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New Surroundings

9/14/2013

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Well Jeremy and I have moved into our new home and have been here a couple weeks now.  We enjoy our large kitchen and making meals together.  I have been trying a few new things, like soup; which didn't turn out too bad. It needs work but it was only my first attempt.  I'm happy with how my garden is growing and we have harvested a lot of food out of it.  Pumpkins will be next ;)  Even though our move was bittersweet as we left our first house we aren't looking back as this new house is a huge upgrade for us.  We actually have a bathtub now, and closets!  

I have my own studio space as well.  It feels nice to spread all my stuff out and to work in my own quiet space.  My cats like to hang out with me and watch me spin, or they sleep in the sun and relax.  They are
very happy here.  Jenny has a bit more trouble dealing with change but she has slowly been adjusting.
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Welcome to my new space :) I still need to organize a few things but I've mostly got it laid out how I want.  I have my own bathroom and a giant walk-in closet to store my many bins of fibre and class supplies.
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My floor loom has sat empty for a few years.  My plans were to make baby blankets on them for my neice and nephews.  I still have time.  Its a 30" Kessenich Jack floor Loom.  I wove a few tea towels in it when I first acquired it and really enjoyed it but I need to learn more about warping and how to fix mistakes before I want to start a new project on it.
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This is my workspace.  Here sits my sewing machine, which I also need to learn more about.  I made a dress for my nieces 3rd birthday but had a lot of help from my mom.  This area also houses my ball winder and swift which get used fairly often.  I have all my needles  and hooks stored in the drawers, this way I will finally know where they are when I need them.  I also have an old radio in here where I can listen to music when I'm working.  Its a shortwave radio so sometimes I can find some interesting stations from around the world.

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Sock blockers and embroidery hoops
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My 4 wheels; Kromski Sonata, Haldane Hebridean, Ashford Elizabeth, Merlin Tree Hitchiker

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Fibre that I plan to spin before the end of the year.. yeah
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This is my yarn cabinet.  All my yarn is in here.  My stash is a lot smaller now than it was when I started knitting.  Since learning to spin, I find I don't really buy yarn anymore.  I mean I do if its a good price or from A to Z Alpacas or bought as souvenir yarn (yes there is such thing).  But 99% of the time I work with mostly handspun now. 

Spindles *sigh*.  This is my collection.  There are of course more that I want, but I have pretty much everyone that I have lusted after.  My favourite one would have to be my Sweetheart Golding (not in the picture).  With my friends this summer, I have been getting into supported spindling more.  I bought a Russian spindle at Olds a couple years ago and didn't get much practice but after taking a spindling class this year where I got to practice all morning spinning cotton on a bead spindle I started getting the hang of it.  It also makes it easier to spin in the car :D
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I have made up a bunch of spinner started kits to stock in my shop and at sales.  If you want to learn how to spindle spin, these kits come with a quality top whorl spindle and your choice of fibre in 4 oz quantities.  BFL (white and brown), Merino, Corriedale, and Organic Merino.  They will be available to purchase soon.  Once I get some instructions written, I will add these to the package and make them Learn to Spin Kits.  Speaking of sales, I will be at the first annual Manitoba Fibre Festival on Sept 28th.  It sounds like a really good day for fibre people.  I will be there judging the wool show and Jeremy will be working in the Knit Natural booth.  We made a bunch of felted soap tonight, and I have a few more items to work on before then.  The following weekend on Oct 4th and 5th I will be participating in the Cream of the Crop craft sale.  Also in October the Regina Weavers and Spinners Guild will be holding their annual sale.  Come out and see the fine work that our members produce.  I've got two sales in November as well and believe it or not they are both on the same day.  Saturday Nov 9th, I will be with a few of the guild members in a side project called Fibre and Finery, and Jeremy (who I appreciate immensely) will be at the U of R working in the Knit Natural booth at the 8th True Knit Art Show "Crafternoon Delight".  You don't want to miss out on any of these sales, there are lots of great handmade items, from many talented people in our community.  Come say hi and if you want to keep tabs on sales and events you can always check my schedule.

PictureNancy, Susie, Jeremy, Jody Sept 13th 2008
As a final note, I just wanted to mention that Jeremy and I celebrated out 5th anniversary on Sept 13th.  I am very lucky to have found my soul mate.  He is unbelievably supportive in everything I do, not only with coming up with all my colourway names, helping me felt soap and working with me at my sales, but he really is the other half of Knit Natural. I wrote a hat pattern, which is for sale at Cindy-Rella's and I asked Jeremy what I should call it.  I wanted something to describe a relaxed casual hat... he of course came up with the perfect name "Hatkuna Matata" LOL!!! <3

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