Today's...

3rd Friday Open Studio Hooking/Stitching
is CANCELLED
Sorry for the short notice!
♥ ~L

March...

Finally temperatures ABOVE Zero... thinking this MUST be a sign that Spring will come;)

After several requests, I was able to come up with a few more kits for this year's annual rug project
Primitive Medallions
...I'm humbled...and astounded by the overwhelming interest in this project...
THANK YOU to EVERYONE who has joined in...sent kind messages...left comments...I so appreciate your support and encouragement!

I spent yesterday in the dye pots...
today I'm out of the studio...taking Mom & Dad to doctor appointments...
Saturday is 2nd Saturday Hooking & Stitching...11 til 3 if you are in the neighborhood...hope you'll stop in! ~L

Tonight on...

Early Work Mercantile...

Looking for Spring...
♥ ~L

F is for February and…

Freezing ~ need I say more…
I know most of you can relate, no matter where you live…but here on the Northern Prairie it is beyond ridiculous…

Frantic, Frenzy or Freak Out ~ pretty much describes my state of mind the past few weeks…because of…

Forms, Fees, FAFSA & Filing ~ along with the usual mounds paperwork this time of year for the business…I’ve ventured into new territory. Our son is heading of to college in the fall. For now my mixed emotions of letting go are clouded by all the deadlines for endless forms. Does anyone ever neatly fit into their check boxes?

Finishing Up...

another Early Work Mercantile update is tomorrow night...
stitching does help to soothe me...
as does hooking

I'm close to finishing a rug for a client who loves labs and rabbits!

Family & Friends ~ are my saving grace ♥
Thanks for visiting...Think Spring! ~L

Early Work Mercantile...

...February update is TONIGHT!

Here is a little sneak peek of what I'll have available...

...oh so sweet
♥ ~L

More SNOW...

It really is getting old...
another half foot this morning...then...glorious sunshine...
which of course gives way to sub-zero temps after the sun goes down:(

Between dye pots, I've been working on a rug for a client in North Carolina...just a peek at
...a goose

and one of the rabbits

I've also tackled a major project I've had on my "to-do" list for a long, long time!
It feels SO GOOD to have it finished!...
I finally updated the Off the Bolt...As-Is Wool pages on the website
They are now sorted by color to make shopping and browsing easier.
Seems like the website is ALWAYS a work in progress...more for another snowy day!

Stay safe and warm ~L

Thawing Out & Catching Up…

We are finally coming out of the deep freeze
Insane to believe that 4° actually feels warm…
but after what seemed like forever in the teens to twenties below zero with wind-chills making it feel like -30° to -50°…it does!
Saturday is our 2nd Saturday Open Studio Group day and it should be a balmy 30°...

Things are getting back to normal around here…
…Back to the school routine after an extended winter break due to the cold…can’t believe my babe will be graduating in June!

…and for me…the studio is stacked with piles of linen & wool…drawing patterns and sorting wool for washing and dyeing…getting the Part One kits of Primitive Medallions ready to mail out!
Best get busy...need to have a clear table for the hookers & stitchers...
~L