Tuesday Market

Tuesdays market was good, I spent the morning getting ready for the market. Since I went out of town on Saturday, My sister and mother took control of Saturday. Im happy about that since it is hard to let the market space set empty on a weekend . Everyone seems to look for us on Saturday.

Tuesday had great weather, the past Tuesdays I was unable to go to the market since it was soooo HOT.

I have some weaving to do, although I need to re-warp two looms again. My warp has been on back order and on Wednesday it finally arrived.Maybe next week I will take the time to do that big job. The re-warping.

We had a great time at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday. It is about our only vacation away from home. The weekend was short but we got to see some great things at the fair and spend some time with our dear friends in Des Moines.

Keep on weavin'-- See you at the Freight House Market!!

Market Days

I went to the Farmers Market on Tuesday. I have been avoiding the market on Tuesdays due to the overwhelming heat we have been experiencing. Tuesday went well,
there were several shoppers new to the market and lots of great products to purchase.
I added 4 new rugs to my inventory, they are all denim and they are almost all alike.
I have been working on some projects that are orders so my inventory has been standing still with not many new additions.
Saturday I will be at the market with all of my inventory, the weather man says it may rain but I will still be there.

August 6

I finished my two orders for this weekend. I had to re-warp a loom and still need to make some finishing touches.
The weekend is suppose to be hot again. The heat doesnt matter much, the market still goes on as usual, cause it is GOOD!
I need to keep weaving at all times since the inventory is getting low. I have a few more short rugs than long. Seems long has been popular this summer, the shorter rugs are not much than 36 inches long.
In September, I have two shows including the Farmers Market, guess I can be busy doing the weaving, since I need to make as many new rugs as possible.
I had a "helper" with a few of my last rugs, Nolan 4 years old, decided he could help, so he helped with the rag cutter,by cutting a bunch of denim with me.
Then he wanted to weave so he sat on my lap and helped weave a 60 inch rug. He had a lot of patience. What a great helper!