Rebuild Judith's Studio

As many of you know, Judith Mackenzie's teaching studio in Forks, Washington was lost to a catastrophic fire in the early hours of Monday, October 29th, 2012. The Rainforest Arts Center, where Judith was artist in residence, was destroyed. Losses from the fire include looms, spinning wheels, a library of fiber arts books, and a storage room of Judith's yarns and fibers used for teaching spinning and weaving classes.

Myself and friends are working with Judith and the fiber arts community to raise money to rebuild and equip a teaching studio on the Olympic peninsula.

How can you help? We have set up a link so that you can donate money directly to this cause. RebuildJudithsStudio.com The funds received will directly benefit the rebuilding efforts.

Additionally, we are accepting donated items to auction off to further the fundraising efforts.

Judith has compiled a wish list of items for the new studio. We have acquired a post office box and storage facility to receive and house these items until the studio space is ready. Please let us know if you have any of these items that you would like to donate to Judith's teaching studio.

Well, It seems like I'm not the most active blogger there is. I cant believe that it's been two years since my last post. So much has happened I don't even know where to begin.

First I have a new product that I have developed. I call it the "Lap Thing". It's pretty darn cool (if I may say so myself). It all started because I really wanted a lap cloth for when I'm spinning to keep all the fiber bits off my cloths. I used a dishcloth for awhile but it was kind of boring. then I saw something at conference a couple of years ago that looked like it would do the trick so I bought it. Well, I didn't like it so I never really used it much. One day I was talking with my friend MarloM also my co-collaborate of Marlo & Natasha Designs telling her how I wanted a lap cloth but with specific features. She pulled out her sewing machine and after a few hours we had designed the "Lap Thing".

Well... as soon as my fiber friends saw my lap thing, they all wanted one. next thing I knew Marlo and I had orders coming in left and right. But because Marlo doesn't spin or knitter she didn't feel as attached to them as I was so we decided that I should just run with it. And run I have. I love making these things and I love how everyone who has purchased one is thrilled with it, so much so that many people buy more than one. Most of us have more than one wheel so why not have more than one Lap Thing? Especially with all the cute fabric choices. Check them out at fibercatcher.etsy.com