Pulling back to snap back.
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007Umm, did someone say hiatus?
As some of you may have heard already, I am planning on pressing the pause button on both my businesses (one of which I’ve run for the past ten years!) this spring.
Starting April 15th, I will be travelling for at least six months and possibly up to one year. During this time, I will not be able to fulfill any yarn orders. Some of you already have orders set with me and I will be working on them before I leave. But unfortunately, I cannot accept anymore special orders at this point because there are just not enough dye days between now and mid-April to get everything completed. If you would like to purchase my yarns, please do contact the retailers listed on my website. They are all fabulous and helpful and would love to see yarn in your hands!
To me, it’s been obvious that I have been MIA for the past few months — zero movement on the FO front, zero time to do any personal dyeing, or spinning, or weaving. The only way I’ve been able to survive these past few months is with the unconditional support of family and friends — all of whom have pitched in hundreds of hours to wash, dry, reskein, package and label yarn and orders that are shipped out to you. But even with all the help, I still find myself working 18 hour days and 7 days a week. Compounded by working for the past 10 years on my design firm… well… I need a vacation ;P
I would LOVE to be able to work out new colourways using new yarns and natural dyes. I would LOVE to see your new projects in my new yarns. But before all that can happen, I need to recharge and reconsider — see if it is actually feasible to be a production dyer… and sustain that energy over a long period of time.
I sincerely appreciate all the support you guys have shown me and your passionate interest in my yarns during this past year. It is my hope that I will be able to return to the dye pots at a later time with more energy and enthusiasm, brimming with new ideas and experiments that I can share with you all!
<3 SweetGeorgia
PS. I do have a whackload of yarn I’ve stockpiled (accidentally, of course) and will be looking to unload over the next few weeks. Please stay tuned 
And just for the hell of it, let’s have a contest. Tell me where you think I’ll be traveling to. One randomly selected commenter who correctly names at least one of the many spots I’ll be travelling to will get yarn. Contest ends Friday, February 16 at 11:59 PM PST.
And loop... charming.