Inkle Weaving

On Wednesday, a person from Canada asked me for a rush order for 9 inkle woven belts. I had a couple of them on hand listed in my etsy shop, but he wanted several with this bar pattern in certain colors. I wove until midnight and then woke up early on Thursday to finish.

This person sent me the exact description of what he wanted. English is not his first language. I wrote back exactly what I understood that he wanted so I would be able to give him the right merchandise. He agreed to what I wrote.

After I had woven these three belts, I sent him this photo.  He said, "No! I don't want brown, I want black and orange." I took a deep breath and started fresh with the colors he really wanted.

After the order was sent out, I took the ones he didn't want and a couple I had made just for fun on the days preceding this order, photographed them and posted them on etsy. So nothing was lost and, hopefully, something will be gained.

If you want to see the ones I posted, click here:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/AvidYarnArtist?ref=shop_sugg

Thanks for visiting with me,

Kathi

Craft Fair

I spent the last week in a wild flurry of knitting and crocheting. Les secured a table for me at a craft fair at the local American Legion.

Here's what my table looked like at the fair.

 

 

I also had a rack full of the woven belts and some knitted scarves that I worked up earlier in the fall.

 

 

 

What I sold was a couple of small things, several frilly scarves which are popular now days, and one belt. I spent a good part of the day showing people how to make the things I had on the table. Translated, that means I am still more of a teacher than a salesperson.

 

I also took a special order for an afghan done in neutral colors. I like color. It appears that I am in the minority on that score. Most other people want their handcrafts to blend in with their décor. (Muttering under my breath about the lack of creativity...)

 

Anyway, hospice will be the winner on this occasion as I will donate the unsold lap robes and shawls to them. After the holidays, I don't know what I will do with all of the belts. I could sew them all together and make a very warm blanket, but the abundance of patterns and colors in THAT creation might challenge even my capacities.

 

Thanks for visiting with me.

 

Kathi Linz



 

My Shop Is Open for Business

http://www.etsy.com/shop/AvidYarnArtist

Here's the link to my shop. So far I've only listed a few of my inkle woven belts. I have many more to list and many ideas of more projects and patterns to post on the shop.

Please click on the link and see what I've been doing with my "spare time".

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi Linz

Selling My Crafts

I'm about to start selling my weaving, crocheting, and crochet patterns on etsy.com. I've started setting up my "store" but haven't listed anything yet. Hopefully, I'll do the photographing and posting in the next couple of days. At the moment, I have 53 inkle woven bands ready to sell. I'm trying to figure out the best way to photograph my work so people will want to buy it.

When I start posting my handiwork, I'll post the web address for you to see what I've been up to lately. I'm allowed to change the name of the store until I start listing items. I think I've changed it 4 times so far. At the moment, I'm calling it AvidYarnArtist. For now, here is a picture of one of the bands.

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi