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Winner from the Last Post

We picked the winner from our Thanksgiving giveaway today, and I couldn't be happier with the wisdom of the Random Number Generator!    The winning comment was from Sandra J:...

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Winner from the Last Post

We picked the winner from our Thanksgiving giveaway today, and I couldn't be happier with the wisdom of the Random Number Generator!    The winning comment was from Sandra J:...

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Being Thankful, and Other Related Things

This time of year I start thinking.  Around here, most of the people say, "Uh oh, she's thinking" and it probably means another To Do list is about to be...

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Being Thankful, and Other Related Things

This time of year I start thinking.  Around here, most of the people say, "Uh oh, she's thinking" and it probably means another To Do list is about to be...

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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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The Website and Fall Shows

We are getting close to our last shows of the year! Rhinebeck and SAFF are this coming weekend and next. You will notice that we are having to take lots...

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The Website and Fall Shows

We are getting close to our last shows of the year! Rhinebeck and SAFF are this coming weekend and next. You will notice that we are having to take lots...

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Rhinebeck and SAFF - Coming up Fast!

  Autumn is here and two big shows are coming very soon! We are dyeing like crazy to have lots of beautiful yarns for you. Here is some yarn drying...

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Rhinebeck and SAFF - Coming up Fast!

  Autumn is here and two big shows are coming very soon! We are dyeing like crazy to have lots of beautiful yarns for you. Here is some yarn drying...

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The Winner is.... (And what is this plant??)

Thank you everyone for sharing your plants and fallishness.  The winner is.... Cheryl M!  I have contacted her and await her response. She wins a skein in the color of...

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The Winner is.... (And what is this plant??)

Thank you everyone for sharing your plants and fallishness.  The winner is.... Cheryl M!  I have contacted her and await her response. She wins a skein in the color of...

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September - Here She Comes!!

In just two days, September will be here.  It always marked the true end of summer to me, even though the days were often still hot, the light had already...

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September - Here She Comes!!

In just two days, September will be here.  It always marked the true end of summer to me, even though the days were often still hot, the light had already...

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On The Road and At the Studio

Babs here...Jen and I are on the road between Stitches Midwest and Michigan Fiber Festival.  At home, it has been raining cats and dogs and frogs.  Roads, and driveways, and...

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On The Road and At the Studio

Babs here...Jen and I are on the road between Stitches Midwest and Michigan Fiber Festival.  At home, it has been raining cats and dogs and frogs.  Roads, and driveways, and...

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Acer Cardigan in Progress

Stitches Midwest is coming up fast and I'm working on my Acer Cardigan as a new sample for our booth! I'm knitting it in Yowza in Oyster, which is a...

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Acer Cardigan in Progress

Stitches Midwest is coming up fast and I'm working on my Acer Cardigan as a new sample for our booth! I'm knitting it in Yowza in Oyster, which is a...

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Smurf Spinning!

I haven't been spinning much lately, but I decided to do a little last week after I sprained my ankle.  I've been sitting a fair amount, and I actually needed...

Smurf Spinning!

I haven't been spinning much lately, but I decided to do a little last week after I sprained my ankle.  I've been sitting a fair amount, and I actually needed...

Thursday - Where did the week go?

It's Thursday already!  The week is almost gone and there is still lots to do!  I have some random things that need to be shared: We will select a winner...

Thursday - Where did the week go?

It's Thursday already!  The week is almost gone and there is still lots to do!  I have some random things that need to be shared: We will select a winner...

It Is A Puzzlement

Sometimes, working for Babs is a dangerous thing. Getting to see all the gorgeous new Babettes hanging to dry, it is hard not to put little notes everywhere "Helen wants...

It Is A Puzzlement

Sometimes, working for Babs is a dangerous thing. Getting to see all the gorgeous new Babettes hanging to dry, it is hard not to put little notes everywhere "Helen wants...

Daylilies in the Garden

Here are some of the daylilies that are blooming right now in my garden.  I don't know the names of any of them, as I picked them for their colors...

Daylilies in the Garden

Here are some of the daylilies that are blooming right now in my garden.  I don't know the names of any of them, as I picked them for their colors...

Viajante! Coming Down to the End!

My current project is a Viajante, a Martina Behm design.  She knit it out of Wollmeise lace and I am knitting it out of my Yasmin Lace. The shawl/overgarment (I'm...

Viajante! Coming Down to the End!

My current project is a Viajante, a Martina Behm design.  She knit it out of Wollmeise lace and I am knitting it out of my Yasmin Lace. The shawl/overgarment (I'm...

The Flower Garden

Last year in August, we headed off to do what we call our Midwest Tour.  We head to Stitches Midwest in Schaumburg, Il and then a week later we are...

The Flower Garden

Last year in August, we headed off to do what we call our Midwest Tour.  We head to Stitches Midwest in Schaumburg, Il and then a week later we are...