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Rhinebeck and SAFF Preview 2018

Rhinebeck and SAFF Preview 2018

In one week, we'll be busy setting up at New York Sheep & Wool (Rhinebeck!) and then preparing to go to SAFF the following weekend, so we are busy dyeing, twisting, organizing, and...

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Rhinebeck and SAFF Preview 2018

In one week, we'll be busy setting up at New York Sheep & Wool (Rhinebeck!) and then preparing to go to SAFF the following weekend, so we are busy dyeing, twisting, organizing, and...

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Vacation... and the Trees and Gardens Go Boom!

Vacation... and the Trees and Gardens Go Boom!

The past 10 days I have been on vacation. How glorious it has been! Oliver and I drove to Florida where we had rented an AirBnB in Jacksonville Beach. We...

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Vacation... and the Trees and Gardens Go Boom!

The past 10 days I have been on vacation. How glorious it has been! Oliver and I drove to Florida where we had rented an AirBnB in Jacksonville Beach. We...

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SSK 2017 Preview

SSK 2017 Preview

Is everybody ready to SSK? We're ready to hit the road for Nashville! We'll be at SSK, the Super Summer Knitogether, this coming Saturday, July 22. We hope to see...

SSK 2017 Preview

Is everybody ready to SSK? We're ready to hit the road for Nashville! We'll be at SSK, the Super Summer Knitogether, this coming Saturday, July 22. We hope to see...

Stitches Midwest 2015 - New Samples

Our crack team of sample knitters have been knitting speedily away at a fantastic assortment of new samples for our summer and fall shows. We have so many new things...

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Stitches Midwest 2015 - New Samples

Our crack team of sample knitters have been knitting speedily away at a fantastic assortment of new samples for our summer and fall shows. We have so many new things...

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Stitches Midwest 2015 Prep - We have yarn to th...

We're preparing for Stitches Midwest, August 6-9 in Schaumburg, IL.  The studio crew is pitching in and working hard processing all the yarn Babs has dyed! In some places of the...

Stitches Midwest 2015 Prep - We have yarn to th...

We're preparing for Stitches Midwest, August 6-9 in Schaumburg, IL.  The studio crew is pitching in and working hard processing all the yarn Babs has dyed! In some places of the...

Vacation, Workshop Classes, and Asheville Nosta...

It's been a quick week.  But isn't that always the way with a vacation week? When you are dreaming about it weeks before, you think about all the things you...

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Vacation, Workshop Classes, and Asheville Nosta...

It's been a quick week.  But isn't that always the way with a vacation week? When you are dreaming about it weeks before, you think about all the things you...

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Rambling about the Studio and Being Back Home

So we've been back in the studio for most of the past month busily dyeing for orders from shows, for the Bliss Trunk Show that was 10 days ago in...

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Rambling about the Studio and Being Back Home

So we've been back in the studio for most of the past month busily dyeing for orders from shows, for the Bliss Trunk Show that was 10 days ago in...

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New Colors for Spring 2013

I'm pleased to announce several new monochrome colors for Spring 2013. You can see them first this weekend at Stitches West, in booths 726-825-823! First, we have some sophisticated neutrals, shown here...

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New Colors for Spring 2013

I'm pleased to announce several new monochrome colors for Spring 2013. You can see them first this weekend at Stitches West, in booths 726-825-823! First, we have some sophisticated neutrals, shown here...

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New Patterns in Our Yarns!

There have been several new patterns in our yarns released recently! The newest of these are in the May- July 2012 issue of Cast On, the magazine published by TKGA....

New Patterns in Our Yarns!

There have been several new patterns in our yarns released recently! The newest of these are in the May- July 2012 issue of Cast On, the magazine published by TKGA....

2012 Spring Shows - Stitches South, Unwind, MDS...

Our spring show preparation is moving along well!  I have been dyeing lots of yarn and fiber and it's been drying well (sometimes this is the biggest bottleneck we have). ...

2012 Spring Shows - Stitches South, Unwind, MDS...

Our spring show preparation is moving along well!  I have been dyeing lots of yarn and fiber and it's been drying well (sometimes this is the biggest bottleneck we have). ...

Getting Ready for Stitches West - 2012

We have been busy getting ready for Stitches West. There's been lots of dyeing, washing, drying, and twisting going on!  The packing begins soon as we have to be ready...

Getting Ready for Stitches West - 2012

We have been busy getting ready for Stitches West. There's been lots of dyeing, washing, drying, and twisting going on!  The packing begins soon as we have to be ready...

Miss Babs Knitting Tour 2012 - A Club for Armch...

2012 Miss Babs Knitting Tour Are you passionate about knitting and travel?  Do you dream of knitting in far-off locales? Well then this is the knitting club for you!  In 2012,...

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Miss Babs Knitting Tour 2012 - A Club for Armch...

2012 Miss Babs Knitting Tour Are you passionate about knitting and travel?  Do you dream of knitting in far-off locales? Well then this is the knitting club for you!  In 2012,...

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Have You Met Woolbert??

Woolbert is our Roving Reporter, who will be reporting on studio activity (and more!) as we get ready for shows...right now for Stitches West!  Which is coming soon for us...

Have You Met Woolbert??

Woolbert is our Roving Reporter, who will be reporting on studio activity (and more!) as we get ready for shows...right now for Stitches West!  Which is coming soon for us...

Bad Girl! Bad Girl!

So I have been bad and not blogged in forever, and one of my customers told me as much at dinner tonight!  So here I am...no pictures, I am on...

Bad Girl! Bad Girl!

So I have been bad and not blogged in forever, and one of my customers told me as much at dinner tonight!  So here I am...no pictures, I am on...

Did You Know??

There's lots of things to learn about fibers and yarns. Everything from how to knit and crochet to how to create the yarn to knit and crochet with.  Then there's...

Did You Know??

There's lots of things to learn about fibers and yarns. Everything from how to knit and crochet to how to create the yarn to knit and crochet with.  Then there's...