Category: Craft fair
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Seasons/Cycles
People sometimes forget that for me, weaving is a year round, full time job. And so when I appear at a craft fair, the contents of my booth do not reflect just a few weeks or even months of work, but at times, years. Since I have never yet actually sold out of anything in…
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Relative Time
Time is relative. I am still being affected by jet lag and woke up way too early this morning at 5 am. Eventually I got up and then had an ‘early’ breakfast, which meant an ‘early’ lunch. This afternoon I have a doctor’s appointment and the day is dragging like it was crawling through molasses. …
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Picking Away
I finally made it back to the AVL and this warp today. Normally a 100 yard long warp wouldn’t faze me, but this one? It’s been a challenge. It began last autumn. You remember? About the time the renovations began, and then mom got sick and died. And I just got completely knocked off…
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Day One
Beginning to feel a wee bit like the movie Groundhog Day…except the neighbours are different. The craft community really is a community and the big regret as I have cut back on doing shows is losing that community. Tweaked the booth display. It probably doesn’t look terribly different but as things have sold…or…
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3/4
Well, we are 3/4’s of the way through. This show is five days, followed by a two day drive through the mountains, then set up all over again with a four day show. The schedule is a tad gruelling and I really don’t know how many more years we can continue. Otoh, the customers…
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Working In Series
I like working in series. Yes, that means that I am doing essentially the same thing, over and over again, with minor tweaks. It means that once I have found a design I feel is working, in a general way, I can then begin making small changes in order to see how they affect the…
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Piling Up
One of the things you must do if you are selling your textiles is to have ‘proper’ labels. Since the definition of ‘proper’ is a legal one it is a good idea to know what the laws are for you. In Canada, labels for garments are required to be permanent (must withstand 10 cleanings), must…