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Hello, knitters! I’m excited to tell you that I recently took a full-time, Monday-to-Friday job working (as well as teaching knitting classes) at Maker Savvy in Kanata.
For those of you who don’t know, Maker Savvy is a happy space full of rainbows. My job? It’s to sort rainbows all day.
Did I become a unicorn? No, not really. I’m just a happy knitting teacher working in a gorgeous modern quilting and knitting shop. I’m learning about fabric and sewing, sorting and squeezing yarn, and planning my upcoming classes there. I also get to help people find the perfect colours and styles of fabric to suit their visions for their quilts and projects. I love colours and colour theory, so I’m a very happy unicorn.
This new schedule means that I need to make a few changes to my life, so I can see my family and experience things like “weekends.” I’ve had such an unconventional schedule for so many years, teaching classes all over the city on some days, and working from my home studio on others. It’s weird and surprisingly wonderful to have a daytime job with a regular paycheck instead of an evenings-and-weekends-and-whenever job.
But I am sad about these changes, too. I love my knitting students, and we’ve been getting together on Sunday afternoons and Tuesday mornings for YEARS. We knit together every week. These are my people.
I didn’t want to change my class schedule at all, but I’m a few weeks in now, and I can see that this pace isn’t sustainable. I’m going to have to make some adjustments.
So, here’s the bottom line: I won’t be teaching on Sundays anymore, starting in December. And I’m going to relocate my Tuesday-morning class to Maker Savvy, also starting in December. I’ll maintain it there as an ongoing “Knit Your Own Project” class, as it’s always been. You’ll be able to sign up for it online, at www.makersavvy.ca, and the price will remain the same ($30 per two-hour class).
I hope to be able to offer a semi-regular weekend Knit Your Own Project class there as well, for those of you who also work during the week; it will likely be one Saturday a month, but we’re still working out those details. I’ll keep you posted.
Maker Savvy also hosts free weekly Social Knitworking groups on Thursdays, from 12:30-3pm and from 6-8pm. Everyone is welcome, and the groups are lively and friendly. I get to sit in (and actually knit!) and hang out during the afternoon sessions (and some evenings, when Wendy and I trade places), and I’d love to see you there!
If you have any larger problems that need 15-30 minutes of one-on-one help, you’ll be able to book a mini-class with me most weekdays at the store. Call ahead to arrange it.
I really hope I’ll see you there! It’s such a beautiful place, and I’m excited to share it with you.
p.s. Stay tuned (and sign up for Maker Savvy’s newsletter) for details on my upcoming project classes there, like the quick & quirky ornaments class in November / December.
p.p.s. I have an art show coming up this weekend in Kemptville at the W.B. George Centre, so if you’re looking for a special and original Christmas gift, we North Grenville Arts Guild members will have lots for you to choose from at the Wonderfall Art Show & Sale from 11am – 4pm on November 16th and 17th. (My schedule is insane this week! But I’ll be there will bells on and coffee in hand.)
