Well, June 2nd, 2022 found me celebrating the day, forty years ago, that I walked down University Avenue in Toronto to register my business…Carolyn M. Barnett Designs…how imaginative…NOT! However, I thought that ‘Jumpers’ just wouldn’t fly in Canada (the Brit word for sweaters) so I went with my name. That’s worked well in that when…
Well, I just got back from a weekend hanging with the ladies in the Fingerlakes. I learned a long time ago that in the US machine knitters tend to used Brother knitting machines. As a long-time Singer knitter, I finally got a Brother 940 and also have two Garter Carriages to use on it. I…
Well, I’ve finally knit the socks from the yarn that I painted in San Francisco. They’re almost finished but I have to catch a stitch I dropped rows ago!
A couple of Saturday mornings ago I headed down to NY state to the delightful town of Clayton, NY to the Thousand Islands Arts Center to hold another workshop. Once again I had four ladies in the class in the upstairs class room. They were waiting patiently as I had been delayed at the border…
Well, Beth Caulfield and I decided to do the Syracuse weekend workshop on the first weekend of January…..I was so glad…do you remember the second weekend?! I’m sure that lake had it’s effect. However the first weekend was beautifully mild, dry and sunny, wonderful for a drive south. An engaged group. Beth owns Sheep Thrills…
Makers Hand booth 2011 This weekend was the Makers Hand show weekend in Picton ON. It was a lovely looking show with all of the four dozen or so artisans chosen from the cream of the crop. I was so honoured to return. It also gave me a chance to tweak my booth before the…
Handloomed Knit Artwear 10/12 by Crafted Spaces | Blog Talk Radio Yvette-Michelle of Crafted Spaces is having me on her web radio on Wednesday for a half hour interview. I’m really excited and looking forward to answering questions from callers…..call in!
Terenya & Foamy I did take more photos on our Knit 1 weekend, January 8th, so here are some more. Above is a snap of Terenya with my foam dress form over in the lovely ‘coffee corner’, can you imagine your own little ‘fridge and coffee maker in your studio…. I have to go downstairs,…
My display of scarves and wraps. Well, it’s over, the last show that I’m doing this Christmas/Fall//Holiday season, The Gift Giving Show at Fort Henry here in Kingston. What a great venue for a craft and art show and sale! The barracks rooms which held three artisans each, we had lots of room to set…