(First) Freckled Friday!
Welcome to the first weekly update from the Freckled Fiber studio!
I'd like to take a little time each week to share snippets of what I'm working on here, so we can inspire each other to create what makes our hearts sing.
Too often we find ourselves comparing to others on social media (e.g., "Oh, he made such a beautiful shawl; I could never make something that nice," "They're posting engaging stories every day! How can I keep up?!"). I'm as guilty of this as the next person, and I'd love to start leading our little community down a path of celebrating where we are in our crafting journeys, and where we're headed.
My hope is that by sharing our work, we can dig deeper into discussions about our motivations and feelings about the textile work we do, and in doing so become better artists, makers, colleagues, and friends.
I'm saying "we" a lot, and I mean to do that. I want this to be a true conversation, so feel free to hit reply on this newsletter and let me know what's going on in your world. Are you frustrated about a project that just isn't working out? Do you have a grand idea that has you overwhelmed and excited? Tell me about it here in a reply or in our Discord server.*
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Last week, I discovered that my rigid heddle weaving project wasn't working out for me, and that I was ignoring it instead of working on a solution. During the latter half of the week, I buckled down and transformed this:
into this:
...and I'm much happier with where it's going now!
This week I've been clearing spinning projects off my wheel(s), and I have a few bits to show from that effort:
Last but not least, I spent a little time organizing the office corner of my studio and preparing for a lovely, quiet weekend outdoors with my favorite person on earth. If you're reading this as it hit your inbox, we're likely finishing up lunch and sipping on coffee in the shade, and I'm deciding if it's a knitting day or a spinning evening.
Thank you so much for being one of the very first folks to sign up for this newsletter, and while there won't be any Twitch streams this weekend, I'll see you right here next Friday!
Take care,
Liz
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*Note: We are often a sweary bunch, so please join the Discord server only if you're 18 years of age or older. Thank you!
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