beloved in  the green shirt.  Look at the sky through the scrim of the stage behind them……
When they started playing (and they were FABULOUS!) the sky was slightly overcast, but it was warm and pleasant.
BUT, as they began their second set, look what the sky did:

The temperature plummeted, and the winds were insane!
The festival staff ran around and took down all the umbrellas from the tables.  Good plan…. we put our personal umbrellas up as it started to rain, and the wind turned them inside …read more

In September, I’ll be teaching workshops in Portland OR at the Knit and Crochet Show
One of the demo pieces that I am making for several of the classes is a red ‘Butterfly’ freeform lace shawl that combines tatting and crochet…..
as it moves along, I’ll post more pics. This is the first…..
And here’s the  next set of pics: Frogging the background
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Registration is now open for the Knit and Crochet show in Portland Oregon in September.
I will be teaching 7 workshops )
Here’s the class descriptions: Workshops
and here’s the link to a discount coupon for the marketplace:
coupon
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I just received an email saying that the registration for workshops at the Knit and Crochet Show in Portland OR in Sept. of 2008 is now open.
I’ll be teaching 7 workshops, and would love to invite you all to come and take them!
Here’s the link for signing up:
workshops