Cashmere Christmas

I had, what I will always remember as, a Cashmere Christmas. I took advantage of my dmil’s generously and stocked up on some really nice colours of lace weight cashmere. Richard’s company , “ColourMartUK” started out on eBay and has been such a big hit that he has been able to expand and open an [...]

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Dreams Realized

After six years of discussion, yearly demonstrations at our State Fair, the occasional demonstration at our public library, local knitting guilds, and even announcing our intention in an interview with our State newspaper, my dear fibre sister, EM and I are beginning to finally realize our dream. We now have a name, Congaree Fibre Arts [...]

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First Unofficial Guild meet

Last Sunday, after Divine Liturgy, EM and I met with a few ladies whom we have been communicating, via email, since just before our State Fair demonstration, that have approached us expressing interest in forming a guild. With my Priest’s blessing we met in our “fellowship hall” for lack of a better word, where we [...]

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Demonstrating at the SC State Fair

Each year, for the past 6 or so, EM and I have been invited to demonstrate various stages of our craft, namely spinning but on occasion I would bring one of my looms as well. This year we both had an extremely busy week prior to the event and it was obvious, once we arrived [...]

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