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Miss Laura's Blog | Purls of Wisdom

Jul
01

Lights, Camera.....Stitch!

Lights, Camera.....Stitch!

We love making videos for the website, but I'll tell you, it is pretty involved....almost like being in another business all together. However, I have to say that it is a blast. It is just another form of being creative and luckily I'm surrounded by some really talented people. (This is Mara-one of our studio kids, Miss Elaine-our web editor and Ed-our videographer).
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Jun
25

The Joys of Handwork Camp

The Joys of Handwork Camp

I know it has been awhile since I've written. However, we launched our camps last week and so I've been running from location to location filling supply needs, talking to parents and hugging kids! If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times....I have the best job in the world.
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Jun
11

TNNA - More than you can imagine...

TNNA - More than you can imagine...

Well, Miss Julia, Miss Elaine and I just got back from the National Needle Arts Association tradeshow in Columbus this past weekend. When you think of needle arts, I'm guessing you think of your quaint local yarn shop and dream of owning a sweet simple business like that one day. Well, let me tell you, 18 rows of vendors, thousands of people, jobs I'd never heard of and more products than you thought possible....that is TNNA.
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Jun
05

What is art?

What is art?

We recently held our first student exhibition showing off all the kids' needle arts projects that they made throughout the year. It was such a satisfying evening to see all these magnificent pieces displayed. I took great pride in these kids.....my kids, who transformed "holey" pieces of knitting into beautiful purple penguins or birds sitting on needle felted nests with eggs.
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May
27

Googlie Eyes-How Far I've Fallen

Googlie Eyes-How Far I've Fallen

When I first got into this business, I was what you might call a purist. All my materials had to be natural, no faces on the animals.......children were to use their imagination and the thought of goolie eyes was unimaginable. However in closing my classes last week and watching a mouse with the largest googlie eyes go out the door, I giggled at myself for some of my original ideas.
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