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Ready to go

I got everything done that was on my list. All that’s left for today is to go pick up and load the rental van and drive.

I managed to fit in weaving 3/4 of the first of those custom baby wraps, with a white weft.

The warp will make 3 wraps, each pretty […]

Busy, busy, busy

The last few weeks have been crazy busy at my end. I was training the new executive director for Pfeiffer Nature Center – I’m now officially retired! YAY!! It was a great gig for me for 10 years – the longest I’ve ever had any job.

It also feels wonderful to be working […]

4 days, 11 scarves

I can tell when I’m getting really close to a show ‘cuz the ‘I’m not ready’ frenzy hits. The fact that I’ve been sitting on my butt perhaps compounded it a bit this time.

Anyway, in a four-day weekend I wound 3 warps, beamed them, and wove them off for a total of 11 scarves. […]

Snowman Show

I combine efforts with a group of local artists and crafters to hold a holiday show every December. Each year, our marketing efforts are improved, there’s more going on in town, and the crowds get a little better. This year was the best show ever for me, and for some of the others, too. Our […]

It Can’t Hurt To Ask

I’m used to selling my handwoven scarves at art & craft shows, and from my website. That’s how I sell what I make. That’s what I need to focus on.

Or is it?

The other day I got a fairly standard marketing email from the New York Wine & Culinary Center, a lovely organization about […]