Category: craft fairs
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Crunch Time
Down to the final crunch before the first show of the season. The van will get loaded next Wednesday, and set up begins Friday at 4 pm. The first show is not exactly small, with over a hundred booths, but it takes place in the corridors of the university. The building is attractive, lots…
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Not Feeling the Love
Warp number four in the final count down of this series. And today I’m not feeling the love. I do love weaving. I love being a full time creative person, setting my own goals. Deciding if today is a good day in the studio. I love the Idea of being independent, setting my…
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Producing a 'Line'
There are a number of reasons for producing a ‘line’ when you are selling your products. I do several craft fairs that appeal to the higher end of the market. As such, I need to have a cohesive display, one that is enough eye appealing to entice people out of the aisle and into my…
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Growing Pile
The pile of scarves continues to grow. I am trying to weave two scarves a day, although I don’t always make it. But if I don’t set a goal, I don’t do anything. Right now that just isn’t acceptable because the fall shows will be here all too soon and I have other things I…
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Fini
Well, Calgary’s Art Market is done. Sort of. Doug is at the hall waiting for a turn at the loading dock. We are hoping that he won’t have to wait too long because there is a storm front moving in and we would like to get going as early as we can in the morning.…
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Going ‘Dark’
Well, we are off tomorrow – two craft fairs, back to back with a two day drive in between – through the mountains – to get from one to the other. Then home for two days and off again to teach at Grand Forks. Another 1.5 day drive there and back. Not sure how much…
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Day Two
overall look at the booth close up of painted rayon warp scarf close up of bamboo warp, Tencel weft shawl close up of bamboo warp, rayon weft shawl Since today was Hallowe’en, I figured it would be pretty slow after around 4 pm. And so it was. So I took some photos. I rarely…
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Chenille Queue
So, I went and got my flu shot yesterday and I think he injected it into muscle tissue because I can hardly move my arm today. It’s much too sore to weave, so instead I pulled some more yarn for warps and wound two more. I’m hoping that after resting it over the weekend I…
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It’s (Almost) That Time
Circle Craft Christmas Market The exhibitor package arrived late last night – the show organizer(s) working late into the night? I can’t imagine trying to corral 300+ exhibitors into one huge event! It’s bad enough just getting me ready for a show! Circle Craft has been in existence for decades. Over the years it has…
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Subdued
towels close up – showing hem woven in 2/16 cotton and towel body in the cotton slub/linen White dilutes Grey muddies Black intensifies This little mantra will help in choosing appropriate colours for your textiles. I think you can see quite clearly that the deeper colours of the warp are being subdued by the pale…