Have you ever heard of a “Trunk Show”? If not, I am about to tell you how much fun they are and how they can open your world to hand dyed yarn! Let’s start at the beginning. What is a Trunk Show actually?Definition: A sales event at which a particular designer or company which presents their merchandise to potential customers, typically held in a shop.These events are almost like mini celebrations within the space of a yarn store. A yarn store owner invites their customers on a certain date to experience and shop one of their favorite hand dyers. This hand dyer can be locally, domestically or even internationally known. The dyer comes to the shop location usually with an...
Many things inspire my creative process, nature, literature, movies, and even music. But if I was asked what inspires me the most when designing and formulating our shop collections, I would have to say, it’s Art. I have quite a few favorites when it comes to the artistic epoches of art history. But I would have to say that the oil paintings of the Golden Age, a period in art history that took place in the Netherlands 17th century is period that has made the greatest impression on me. The dramatically dark back drops of countless oil paintings with luscious spreads of over ripe fruits, freshly harvested shellfish, polished silverware and insects inspired our next collection of speckled...
Like many Makers who enjoy knitting, I am on a learning journey to improve my knitting skills. In order to achieve this I decided to put more focus on growing and strengthening my skills, with the goal of having more confidence when learning new techniques, while not being influenced personal expectations. What really opened my eyes to knitting with more confidence and being less stressed from my personal expectations were the podcasts from Irina of Fiber Chats, Norman of Nimbleneedlez and Andrea Mowry of “I Will Knit if I want to. Fiber Chats is a wonderful Youtube channel where you can go down the rabbit hole of intellectual interviews on many topics pertaining to the learning process of a knitter,...
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to those of you who are just discovering Little Bishes Stitches Hand Dyed Yarn! My name is Cat. I am an American Indie Yarn Dyer, a mother of two, married and living in Hagen Germany. We moved here from New York in 2011. It was quite an adjustment, but nevertheless I enjoy living here, not to mention having close access to the other European countries. I very much enjoy culture, art and cusine. Sometimes my husband makes fun of me because I am always on a mission to find the next good restaurant or bakery. From Italian to French I love experiencing other cultures and learning more about...
Yarn clubs can be a celebration of a holiday, a special occasion that is dear to one's heart or a theme that brings one joy! The theme of a yarn club doesn't always speak to everyone, but the whole mission of a yarn club, and it is one of the reasons why I love to create them, is that it gives the maker the opportunity to experience the theme that is being celebrated through the components of the club, in turn making their fiber project memorable. Not only can a yarn club generate a memorable experience, but it can even initiate inspiration for a new cast on or generate an idea for an add in to a project that has...
