Welcome to the launch of SilverWheelYarn.com . Enjoy looking around, there are lots of great things to look at. CJ and I, Traci, am very happy to introduce our work to people from down the street and around the world. Be sure to sign up for the mailing list and be the first to know all the happenings.
What you are reading now is the blog. Here I will keep everyone up to date with the more personal side to what we do. I will post things we are working on, pictures of classes, or just vent about problems we are running into.
Be sure to not miss the galleries and the events pages. There are always new classes forming and demos where you can come and meet the faces behind the fiber.
I look forward to getting to know all our fans and working for you. Enjoy and let us know what you think!
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Showing posts with label website. Show all posts
Showing posts with label website. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
LOTS to say.
Sunday we will have all our new photos taken with our brand new camera (eeeee, it's really nice.) In case you don't know what that means, it means it will be the official launch of our website. We should be sending out the welcome e-mail on Tuesday. I am very happy with how the website has turned out, CJ has proven himself to be most helpful time and time again.
Last weekend my whole family put forth lots of effort and washed 20 lbs of very dirty Cheviot wool. It was dirty, but not stained and the fiber is very consistent, so it was worth the work. It came out a dreamy white, fluffy, and not scratchy as this wool has a tendency of being under bad conditions. I did some lace spinning with it (its not made for this, but I like to put things through its paces when new) and I plied it ZSZ, making some artsy yarn. It looks nice but is still on the wheel, so we'll see if it stays this way. Looks like the wool will be good and soft as a medium weight which is just what we need for weaving. I'll have to switch flyers on my wheel; its been a long time since I have spun thicker; here's hoping I remember how. ;-)
You are now reading the blog of an official Kentucky Proud craftsman. Our paperwork pass through the system easily which means that we can have the backing of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, a formidable group. Now that we have the website and permission to use the Kentucky Proud logo we will start work on new business cards and brochures, maybe some actual advertising.
This week we had to kindly turn down an offer to do demos at the Kentucky Wool Festival in Falmouth Kentucky. We had already accepted a request to do demos at the IncrEDIBLE Event sponsored by Kentucky Proud. However, it looks like we might already be scheduled for the 2010 Wool Festival next year. Wow! Two events already for next year.
Which leads me to the second event for next year. The first annual Sheep and Wool Festival will be May of 2010 and has invited BOTH CJ and I to teach classes during the event. I will be teaching a Beginning Weaving Class while CJ will have a Dye Class. We are exceptionally honored and excited about this chance to work with the general public.
And I have two more weaving classes coming up, one in October and one in November.
If you have made it this far your a dedicated fan and I'm lucky to have you. Talk to everyone soon. Be good and be careful.
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Last weekend my whole family put forth lots of effort and washed 20 lbs of very dirty Cheviot wool. It was dirty, but not stained and the fiber is very consistent, so it was worth the work. It came out a dreamy white, fluffy, and not scratchy as this wool has a tendency of being under bad conditions. I did some lace spinning with it (its not made for this, but I like to put things through its paces when new) and I plied it ZSZ, making some artsy yarn. It looks nice but is still on the wheel, so we'll see if it stays this way. Looks like the wool will be good and soft as a medium weight which is just what we need for weaving. I'll have to switch flyers on my wheel; its been a long time since I have spun thicker; here's hoping I remember how. ;-)
You are now reading the blog of an official Kentucky Proud craftsman. Our paperwork pass through the system easily which means that we can have the backing of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, a formidable group. Now that we have the website and permission to use the Kentucky Proud logo we will start work on new business cards and brochures, maybe some actual advertising.
This week we had to kindly turn down an offer to do demos at the Kentucky Wool Festival in Falmouth Kentucky. We had already accepted a request to do demos at the IncrEDIBLE Event sponsored by Kentucky Proud. However, it looks like we might already be scheduled for the 2010 Wool Festival next year. Wow! Two events already for next year.
Which leads me to the second event for next year. The first annual Sheep and Wool Festival will be May of 2010 and has invited BOTH CJ and I to teach classes during the event. I will be teaching a Beginning Weaving Class while CJ will have a Dye Class. We are exceptionally honored and excited about this chance to work with the general public.
And I have two more weaving classes coming up, one in October and one in November.
If you have made it this far your a dedicated fan and I'm lucky to have you. Talk to everyone soon. Be good and be careful.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Holding our breath
If it seems like a long time since we've had something new, I would agree. We have so many good things in Limbo, but since everything hinges on everything else, I can't show anything until I can show everything. However, I can give you some things to look forward to.
We have completed 4 Shawls over the last few weeks, but because I am in the process of choosing a new higher-tech digital camera, I’m waiting to show them off until I can get really nice pictures of them. I think we’ve settled on the Pentax X70, now we just have to save a little more money and we’ll be good to go.
With in the week we will have our first website up for the business. CJ has been working very hard on it this past week and has it looking quite professional. He’s such a lifesaver. It will start out as just a portfolio site, but we want it to keep getting better. Eventually, I want to have a shopping cart, ability to schedule demos and classes, and a wholesale area. It will take a little time, but I would like it to be full capacity by the end of the year. I’ll keep everyone up dated.
It looks like we might have found a source for Kentucky wool. We have 25lbs of fleece that we will be working up this weekend to see how it goes, but our small test batch did fine and is spinning quite lovely. It’s Cheviot wool, traditionally from Scotland and originally used for the tweed trade. It naturally has “bumps,” or slub, in it that makes it an interesting yarn and creates the recognizable “tweed” look. It wears well, is warm, and not overly scratchy, but it does have a “body” that I enjoy; diffidently an old world feel. We’ll see how it weaves and knits next week. I’m hoping to introduce it as our high-end line of weaving made of naturally dyed, hand-spun, Kentucky grown yarn.
Here’s hoping things keep moving forward.
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We have completed 4 Shawls over the last few weeks, but because I am in the process of choosing a new higher-tech digital camera, I’m waiting to show them off until I can get really nice pictures of them. I think we’ve settled on the Pentax X70, now we just have to save a little more money and we’ll be good to go.
With in the week we will have our first website up for the business. CJ has been working very hard on it this past week and has it looking quite professional. He’s such a lifesaver. It will start out as just a portfolio site, but we want it to keep getting better. Eventually, I want to have a shopping cart, ability to schedule demos and classes, and a wholesale area. It will take a little time, but I would like it to be full capacity by the end of the year. I’ll keep everyone up dated.
It looks like we might have found a source for Kentucky wool. We have 25lbs of fleece that we will be working up this weekend to see how it goes, but our small test batch did fine and is spinning quite lovely. It’s Cheviot wool, traditionally from Scotland and originally used for the tweed trade. It naturally has “bumps,” or slub, in it that makes it an interesting yarn and creates the recognizable “tweed” look. It wears well, is warm, and not overly scratchy, but it does have a “body” that I enjoy; diffidently an old world feel. We’ll see how it weaves and knits next week. I’m hoping to introduce it as our high-end line of weaving made of naturally dyed, hand-spun, Kentucky grown yarn.
Here’s hoping things keep moving forward.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
So much to say
So the fair has come and gone and, although we didn't make enough for me to buy that farm I've always wanted, we did meet some great people, make some contacts, and had a good time. It's certainly not the end of the world and we have a whole lot to do in the next few weeks and months.
We did have the good luck to have a happy addition of our third loom to the family. Its a little 24" 4 harness with treadles, but the best thing about it is that it folds up small enough to be put in the trunk (boot, for my other-land friends) of a car. That means that when we set up I can spin while my husband weaves. As if having a third loom wasn't exciting enough.
So? What are we going to be up to? Well, Thursday we are meeting with a representative from "Kentucky Proud." For those of you not from Kentucky, its a state organized guild that helps crafters, farmers, and products made in the state. Its a very very good thing to get into so think about us this Thursday morning and hope for a good "fiber day."
Next, we have an application on the way for The Southern Highlands Craft Guild. Another HUGE guild that has a whole lot to offer its members. Being in ether one of these groups is an honor, but we're going for the gold and hoping for both.
Sometime in September is a fair at near by Shaker Town. Although we wont have to be there (I would like to be) one of our fiber partners will be and our goods will be offered at their booth. We'll be making rugs and baby blankets, I'm sure, for that. *grunt*
Then...yes, there's more, I have two more classes scheduled, one in October and the other in November. A large project to finish for a good friend, if I could only find that perfect material. And I'm designing a knitted cardigan while perfecting my cotton spinning and card-weaving skills. Whew! That's just the things I know about.
One more thing to add. Last night we finally bought the domain name and will have the website going by the start of next week. No only can you see everything made; there will be a way to purchase goods and order for wholesale, info on individual classes and loom repair, and ways to schedule or where to attend demos. Very exciting stuff.
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We did have the good luck to have a happy addition of our third loom to the family. Its a little 24" 4 harness with treadles, but the best thing about it is that it folds up small enough to be put in the trunk (boot, for my other-land friends) of a car. That means that when we set up I can spin while my husband weaves. As if having a third loom wasn't exciting enough.
So? What are we going to be up to? Well, Thursday we are meeting with a representative from "Kentucky Proud." For those of you not from Kentucky, its a state organized guild that helps crafters, farmers, and products made in the state. Its a very very good thing to get into so think about us this Thursday morning and hope for a good "fiber day."
Next, we have an application on the way for The Southern Highlands Craft Guild. Another HUGE guild that has a whole lot to offer its members. Being in ether one of these groups is an honor, but we're going for the gold and hoping for both.
Sometime in September is a fair at near by Shaker Town. Although we wont have to be there (I would like to be) one of our fiber partners will be and our goods will be offered at their booth. We'll be making rugs and baby blankets, I'm sure, for that. *grunt*
Then...yes, there's more, I have two more classes scheduled, one in October and the other in November. A large project to finish for a good friend, if I could only find that perfect material. And I'm designing a knitted cardigan while perfecting my cotton spinning and card-weaving skills. Whew! That's just the things I know about.
One more thing to add. Last night we finally bought the domain name and will have the website going by the start of next week. No only can you see everything made; there will be a way to purchase goods and order for wholesale, info on individual classes and loom repair, and ways to schedule or where to attend demos. Very exciting stuff.
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