A brief hiatus

Hello, dear readers,

Over the past few weeks I have had lots of good wishes and support for the studio in Māwhera Greymouth. The mountain of boxes and paper and wrapping and crates has dwindled and diminished to a much more manageable amount and the smallest of the computerised looms is now up and running with a new warp going on. The studio is looking brighter every day and there is now a table for working on, another for designing printed fabrics and weave patterns, a library area, and, right at the front in the large shop windows, the small loom with a warping mill and adjacent sewing machine. It now looks like a Proper Textile Studio!

I have artist friends working on a logo too. That should be ready in the next couple of weeks and it will then go above the pavement outside the studio where there is a lighted box for advertising, and on the windows.

All of this has taken time and lots of energy so I am going to take a break for a couple of weeks. As regular readers will know, we are off to the CTANZ symposium next week and then we will be farm-sitting for friends for a few days.

Thank you for all of your support and enthusiasm while this transition has been underway. There will be much news when we return and I am looking forward to sharing it all with you.

Andy