I’m starting out a low-tech, low-volume email list for those who are interested in my new products, exhibits and such. If you wish to be notified regarding new shows, venues at which to purchase my wares, and new products that I have devised or might be carrying, please send an email to SeaStrands. If you…
Category: textile
The search for a second machine
I’ve written about my tribulations with my Bernina. Suffice it to say that they are ongoing, but this time it is the repair person and not the machine with which I have certain issues. The machine was improperly fixed and is now worse than it was when I first had problems. It is soon to…
Craft Fair Recap, part 2 (the display)
If you were thinking I had a table at a little flea market affair, you’ll need to adjust your vision a tad. This fair (held by the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador) allocates booth space and bases the fees on a combination of on square footage, shape and location. Here’s the schedule of fees…
Craft Fair Recap, part 1 (the product)
I’m not quite sure how many parts this will turn out to be, but “one” seems like an appropriate place from which to start. The 33rd Annual Fine Craft and Design Fair was this past weekend. It’s a juried fair, which means that your product has to have passed certain standards of quality for you…
New toy
Much of my smaller work involves cutting squares, rectangles and strips of fabric, some of which is attached to stabiliser and some of which is not. I also produce my own tags, business cards and custom-fold and trim my brochures. Doing those things by hand, with a rotary cutter and straight edge is not difficult,…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 