Hello!! I am back from a trip to Portland, OR to visit my brother & excited to share some new work (& so inspired)! But first things first, I had an exciting dream... to re-brand!! I've been thinking I'd like to come up with something clear to sell my woven pieces. I've been excited about the new direction they've been taking & getting lots of good feedback on the ground. So I wanted to start creating some inventory this summer and applying to a couple craft shows for the fall. I'm excited to give this a go. I also want to revamp my Etsy shop and list some of them on my personal website as well as learn some new marketing techniques. (Ambitious?!)
So step one in branding: I need a business name. Something I learned in college, never use your personal name. So of course I've been hemming and hawwing over what on earth I could call this little creative endeavor. It struck me last night!! Tangled will be the new business name for my weavings. I'm eager to get this launched so I filled the paper work out to Etsy to update my information there, will need to find someone with better skills to create a logo and help me get launched on that side.
Meanwhile, I've got 4 pieces created so far for my stock pile. I discussed a little with my mom and she had this genius idea to use some macrame techniques to finish the top of the weave. (If you're not familiar with weaving, the top is actually where you finish the weave). So she's going to give me some lessons on macrame.
I'm eager to try it out on my latest piece. A unicorn inspired color palette. Up next on deck is a delicious summery Creamsicle. I'm addicted to this new brand of yarn at Joann Fabrics too, called Buttercream. It's a bit more expensive but entirely wonderful and textural. Can't wait to share some of that with everyone!!!
With that, back to work! Hopefully no more long hiatus as it's crunch time to get some pieces done & build my inventory!!! Look for lots more work coming out soon & another Silk Dye Workshop piece!