by Venessa | Mar 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Recently I joined a yarn club. I am not a joiner, so this took a lot of thought. I chose Spirit Trail Fiberworks because I love the Thoreau quotation, and the Spirit Trail Pathway explanation by Noel Bennett on the home page! THE SPIRIT TRAIL The basis of the...
by Venessa | Mar 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Bernadette the body form is all dressed up and ready to go! Yes, I really do have long arms don’t I? The last button was stitched on just after midnight, and a blast of steam later, Charleswood, a modified version of Kiyomi by Barbara Gregory, is ready for the...
by Venessa | Mar 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Losing one hour really messes things up for old labradors who live for having their food served at the same time every day. We can handle this one though. It doesn’t hold a candle to November’s falling back an hour. It takes Lila all winter to get over...
by Venessa | Feb 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Brenda Alexander, owner of Penelope Fibre Arts, sure knew what she was doing when she planned her annual Fibres West Show to celebrate the arrival of Spring each year. Just as our craving for colour and fresh ideas becomes insatiable, BC’s largest fibre show...
by Venessa | Dec 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Thank you for the simple, the kind, the quiet, and the beautiful! Happiness and beauty to you for 2012! Scandinavian-style ornament, inspired by Arne and Carlos’ beautiful book, knit in Dalegarn Heilo.
by Venessa | Dec 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
This week, the Grade 1 children in my class, drew names to make a special handmade gift, completely from scratch. I drew a little girl’s name and knew right away what I would make for her. Katie, the little girl’s sweet dog, died a few days ago, after...
by Venessa | Nov 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Our new fall program, Mosaic Knitting, began last weekend, and we are all busy knitting our swatches, and making a good start on our class project, Kiyomi by Barbara Gregory. Our first swatch, shown here in Cascade 220 knit on a 4 mm needle, is a garter stitch mosaic...
by Venessa | Sep 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Are you in the mood for change? Maybe this will help. Enjoy a music break, because ’tis Autumn and ’tis time to make plans. . There’s fleece to be spun, and dyed yarns to knit. . . . a new line of garments ready to go to market. . .location to be...
by Venessa | Jul 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
In April, the Textured Temptation program began, and on Saturday we brought our cables to a gradual close as we worked our way up to the neckline. We knit our cardigans in Atlantic purchased here, or Cascade Eco purchased here. We chose Cirilia Rose’s Aidez as...
by Venessa | Jul 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Welcome to summer school at the studio! Let me show you the way to the outdoor classroom. Follow me please. . . . I dress up for summer school. I’ve heard it’s the colour to wear when you are 18 and a half. . . Week One at summer spinning school spinning...
