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Name: xenet
Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Interests: Spanish, SCA, Byzantium, Music
Expertise: Byzantine studies, telling scary stories to kids, being a mom, cooking, costuming, tech apps, teaching
Occupation: Computer related
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Member Since:
3/16/2005
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| I have been so busy - and sick - that I haven't had time to post here. I'm up at my yarn shop tonight, getting ready to crochet a purplink shawl..Yes, it's purple and pink. Noro Kureyon yarns. I'm teaching a class on making it next month. Check out my business website at http://www.whirledfibers.com We have a class calendar on the website. Hope to see you there or at Gulf Wars! I'm getting excited about traveling to Mississippi for the first time in about 5 years. Gotta go, Xene / Vicki | | |
| I've been updating on Facebook and Twitter for my shop lately. The shop opened as planned on July 1, with the Grand Opening on July 3rd. The last two weeks were ok for a beginning, with no advertising. Interest is building as word of mouth spreads the news. We had a rocking good time at the shop on Friday, with 20+ folks coming in. Several dulcimer players came and played. Todd and I brought along the upright bass, a guitar, and a bodhran (irish drum), so we joined in for an old-fashioned hoe-down. There were 4 spinning wheels and a drop-spindle going, knitting, and lots of visiting going on. We opened the champagne and toasted the shop. Folks brought their fav beer and wine or ice cream. We had banana splits with whipped cream or just plain vanilla in a bowl. Oh, and some people actually bought yarn and needles. It was fun. Fiber Therapy nights on Fridays is just a good time to relax at the end of the week with friends and their family. The shop had plenty of room for everyone, with the addition of extra chairs. Monica and Don have been my right hands in this endeavor. Monica is my lead teacher and expert advisor. Don and Todd are the fix-it guys. Lisa and Donnel have both been my supporters, helping when and where they could. I'm still working on getting more stock into the shop. After school starts, I won't have as much time to order and set up deliveries. I'll only be open Thursday and Friday evenings, Saturdays during the day, then Sunday afternoons. I'm also contemplating closing over Labor Day, just so I have a weekend off. I have been thinking that I will need to schedule one weekend every 3 months or so, just to get away. I won't be able to pay someone else to work for me for a long time, unless I get really busy. My health has been good. I have had wonderful levels of energy and the only problem this summer was with my stomach. Since I started eating Activia yogurt, that has gone away. Todd has been home, studying for the bar at the end of this month. That has been wonderful. He's still my best friend. I'm praying that he passes the bar the first time. Anthony is growing up and working as a waiter and bartender. We had a rough time with him last month, but that is improving. Sam is working and getting ready for college. Life goes on........ | | |
| KIP day is Saturday, June 13th at the Kimball Museum. I wish I could be there. BTW, for the non-yarnies out there, WIP stands for Work in Progress and KIP is Knit In Public! Monica is already in her all-day class with Lily Chin, a goddess in the knit and crochet world. Lily has beatuiful patterns published and is an awesome instructor. She is also one of the world's fastest crocheters! I have a class with her on Monday - I'm so excited! Today, Monica and I will go to the Retailer's Luncheon and speech, then she'll head back to class. I'm taking my knitting with me, too. Then we will meet up and go to Sample IT! That's where we get to purchase samples from the exhibitors. We don't actually get to shop at the exhibits when they open. They aren't cash and carry, but I get to put in purchase orders with the companies. I don't mind that, but I just don't like exorbitant minimum purchases. After all, we're starting on a shoestring. A little, bitty shoestring..... In case you were wondering, Monica is not my partner. She's my consultant and one of the shop's contract teachers. We will be working up a schedule of classes to be held in the shop after we open, so I'm also looking for other teachers - not just of knitting, either. Crochet, spinning, weaving, and dying classes are on the list, but I'm also looking for specific projects that can be taught and whose supplies I'll be carrying. It is odd - shifting from the SCA mentality where knowledge can be obtained free of charge from experts in their respective fields, to a for-profit business where the same knowledge is both valued *and* valuable. I'm so glad I decided to attend TNNA. | | |
| Vicki here, reporting from lovely downtown Columbus OH. The needlearts convention starts tomorrow, but I'm glad we came in a day early. Monica and I are excited to see all the distributors and yarn merchants tomorrow and through the rest of the week. Will continue to report as the week goes on. | | |
| I made the first sale this weekend at Warlord. We set up a booth at Steppes Warlord (that's an SCA event in Canton, TX) and I was able to make the first sales. Thank you to all who shopped at the booth! I had a good selection of Brown Sheep, Knit One Crochet Too, and O-Wool. I also had some of my personal stash that I put out for test marketing. The Madelinetosh Tosh socks and The Unique Sheep Eros and Tinsel Toes were a definite hit, so I need to make up my shopping list for those two. Today is a work day at the shop, with the whole family lending their time and energy. I couldn't do this without them and my friends. Speaking of friends, my childhood friend Becky and her husband are on their way to the shop right now, so I have to go! Remember the fallen and those who have sacrificed so much for our freedom today. | | |
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