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“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use it, the more you have.” - Maya Angelou
I love this quote so much that I have it on all of my business cards. I want everyone who touches something from me to feel inspired and motivated - don’t put that project to the side, waiting for the perfect moment or the perfect idea for how to finish it. Switch things up if you have to, but creativity begets creativity!
In 2015 I was afraid I was running out of weaving design ideas. I remember walking my dogs and thinking ‘This is it. Weaving was fun but I don’t think I have anything else people want to see.’ I couldn’t see past the next few months because creativity is something that grows and twists... you can’t plan where your inspiration will lead you next, and that confused me.
It was just a small thought, but I’ve always remembered it because I had no idea what was in store for my own creativity or the world’s soon-to-burst interest in weaving!
Whenever I feel that way now, thinking ‘It was new when I did it the first time, but now everyone has seen it and tried it’, I remember that walk in the fall of 2015 & keep creating.
The more you use it, the more you’ll have. It couldn’t be truer, so keep creating in THIS moment, even if you can’t see where it will lead in the future.
Ghiordes knot tapestry by the talented @kristenkaas ❤️
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I need some new, unique artists to follow! Tag your favorites below so that I can find them, and then find some for yourself too!
Embroidery has been one of my interests lately and I feel like I’ve found a whole other world here on Instagram in the world of embroideries. These pins are from @fistashka.art and I’m in love!
Don’t forget - tonight and the 28th I am emailing out February’s Monthly Weaving Series. Use #monthlyweavingseries to share your progress and finished piece as you join the challenge and enjoy the video class! If you still haven’t signed up, there is time to subscribe - link in bio 😘
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How do you feel when someone cuts in line? 🙊
Like when someone saves their friend a spot at the front and they don’t have to do anything but show up and slip in? So frustrating right!?
But... how good does it feel when you get to be the person that has a reserved spot waiting for you??
Guys, I want to be that weaving friend who saves a spot for you up front! @abbohemian took my online beginning weaving video class and made this gorgeous piece as her very FIRST project! If there was a class like that (with all the special tips and tricks from a full-time weaver) when I was starting it would definitely have saved me so much time and research. You better bet I would have taken it and skipped the trial-and-error... and maybe my first piece wouldn’t have fallen apart at the end.
Ready to become my line-saving-BFF? Just send me a message to let me know you’re interested in learning how to weave, or take your skills to the next level, and I’ll personally respond with links, resources and info to help you get started! I’m here for you and I want everyone to experience the magic of creativity!
Side note: we were actually in line for pizza last weekend when they paused the customers to fill an online order of like 20 pizzas instead of letting us order. THAT was frustrating, and the reason this is on my mind 😂🙈
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Wow! Another gorgeous half circle macrame creation using my video class. The last post was extra big and this project is extra small - just goes to show how the same pattern can be used in so many different ways. Thanks for sharing @wovenbymarieaude !
What projects do you prefer - working extra big or extra small??
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Sometimes it takes a looong break from something to jump back in, full of renewed inspiration, and make something amazing!
@shi_lady took a break from weaving and macrame while her girls were growing, but then she took my Half Circle Macrame Project Class (on SALE on my website! 😉). I am in love with this piece she created for her daughter’s room.
Have you ever taken a long break from something and then jumped back in with new energy? Please comment and share your experience below!
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I spent the evening dancing to High School Musical with 12-15 year old girls tonight and then came home and thought about how similar that is to creativity.
Maybe I’m just tired, but bear with me as I explain. I serve with the young women in our church family and tonight I went to help them come up with a performance for a talent show next week. I planned on sitting the dance out, just watching from the sidelines because dancing on stage definitely wasn’t for me. But the more I saw them having fun (and HSM IS one of my favorite movies 😉) I couldn’t help but jump in and join! I’m no dancer - imperfect and clumsy - but I felt joy in learning with them and being productive.
Isn’t that like everything creative in our lives? It’s intimidating to start something different and learn a new skill. But jump in! Have fun! Make mistakes and be proud of them.
This gorgeous punch needle piece is from @snuggs22 after she took my punch needle video class. Guess what? She said it was hard to get the hang of it... and sometimes it is! But I can also tell she had a vision with her design (I mean, look at it! It’s gorgeous!) and I can also tell she had some fun 😉
Comment below if you made it this far with my super random post, (it’s late but I wanted to share! 😂) and tell me what skills in life make you feel clumsy and frustrated but you’ve willingly done more than once!
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I’ve been trying to find the words for this post, but nothing seems adequate. I can’t describe the overwhelming feeling I’ve had over the last week as my first weaving book came out. Your messages and comments filled with support and excitement means everything! I thought I ordered plenty of extra books from @schifferpublishing to be in stock for a while, but as of this morning I am completely sold out. 🥰 I will put up a new preorder on my website and order more ASAP, although they’ve already gone into reprint so it will be a few weeks before I can get more.
Every night my husband and I put our son to bed and go into the garage to package your book orders. It is such a humbling feeling as I sign each one and box them up, looking at each name on the shipping label and stacking them into piles. Every box is headed to a different person that has been touched by my message of creativity and passion for weaving - I wish I could hand deliver every single one to say Thank You in person! (This is a shot from the Extra Embellishments Tapestry project in the book that uses 7 different ways to add beads, baubles, poms and fabric to a weave. 🙊❤️)
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It’s HERE!
My first weaving book, titled Welcome to Weaving (just like my online classes). Ignore my overly-giddy face 😆 and swipe left to see some pages inside! I began working on this book in Spring 2017 and now I’m surrounded by 400 of these babies that I snagged for all of you from the first print. Most are already called for, but I have a few left on my website and they will ship this week! They will also be available in book retailers soon. Thank you all so much for all of your support and helping me make this a reality! I’m sending off the materials for Welcome to Weaving Book 2 to my publishers @schifferpublishing this week and it will be available sometime this summer, so get the first book now because they were made to work together! 🙌🏼🤗
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It’s Sunday night. I just scheduled my newsletter to go out in a few hours (with a glimpse of February’s Monthly Weaving Series project!) and opened all the programs/browsers I will need in the morning so that I can put my phone on locked screen time, turn off my WiFi, send my son to a play date and FOCUS on finishing up the materials for my second weaving book. 🙌🏼 I promised my publisher I’d have it to them this week, so it’s all about no distractions! 😶🙈
... except maybe checking out the door every 5 mins for a FedEx truck that’s delivering 400 books sometime tomorrow! 🙊😆
Okay, my battery has 5% left... make that 3%... so let me share a quick piece of late night inspiration in the form of this gorgeous metal + hand dyed brooch from artist Amparo Joyerio Textil (no instagram). Currently searching for the perfect shade of indigo yarn to match this beauty 🤞🏼😍
Hope your Monday is happy and productive, goodnight! 😘❤️
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Read to the end for a clue about February’s MWS project 😘❤️
Okay, so at the beginning of 2019 I was searching for a project that would propel my own creativity, and Hello Hydrangea into the new year. 2018 was a complete break-out year, but I was looking for the next step to join my students in a new project as a community.
The Monthly Weaving Series (MWS) was born almost over night. It just seemed perfect! A monthly weaving project class exclusive for members, to keep us all creating and making together. I have to admit, I wasn’t sure how it would work, but as soon as I decided to make it happen, everything fell into place.
Please continue sharing your creations from January’s tapestry! The class is yours to keep forever so you can use the techniques any time you want. 🙌🏼 Haven’t joined yet? Head to the link in my bio to learn more and jump in!
Okay, so I will be posting clues and sneak peeks about each month’s project, starting with this photo! 🧐🤔🥰
If you’re planning on joining us for February’s weaving project and want to start gathering supplies early, I recommend getting a gradient of 6-7 colored yarns, all similar thicknesses (worsted/chunky), some warp string and a needle. That’s it!
You can definitely use any color combo you want, but I’m going with a pink/red gradient to honor the holiday colors of the month ❤️😉
Any guesses what the subscription class will be this month!?
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I love this punch needle project that Libby over at @threadfolk creates from my punch needle video class. 😍 It’s such an amazing craft- it’s like painting with yarn!
I’ve been juggling a sick toddler and some big deadlines over here. Trying to get through everything essential before I catch whatever my little guy has and am down for the count. (I hope it’s not inevitable... but I’m just waiting for it to make its way over to Mama 😷😬🤒).
At least it’s almost the weekend! What creative projects do you have planned this weekend? .
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This is the story about how I took on a giant project at the wrong time.
If you’ve been following my stories, you know that I’ve been working on a final project for my second weaving book (due this summer!) but got discouraged with my choice of jacket and how long it was taking.
I almost scrapped the idea of making a woven piece of clothing on a frame loom altogether. I only had a few weeks to finish 6 projects for my new book (one of them being a rug 😅) and ended up wasting two weeks on a jacket that was too ambitious. It was so frustrating!
My problem is: when I get obsessed with making an idea work I tend to work harder, not smarter to finish it the way I envision. Staying up late, putting everything else to the side and going the longer, more detailed route. It usually pays off in the end, but not when I have deadlines coming up quick!
Instead of walking away from the idea completely, I took a few days off, reworked my approach and came back to create a vest instead.
Luckily it’s paying off... I’m even more in love with it and it’s going so much faster! I can’t share the finished product with you yet, but here’s a progress sneak peek shot for the book.
Thanks for all of your kind messages and cheering me on as I shared my frustration! The ‘just keep swimming’ vibe was exactly what I needed. 🐠🐟🐡
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Did you make any of my macrame stars during the holidays? The class is still available on my website and they work as decor all year round!
I love the way @katelporter dip dyed her macrame stars and left the fringe long and boho 😍 A giant star like this would definitely live on my walls always, always, always!
Head to my website under ‘project classes’ to find this class.
Happy Monday 🤗
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We’re saying goodbye to LA and heading home to San Jose today. Last week was a whirlwind preparing for two sold out workshops, working on my second weaving book, filming February’s Monthly Weaving Series tutorial and organizing the magazine and blog tours that are scheduled for my first book release. Oh, plus being a full time mom, wife and church member.
It was a great getaway weekend, but it’s time to head back to work! Luckily I made some major lightbulb moments on creative blocks before we left, so I’m feeling energized, invigorated and ready to head back!
This gorgeous natural dyed rope is from @dyekween and my reason for posting it is to BEG her to do a restock soon and save some chunky rope dyed just like this for me. 🙈🙏🏻😍 Pretty please!?
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I spent an entire day doing what I love most: weaving. Except, today I got to do it in back to back workshops with over 35 students and it was a blast!
I always like to think of my online video classes as a way for me to join each and every one of you in your personal creative space as you learn a new skill. Actually being able to do that in person is one of my favorite things!
If you’re local to LA, follow @thesehandscollective , who coordinated this fun event and has more creative workshops in the area!
My next weaving workshop will be Feb 16 in San Jose at @craftifulstudio . There are still some seats left, so head over to their website to join me for a fun morning of weaving! Each student takes home a loom, warp, instructional pamphlet, needle and comb. Plus there’s no better way to spend a few hours than surrounded by fellow creative minds while your hands are busy at work making something beautiful!
Thanks, LA! I have a feeling I’ll see you soon for some more weaving activities 😉❤️
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Last week I hit a wall where I didn’t want to think about weaving for a day. I know! It happens. I was a bit overwhelmed and frustrated, but when I’m feeling this way creativity is the best way to work through the emotions. So... I kept my hands busy and worked on my first felting project. I made a model of our family’s beloved doggy: Riggins, the white mini schnauzer. Comment below if you know where his name came from!
The next day I was ready to get back into weaving. I’ve always lived by the acronym HALT. Don’t make any decisions while you’re Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired.
I think being creative is the perfect cure to get out of a funk and think through your circumstance. Working with your hands is magic!
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An example of what I was talking about in my last post! @woven__together took my subscription tutorial for January and put her own spin on it to create a smaller piece with fiber feathers for a pop of color. I love that we each have different inspiration and intention for our pieces. This is gorgeous 😍🙌🏼
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