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The new shop is coming together and we are enjoying all of the extra space to fill with new yarn and more colors.  Come by and visit us soon.

Favorite Colors

When you think about color, what is the first one to come to mind? 

What is your very favorite color?

Has your favorite color changed over time?

Color is a personal thing.  Favorite colors and least favorite colors say a lot about a person.  Choosing a yarn color to work with over a long period of time to make a sweater or a pair of socks becomes a joyful activity or a trudging one depending on the color and the texture of the yarn.  

Color controls your driving, influences your buying habits and changes your mood.   

Red, is action oriented and sensory.  Always on the go.

Orange is social, likes to be part of a group and loves physical and mental challenges.

Yellow is logical and orderly, full of new ideas.

Green is acceptance, acknowledgement and belonging.

Blue is for a deep need to find inner peace and truth, to live their life according to their ideals and beliefs

Indigo lovers have a need to feel in harmony and at one with the Universe and to be accepted by others.

Purple or violet is for a deep need for emotional security and to create order and perfection in all areas of your life, including your spiritual life.

Pink is for a deep need to be accepted and loved unconditionally.

Turquoise is for emotional balance in your life, hopes and dreams and living by your own terms.

Magenta, is a non-conformist who sees life from a different point of view.

Brown is for a deep need for a safe, secure, simple and comfortable existence.

Black is a need for power and control

White is for  simplicity in your own life, independence and self-reliance.

Gray is a middle of the road type, cool, conserved, composed and reliable.

Silver is for intuitive and insightful and have a strong connection with a higher spiritual guidance.

  

Gold is charisma, personality and individuality.

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Passing on the Passion

Tatting is a rare craft.  Fine thread and tiny knots blend to create lovely lace.  It is one of the most popular classes I've ever offered at the shop.  Lots of people want to learn how to tat like their grandmother or aunty did.  A few people are priviledged have doilies or small samples of the items these ladies left as a legacy but they are fiercely protected in keepsake boxes.  The handcrafted items of our forebearers allow us to touch their spirit many years after their passing.  Learning and perfecting a craft that they valued allows a part of them to continue with us.

Passing on the passion for a craft is an amazing thing.  I recently attended a funeral for a great man where many of the grandchildren talked of the legacy of woodworking and fly tying that their grandpa had left to them.  This grandpa worked with his grandchildren by his side as he produced useful items and toys for play.  He also spent time with these children so that they felt of his spirit and sense of humor.  Both girls and boys spoke of how this grandpa built animal cages and kites and took them fishing frequently.   These grandchildren hold tangible evidence of an enduring love and a skill to continue on with them.

Such is the nature of handcrafting.  It is the item and the experience we value.