After running the felting operation from the garage on our ranch the past five years, we have moved that aspect of our operations to the Nob Hill Fabric shop in Albuquerque. Conversations began with Liz Frank, the owner of Nob Hill Fabrics, after she moved her shop away from its Central Avenue location into a well-lit and […]
December Means Special Orders
Sandy’s favorite holiday (Thanksgiving) is over. Our phone and website are heavy with special order requests. It must be December? On the strength of our “Best Artist – Art to Wear Fashion” award at last September’s Western Design Conference and being added to a new boutique (Sacramento Mountain Weavers) there has been an up-tick in […]
Dog Days of Summer
From last week’s blog you know that we were in Seattle for a few days. Returning from Seattle, we found our senses of sight, taste, and smell had been tickled to “overload.” We’re bursting with new ideas for designs and colors. Prior to departure we took several “sewing” machines in for servicing. They were to […]
Hearing the Music of the Earth … From the Garage?
I am certain that George Santayana anticipated Whispirit’s creations when he wrote: “The earth has music for those who listen.” This is the time of year when Sandy seeks solitude to listen for the “music” that inspires her creativity which become Whispirit creations. You might think that Sandy would escape to a remote high mountain or […]
Evergreening Our Fiber
On our first day in the Seattle area, we visited Evergreen Fleece Processing LLC mill which has been processing our fiber in batts for more than three years. We had never visited Evergreen mill before, although we have spent time with owners Chuck and Lynn Armstrong at several FeltLOOM gatherings. In addition to owning and operating equipment […]
Labor Day – Celebrating Everyone Who Makes It Happen
Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is a celebration of the American worker. Although the holiday is often associated with organized labor, to me it is a time to recognize those individuals who roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty making things happen in unison with others. Yep, Labor Day is another […]
The Alpaca Batt Channel
So I imagine you have been waiting to hear what happens next after Sandy is done skirting… Once we have separated good from unusable fleece (at least for our purposes), we bag, box and ship the fleece to one of the mills we use for processing. Because we require the processing to be done […]
American Made at Whispirit
What a coincidence. Launching our new website and this inaugural blog happens at the same time Consumer Report’s issue devoted to made in America hits the newsstand and Martha Stewart announces that the 2015 Made in America awards are now open for nominations. As well, the 4th of July is just a few days away. […]
