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But what about Matt?

January 9, 2014

Ok, ok. So what am I doing now? Well, I’m currently officially unemployed, but as a dear friend and fellow entrepreneur commented to me recently, entrepreneurs are never unemployed. Thankfully, I’ve found that to be true. I’m working on a major “saw-sharpening” project that will hopefully pay off in a marketable skill in the near…

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Not MY work, per se…

March 2, 2006

Things have been a bit chaotic on this end, but I’m very pleased that one of the projects that was recently chosen for Knitting Olympics was ThreadyBear. Kirsti of Kirsti Knits finished hers for a gold! Congrats, Kirsti! Kirsti’s ThreadyBear Much love, folks.-Matt.

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Getting there

July 1, 2005

I don’t have a huge amount of time, but I did want to update everyone on the progress on ThreadyBear. The local class started Monday, and of course, I’m well ahead of the class, but I’ve also put them on a time table to catch up with me very quickly. It’s so much fun to…

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Slowly but surely…And don’t call me Shirley!

June 3, 2005

You know, this business amazes me every day. We just got in our fall order of Manos del Uruguay, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. Manos del Uruguay Wool I’m known around the shop for working with color, and I’ve just got to say that this stuff is out of this world. Their colors are always amazing,…

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threadybear triumphant

February 19, 2004

Hallelujah! Friends and neighbors, go tell it on the mountain. The last session of my Intro to Fair Isle class was tonight, and my students and my pattern came through with flying colors. Of the original seven, six of my intrepid students remained for the second class, and all of the six finished the class.…

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caution: threadybear testing underway

January 8, 2004

It’s really happening, folks! I started my ThreadyBear test garment over the weekend, I got the last of the yarn out to my test knitters yesterday, and the class that got the whole thing going met for the first time last night. Woohoo! I’ve been amazed at the number of folks who have joined the…