CH 105: Choosing Your Word for the Year




Curious Handmade with Helen Stewart show

Summary: Show Sponsors Today's show is sponsored by The Fibre Co, and their very special Acadia yarn. Acadia is named after the oldest American national park east of the Mississippi river, a place of natural beauty where the sea and mountains meet, slopes are densely forested and wild blueberries abound. Acadia National Park is in the state of Maine, The Fibre Co.’s birthplace.  The yarn inspired by this beautiful region has a rustic look and a soft hand. A subtle tweed effect is created by the silk noil that is combined with a heathered base made from fine merino wool and brown baby alpaca. The yarn is a classic DK weight and makes a beautiful textured fabric that is perfect for next to the skin accessories as well as garments. You can find Acadia at our other sponsor's shop, Meadow Yarn:   Meadow Yarn is an inviting online retailer selling yarn, needles and notions. It's a small, family business based in rural Suffolk in the UK. Meadow Yarn was born out of a passion for beautiful yarn and knitting accessories and aims to bring you a range of great products. Yarns stocked include madelinetosh, Eden Cottage Yarn, the Fibre Co and many more. Show Links I give some tips to help you choose a word for the year. Susannah Conway - finding your word for the year email mini course What is your word for the year? January Podcast Theme is Stash Appreciation Month The rough structure for the month is: Week 1: Review Stash and organise - this may include editing and destashing Week 2: Document the stash - "manage what you measure" Week 3: Make some goals and maybe "rules" Week 4: Plan specific projects with stash yarn Are you keen to join in?