tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67310893196699555732024-02-09T17:51:43.255-08:00Voie de VieVoie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.comBlogger574125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-58212830444983533432024-02-09T17:50:00.000-08:002024-02-09T17:50:54.000-08:002024 Happiness Make-a-long Designer sub call<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydgWyK0j-zRnoqJ1tS4kAkzQ9R7-bpbX6jZTLcSJmkX9w-oYUULi4heuiV0D5_kOD4AJBtI8yBP7fm-ob_ozcB-agyexy2OPh7NCV7w72EmMxPqlWq_RuNcfE5L1PDwDKxc7kiLCev19UOJIirVawv_XVE_I6KD0WPOUCM1hiGxCzQPXYP0Pdfjss_2yW/s499/Designer%20sub%20call%20Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydgWyK0j-zRnoqJ1tS4kAkzQ9R7-bpbX6jZTLcSJmkX9w-oYUULi4heuiV0D5_kOD4AJBtI8yBP7fm-ob_ozcB-agyexy2OPh7NCV7w72EmMxPqlWq_RuNcfE5L1PDwDKxc7kiLCev19UOJIirVawv_XVE_I6KD0WPOUCM1hiGxCzQPXYP0Pdfjss_2yW/s16000/Designer%20sub%20call%20Capture.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Submission Deadline: February 25, 2024</b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In 2024, our last year of this collection, let before and
after guide what we collectively imagine in the now. This concept is not only a
reflection of the goals of this collection, but also of my focus in this final
year: the 2024 Paris summer Olympic Games! As a matter of history, this will be
the third time Paris has hosted the Olympics – 1900 and 1924 being the previous
two years.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So, while our current trends lean toward fringe, bows,
romantic flowers, and sheer openwork stitches (we are definitely in a very
feminine, post-Barbie-movie moment), what might 1900 and 1924 tell us about
fashion? How might we update past looks to reflect not only the time we are in
now, but perhaps the direction in which we might want to go? Just as recently
announced that bits of the Eiffel Tower will be embedded into the medals
awarded at the Games, how can we embed the history of both the former
Paris-hosted Olympics as well as the collective worldwide goals of this project
into our designs?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This year please think (mostly!) quick, fun summer makes –
socks, hats as well as other head wear, jewelry (statement necklaces and/or
bracelets), flirty neckware, oversized<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>statement bags and/or small purses with large personality, accessories
for shoulders with drape. Stitch patterns with open work/elements are definitely
the order of the day; additionally, don’t be afraid of the accessory with a
strong, red colorway – a statement piece.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am looking forward to what each of you conceive!<o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-46814341116663322992024-01-06T12:42:00.000-08:002024-01-19T13:29:27.829-08:00Progress, Hope & Happiness 2024: Before + After = Now<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCOqpixr-5XvmY49j-rh6FgDpRllXGGPqh-eq6_ONtiK0seQUXYvFRpxOaqZqUeEZJL4x2s6nORUw-fSNtZsJEexDT3ANV4cXeU7pN2mYtt15bn-Q2dEiOVwvuYeCT4bBEX6D-nbbpsKZf6FANUpKJ0GoIiyRTEpobXvexublPIHiKlaoOG9P5RLHu7YY/s404/Dyer%20sub%20call%20poster%20Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCOqpixr-5XvmY49j-rh6FgDpRllXGGPqh-eq6_ONtiK0seQUXYvFRpxOaqZqUeEZJL4x2s6nORUw-fSNtZsJEexDT3ANV4cXeU7pN2mYtt15bn-Q2dEiOVwvuYeCT4bBEX6D-nbbpsKZf6FANUpKJ0GoIiyRTEpobXvexublPIHiKlaoOG9P5RLHu7YY/s16000/Dyer%20sub%20call%20poster%20Capture.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Deadline for indie yarn dyer submission materials to be received:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Saturday, January 28, 2024</b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In
this, our last year in this series, I want to explore not only the place at
which we started, but where we are now. Our first collection, in 2016, was
conceived amid the backdrop of Brexit and Trump’s unbelievable presidential
win. That year I asked, in relevant part: “<span style="color: black;">Is
progress a straight line, an even progression of color values? Is it
variegated, a seemingly random and incoherent jumble of colors? Might it repeat
cycles, and if so, in what length?”</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fast forward to 2024: we have experienced a world-wide pandemic,
an insurrection here in the U.S., the end of war in Afghanistan and the
beginning of new wars in Ukraine and Israel, the loss of women’s freedoms
around the world, and a U.S. president who, despite all odds, continues to
attempt to lead in a positive and empathetic manner. In the face of so much
loss, this call and collection has managed to not only bring dyers and
designers together, but has sustainably grown each year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I keep revisiting my initial questions about progress and colors,
and I find this is a good year for me, personally, to end this collection. I
keep wondering if we are on the precipice of repeating the events of where we
started, or continuing in a transformative line forward. I have gone through
many changes since 2021 and I want to end on the latter – an ending that looks
forward with warmth and happiness and joy. The inspirational color palette
chosen reflects that warmth and joy – as well as a critical mass of blue.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So, dyers – have at it! Either create some new colorways, or use
what is already in your colorway library. I look forward to seeing what you
submit!</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Please email submission materials (colorway photos + swatches) </b></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>by the ending date to the email associated with this blog.</b></span></div><p></p>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-53077454268866943852024-01-01T15:55:00.000-08:002024-01-01T15:55:25.245-08:002024 - Happy New Year!!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcbgxzvNsQoFc_AqNbUvkBbX_wwYyUBAr1U1RGOAQ0lba710xNJ5IfRfixkZtETLxsmObGJdFSyw4kA3kAPEa-21x90CH-bc8I5_HdFvaE-b4PimobWfzjZ09hmIERbq_LBDe0B2bYjeJT7jLQLgfPaNOfrK8T0nAkJLMM1zktfExjEgQII4_AZ8QJT7w/s500/2024%20new%20year%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcbgxzvNsQoFc_AqNbUvkBbX_wwYyUBAr1U1RGOAQ0lba710xNJ5IfRfixkZtETLxsmObGJdFSyw4kA3kAPEa-21x90CH-bc8I5_HdFvaE-b4PimobWfzjZ09hmIERbq_LBDe0B2bYjeJT7jLQLgfPaNOfrK8T0nAkJLMM1zktfExjEgQII4_AZ8QJT7w/s16000/2024%20new%20year%20copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-28266006107743630642023-01-16T10:31:00.000-08:002023-01-16T10:31:02.642-08:00The True Start To My Year<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqE6d7k3cJ5yGxYAxfWeQgtrITxWiMg3B6cvjuDEPvjwCYlobOAPh6SVyx2KfJMXgS3x48DVy5TQyxD5eum5pR75cA0Ce1ckNYakomX2wWliIaACtXfMG98p-cW3WXW_Ph_jKy7wJxn5w0NtqGNOWPbWhkAA5DtJSfnrhxLz-Tru0qOA_ft6UpQVTcg/s265/denise%20amricorps%20isolate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="265" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqE6d7k3cJ5yGxYAxfWeQgtrITxWiMg3B6cvjuDEPvjwCYlobOAPh6SVyx2KfJMXgS3x48DVy5TQyxD5eum5pR75cA0Ce1ckNYakomX2wWliIaACtXfMG98p-cW3WXW_Ph_jKy7wJxn5w0NtqGNOWPbWhkAA5DtJSfnrhxLz-Tru0qOA_ft6UpQVTcg/w400-h346/denise%20amricorps%20isolate.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend is usually the "start" to my year. The first two weeks in January are usually a time of reflection, as well as planning things for the upcoming year - and 2023 has been no different. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Service has been an animating force in my life - the logo on that bag represented pretty much most of my 2022, including last year's MLK, Jr. service project with my VISTA team. While the logo may have "updated," the goal behind it remains the same - the eradication of poverty in the United States. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TQM-CTW61LzjecyG0E3z5LiVB9eJn-YteWs1pWr1Me08GXPrnHsAiYcuhBVwZAyrrJG8EGxAn1j4BD2aJk3PFGwkYiNh1PU_ULtB0cSXiqEhAZwb1Yg4UFt3DH4iKtgehfo-2ruPW-lYBVH643jquq2_5g0s_SmavGqL5WenZ2KqKCpxaS__B5zttw/s2667/office%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="1729" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TQM-CTW61LzjecyG0E3z5LiVB9eJn-YteWs1pWr1Me08GXPrnHsAiYcuhBVwZAyrrJG8EGxAn1j4BD2aJk3PFGwkYiNh1PU_ULtB0cSXiqEhAZwb1Yg4UFt3DH4iKtgehfo-2ruPW-lYBVH643jquq2_5g0s_SmavGqL5WenZ2KqKCpxaS__B5zttw/s320/office%201.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">As I have turned to a different type of civilian service, I find it relevant to look back at my <a href="https://voiedevie.blogspot.com/search/label/MLK%20Jr." target="_blank">previous blog posts on this service weekend.</a> I am amazed at the consistency of purpose and how notions of social justice have animated my personal evolution. My design life is certainly a creative outlet (!), but it has changed in the face of my commitment to treating the environment with more mindfulness. My two moves in the last two years have shown me all that I carry (and it is clear, I have an awesome yarn problem), and how I can walk with a lighter footprint. The increased making of my own wardrobe and home textiles, as well as the re-use and re-imagination of what I already own remains an area of personal growth and change. Of course, I want to do this all well <i>and </i>with my own personal style - good, bad, or indifferent. Good or bad - well, on that I will let others decide, but I am indifferent to outside critics. I remain committed to following my own north star.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So on this long weekend in which everyone is urged to be "on" and not take the day off, serve justice according to your own conscience. For me, I have started a new pullover (using my own design as well my own hand-dyed yarn I have in stash), am communicating with friends, and strengthening my continued commitment to community in all its forms. Building community takes work and commitment in a world of skepticism, deep distrust, and constant motivational questioning. I hope, in the process, I am not misunderstood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In these times of division, this seems incredibly appropriate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzw4lvCD_NeQM2MFc8rbB6d06F_ag1GqJqArbJ1EJCMEAbPHNlVIF-5mEattqbH0TBAQwep30T_DE7-rgK7Jd9Gfq8ISt7GQ6SmVZPRLzdSXNgkWtTiwA3DyfFN75JGJ6UKxW4fJA--lVUDsJqrEqnnlMVid5RCWCgT2vnhzI3mH-hU3yTAZwOdHQnvQ/s1456/2023%20Happinessmakealong%20dyer%20sub%20call%20Banner%20Ad%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="1456" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzw4lvCD_NeQM2MFc8rbB6d06F_ag1GqJqArbJ1EJCMEAbPHNlVIF-5mEattqbH0TBAQwep30T_DE7-rgK7Jd9Gfq8ISt7GQ6SmVZPRLzdSXNgkWtTiwA3DyfFN75JGJ6UKxW4fJA--lVUDsJqrEqnnlMVid5RCWCgT2vnhzI3mH-hU3yTAZwOdHQnvQ/w400-h50/2023%20Happinessmakealong%20dyer%20sub%20call%20Banner%20Ad%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">For more information on the above call, head on over to my Ravelry group,<br />or check out the call's comments <a href="https://www.instagram.com/progresshopehappiness/?hl=en" target="_blank">here on Instagram</a>.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-82271438943459595662023-01-06T19:27:00.000-08:002023-01-06T19:27:03.448-08:00A New Year, a New Progress, Hope & Happiness Collection!!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXySZhckDO9D0L7-xxvtZDx0WHDqGxAdEOb_-0uGpz5qonIZaAWak5u19FDmZPN4dfm5-dCJmuXAiayflmxfFfNQl-CZUVwjQJSv7F2HEK8ShQtPZmWOZ9_Rm6UCOCl0taMwfLnu__inQt-0gJ3gC1r0ceNQEKfBGT_BcTVV8gSWMUIes5qsNC63hZiw/s480/call%20Capture%20for%20social%20media.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="372" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXySZhckDO9D0L7-xxvtZDx0WHDqGxAdEOb_-0uGpz5qonIZaAWak5u19FDmZPN4dfm5-dCJmuXAiayflmxfFfNQl-CZUVwjQJSv7F2HEK8ShQtPZmWOZ9_Rm6UCOCl0taMwfLnu__inQt-0gJ3gC1r0ceNQEKfBGT_BcTVV8gSWMUIes5qsNC63hZiw/w496-h640/call%20Capture%20for%20social%20media.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Deadline
for dyer submission materials to be received: <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Tuesday,
January 31, 2023</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;"><br /></span></strong></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><b>Call Inspiration:</b></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">In 2023, we are still living with this pandemic, although you’d never know it. A new normal indeed!</span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">Last year continued my time of radical transformation. In late autumn 2022 I moved yet again across several states and two times zones to continue my commitment to public service . The new position continues to teach me things daily; the move … well, let’s just say it’s been a bumpy ride.</span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;">Nevertheless, 2022 was a year of amazing growth and transformation. But expansion has its limits – one cannot always exhale. So this year, I hope each of us will explore the tension between living in community and the need for authentic self-expression. How do we define and show up for ourselves in a real way while still tending to our community responsibilities (however you define them)? Around the globe, women have had long established rights taken from them; additionally, they have shown and continue to show amazing courage in the face of war and restriction. How does one express an authentic, autonomous self in the face of restriction and consistent emotional bludgeoning?</span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">What colors from the above (if any) convey a sense of balance between self and community responsibility? Can we show up in an authentic way and not lose our voice in the face of constriction? What colors feel less about reaction and more about flowing from an authentic place of self-expression? What feels playfully audacious? Since this year’s collection will transition between late summer and early autumn, feel free to tailor your dye pots to the lighter or darker ends of the color spectrum above, depending on how you and the dyes show up for each other.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Respond with colorway submissions anytime prior to the deadline at the Voie de Vie email address (yes, it's a gmail account). Additionally, for those of you who can still access Ravelry, I have <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/voie-de-vie/4238226/1-25" target="_blank">this dedicated thread</a> if you want to check it out there. </span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">I am looking forward to seeing what everyone creates!!!</span></p><p></p>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-10324201305765929952022-08-12T19:38:00.000-07:002022-08-12T19:38:10.665-07:00On Deserved Comeuppance + its Ignorant Counterpart<p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: arial;"> "If someone is trying to shut you up, sing louder,<br /></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> and if possible, better."</span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Salman Rushdie</span><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpM-Dk_ZGkOlCF8o5ZyLS48T7MhFTb8F--mTa3BAnbPsEV10LraoX8l5YutfSrWs2gKvfCv8izFr5g9WJrzLt9xQvyKqlHqIcv8IKhBbYZkn93nfOOjJABsrznA-0MncH9fhd07g-MijuFWAl8ddkX8gv7opCvCZHH5NU3qz4ae-_1B2ft2WH0fLypg/s738/16143279_733612673460930_7826686377957939734_n1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="738" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpM-Dk_ZGkOlCF8o5ZyLS48T7MhFTb8F--mTa3BAnbPsEV10LraoX8l5YutfSrWs2gKvfCv8izFr5g9WJrzLt9xQvyKqlHqIcv8IKhBbYZkn93nfOOjJABsrznA-0MncH9fhd07g-MijuFWAl8ddkX8gv7opCvCZHH5NU3qz4ae-_1B2ft2WH0fLypg/s320/16143279_733612673460930_7826686377957939734_n1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgle5yjT4cFFCaS3sIS9G6nuUnYBuxZ0oahcUIdcOJIVxxdQN25JL4RUSPaiOtmt5SdA7EPpEdyWQH2_tCkQn9nSMoBkOAycajf-i8zR7Xh6vCCU3MS1YQ4EhjENvDPzSfO-LwR33vzrXv6odMg8wrzlSiwrtVAdeE5R74d7H875fwkD_aoGye2HRgFjQ/s3264/IMAG4056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgle5yjT4cFFCaS3sIS9G6nuUnYBuxZ0oahcUIdcOJIVxxdQN25JL4RUSPaiOtmt5SdA7EPpEdyWQH2_tCkQn9nSMoBkOAycajf-i8zR7Xh6vCCU3MS1YQ4EhjENvDPzSfO-LwR33vzrXv6odMg8wrzlSiwrtVAdeE5R74d7H875fwkD_aoGye2HRgFjQ/w400-h225/IMAG4056.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-18427859446779788522022-08-02T04:06:00.002-07:002023-01-06T19:29:29.293-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZSwRMt82rUztZjELVRxYizQjn40MsqGoknW2YX-c7cNwoCDJZv2VXB5GbFY2Jyu4IRPKzXqQAltwhCMOIfEarglw6Irtfbd2mThS3QgVs5EDCcPGkhQSv8RufLXCOIZBMaaExh0V2dNXlOXsnzO7SDipnJPkbWyScUw0Ij_dGeHZdG-vSrPxYvP9zA/s2589/20220210_142638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2331" data-original-width="2589" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZSwRMt82rUztZjELVRxYizQjn40MsqGoknW2YX-c7cNwoCDJZv2VXB5GbFY2Jyu4IRPKzXqQAltwhCMOIfEarglw6Irtfbd2mThS3QgVs5EDCcPGkhQSv8RufLXCOIZBMaaExh0V2dNXlOXsnzO7SDipnJPkbWyScUw0Ij_dGeHZdG-vSrPxYvP9zA/w400-h360/20220210_142638.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span face="Arial, "sans-serif""><span style="font-size: medium;">"It is difficult to hear the low voice of reason or see the clear little light of decency, but, of course, both endure and both remain perfectly safe guides."</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, "sans-serif""><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> <span style="font-family: arial;">Dag </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Hammarskjöld, winter 1957</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"">As I come to the end of my fourth year of service, I am grateful yet jaw-clenchingly pensive about the future. Not necessarily mine, but the world's in general. Somehow, </span><span style="font-family: times;">Hammarskjöld's</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> words are so relevant for this moment.</span></span></p>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-37068928433071795082022-01-03T09:56:00.005-08:002022-01-03T09:56:46.406-08:00Happy New Year ... And The New PHH Indie Dyer Submission Call<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb-Hm_t4MfGf9Evm-HhZTZ-8JJCmHAB5fTo4MZjEEz91azCa6fVrBZ_RHnfumL-pHofLDw_eDYFXGGat9ynut4sdIY7JvSiHGsSC6W19ZAqPz0rDsAT1mFYFdkWNrr-rPL1Xn7hBqtWcDVPEEljlZGCkfxdOu4ep9AySOITVxQI_dkQ4wP0mOWUVGHYg=s588" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="437" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb-Hm_t4MfGf9Evm-HhZTZ-8JJCmHAB5fTo4MZjEEz91azCa6fVrBZ_RHnfumL-pHofLDw_eDYFXGGat9ynut4sdIY7JvSiHGsSC6W19ZAqPz0rDsAT1mFYFdkWNrr-rPL1Xn7hBqtWcDVPEEljlZGCkfxdOu4ep9AySOITVxQI_dkQ4wP0mOWUVGHYg=w477-h640" width="477" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Ok, everyone - it's 2022, and time for planning our next summer Progress, Hope, and Happiness collection. The indie dyers are up first!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">While I have always viewed this collection as a designer and design incubator, it is no less so for dyers. If you are a small/start-up dyer and want to provide yarn support to proven designers for a summer collection with a solid track record, then I want (and indeed hope) to hear from you. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The complete indie dyer deets are <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/voie-de-vie/4173504/1-25" target="_blank">here in my Ravelry group</a>. If you have issues accessing Ravelry, do feel free to send email and I will respond.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks, and I look forward to seeing what the awesome indie dye pots whip up!!!</span></p>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-21122730350234379492021-12-26T18:31:00.000-08:002021-12-26T18:31:59.021-08:00On The Ending of This Design Anniversary Year<span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7LHNtuBlp-uu1-C1SqfjVKMtT-8ud5FsEChiBt2xhfcbtJNcthvuxWlxxF6sEFDz2szMbBI9v6dG0JCijXGTYATjEp57x9ACZYK9LW-Kkpb7hEe9JTh3-pwprLbyXaMaU_Ct5gvHOyz-x8-KEXhGhpu3zjuEihjvY1fT-_Qv1AHkWWFBT5hUlt3LrrA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1882" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7LHNtuBlp-uu1-C1SqfjVKMtT-8ud5FsEChiBt2xhfcbtJNcthvuxWlxxF6sEFDz2szMbBI9v6dG0JCijXGTYATjEp57x9ACZYK9LW-Kkpb7hEe9JTh3-pwprLbyXaMaU_Ct5gvHOyz-x8-KEXhGhpu3zjuEihjvY1fT-_Qv1AHkWWFBT5hUlt3LrrA=w184-h200" width="184" /></a></div>It has been some time since I last blogged, and I cannot believe that we are all facing (thank goodness!) the end of 2021.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">To say that the second half of this year was personally momentous would be an understatement. My life fairly exploded (in the best possible way): I made a major move to a different city to start another year-long service project in a team leader capacity. I left the majority of my life for the last 17 years back at my old living space, save what I could mail (and easily handled box sizes would allow), since COVID all but eliminated the ability to rent a vehicle of any sort and professional movers were budgetarily out of contemplation.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0d31fU7Ol4RRrB3sxAEmFVNmzShHE2ZOPvC3qzuWfxZ4oVGOteaL0eNyYrlIiHiXFbm99-qZBGkj8r_GeMvdCIf-HDc8ijcL5GQmUP0hu351BftbMeN4JhaxPfHZ8ID7ll3k2vJC1zTUj4FA6PhgBoS5y9QKfyK0IdzEZduJkFkEXY-7m6j654KtGPQ=s1299" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="1029" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0d31fU7Ol4RRrB3sxAEmFVNmzShHE2ZOPvC3qzuWfxZ4oVGOteaL0eNyYrlIiHiXFbm99-qZBGkj8r_GeMvdCIf-HDc8ijcL5GQmUP0hu351BftbMeN4JhaxPfHZ8ID7ll3k2vJC1zTUj4FA6PhgBoS5y9QKfyK0IdzEZduJkFkEXY-7m6j654KtGPQ=w158-h200" width="158" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I do love this winter's snow!<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">Then there is the settling into a new place: getting to know things and having to initiate conversations with new people and explain one's life all over again. Since I am a fairly private person who values my autonomy, the latter is personally extremely difficult, despite the fact that </span><i style="font-family: arial;">everyone else</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> has no problem talking to me about most anything, and which I take as an extreme compliment. Failures of language abound. Perspectives become, at minimum, skewed; at maximum, down right wrong. Relational minefields are unintentionally planted and weaponized. Getting to know the new position still seems like a piece of cake compared to everything else.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">All this derailed, as you might expect, the best made plans for my 10 year design anniversary. While I still published new designs (most notably for this year's 5th (!) Progress, Hope, and Happiness summer collection), there were far fewer than I wanted. COVID, of course, also had a hand in that decreased creativity. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhmaOAVWadZdY6XVwwu557hyFeG2QKcbDWUSi2i7DRvosNwLXuwgRRNJ8fMZHWLjMLuiLQTgajKH8_rTkTPlnFbMKIZsjaSKJLkk20A4cN85YwYHbL0JBhZwzIAXc_WaXixMnhWyadv9xuYQrHWl7ab72K-iwapbq0zX0Hrtird7QcWzDbbfiyom_iNw=s4049" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4049" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhmaOAVWadZdY6XVwwu557hyFeG2QKcbDWUSi2i7DRvosNwLXuwgRRNJ8fMZHWLjMLuiLQTgajKH8_rTkTPlnFbMKIZsjaSKJLkk20A4cN85YwYHbL0JBhZwzIAXc_WaXixMnhWyadv9xuYQrHWl7ab72K-iwapbq0zX0Hrtird7QcWzDbbfiyom_iNw=w200-h151" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;">This is going to be a cardi for me. <br />It is an oh-so-squishy <br />combination of my hand-dyed <br />bling base + baby alpaca silk.<br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I also had big plans for increasing the hand knit and crocheted portion of my wardrobe. That, too, fell by the wayside, although I am doing my level best to end the year on a hand-made-for-me note (after having made something for each of my team members - and almost all of them delivered on time, a true feat indeed). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Of course, then there's the hand-dyed yarn portion of my business, which was active until the end of August. I am reassessing bases, given all of the COVID-related supply chain issues. if anyone wonders why the independent designer and hand-dyed yarn landscape is constantly in flux (and especially</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBNFl88FClcGqFOtkzeOlHuM8S-dYWp1F32c2qgwn8yicYSknVBqxJpBrQwCKHFEqvHa2qd-nPFz_a4W8aEjbU_8OwiTrClYItXHNaTJOJpXOsxKv6yKY7QAoafi83Ux_eu2fdtIR-kmX2vWTgxhNjPcq2k0ZXEG4ndr_947HfYvJvcSGNIyzADijKQQ=s3530" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3530" data-original-width="2551" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBNFl88FClcGqFOtkzeOlHuM8S-dYWp1F32c2qgwn8yicYSknVBqxJpBrQwCKHFEqvHa2qd-nPFz_a4W8aEjbU_8OwiTrClYItXHNaTJOJpXOsxKv6yKY7QAoafi83Ux_eu2fdtIR-kmX2vWTgxhNjPcq2k0ZXEG4ndr_947HfYvJvcSGNIyzADijKQQ=w144-h200" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This year's wee <br />(but mighty) tree.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">right now),well, it should really be no mystery.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In the end, no matter the scope of change in the second half of this year, it remains the simple pleasures that have brought me much joy. As I have <a href="https://voiedevie.blogspot.com/2015/12/go-for-light-and-joy.html" target="_blank">previously blogged</a>, this year's seasonal decorating was again its own sweet interlude, just as arranging my new space and simple, yet tasty, acts of cooking. Throw into the mix some memorable meals with old and new friends, as well as team members. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">There's little doubt that, despite the fact I am my own largest work in progress, this year has seen some fairly major changes, and it's all good. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As in previous years, after January 1st I shall be stepping away from social media for a few weeks to contemplate and recharge. I wish everyone a very happy new year - pandemic life has robbed us of so much, so let us usher in 2022 with a renewed sense of hope.</span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-36207006036712012972021-05-31T14:19:00.006-07:002021-05-31T17:12:06.463-07:00A Memorial Day Wish<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-QmVd5lgI5lr0RX74-OqN-gPPcsQN_L148ryypTkAb2SdeSxwbkvsHaBwXe8LpGjfN5UKkXrRHC-OYSRNsXKVcznuIIVETYFUEb6NfB9G1XOmUlmALyk_A0nPJapXTqpwUtxQQKPoShm/s2048/IMG_7067.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-QmVd5lgI5lr0RX74-OqN-gPPcsQN_L148ryypTkAb2SdeSxwbkvsHaBwXe8LpGjfN5UKkXrRHC-OYSRNsXKVcznuIIVETYFUEb6NfB9G1XOmUlmALyk_A0nPJapXTqpwUtxQQKPoShm/s320/IMG_7067.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;">Watery reflections taken a few years ago<br />(c) Voie de Vie</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">Today is Memorial Day here in the United States - a time to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the country.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have <a href="https://voiedevie.blogspot.com/search/label/Memorial%20Day" target="_blank">blogged a few times over the years</a> regarding Memorial Day. This year - some 15 months into pandemic times - I am thinking about how things could and should be different going forward.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course the most obvious - an expansion of what it means to serve and sacrifice - and how should we recognize such service and sacrifice. This holiday was conceived to recognize military service, though many who have served (notably women and African Americans, although there are more) at various points have not received the recognition they deserve for either their service or their sacrifice. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-OoITysat5VK6LHAKZOojJCQHK3GcJycs0_1LJULVNis39A8cOHkWfbrEKNUFnf3DdyF-QI9bsVVLPaJ5v5LVZr69zDqH0v3-9khR5ieHbkkVV2NwbpsMo68zPbly-GOsdkA5XlFbE3k/s443/Arlington+National.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="295" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-OoITysat5VK6LHAKZOojJCQHK3GcJycs0_1LJULVNis39A8cOHkWfbrEKNUFnf3DdyF-QI9bsVVLPaJ5v5LVZr69zDqH0v3-9khR5ieHbkkVV2NwbpsMo68zPbly-GOsdkA5XlFbE3k/s320/Arlington+National.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;">This Arlington National Cemetery<br />photos I snapped almost 2 decades<br />ago remains a favorites photo that<br />tugs at my soul. (c) Voie de Vie</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then, there is service to country beyond the military - governmental service, national civilian service, community service, international service, just to name a few others - how might we </div><div style="text-align: left;">honor those who serve and sacrifice in these capacities?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">More elementally, how might we honor black lives, and AAPI lives, and Native lives not only going forward, but pay more than mere lip service to all their respective peoples' legacies have lost at the hand of injustice and discrimination?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Finally, how might we, individually and collectively, move forward post-pandemic into a life of real meaning and justice? Where we value people and the planet above home delivery of all the things? Arundhati Roy's article <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/10d8f5e8-74eb-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca" target="_blank">on the pandemic as a portal</a> has been oft-quoted since publication. Back in April, 2020, Roy was asking all the right questions, but it's unclear whether anyone was really paying attention:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span> </span><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span> </span><span> </span>"</span>The Covid crisis is still to come. Or not. We don’t know. If and when </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span>it does, we can be sure it will be dealt with, with all the prevailing </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span>prejudices of religion, caste and class completely in place." </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With almost 600,000 U.S. deaths, and an as-yet-unknown number dead in her own India in a second wave that has taken the world's breath away, Roy hit this nail squarely on its head with all the accurate writer's insight her years on this planet have given her. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It can be different; we have the ability right now to walk through that portal into a different future. Will you? Will I? Will we? Only time and courage will tell. Let us hope for the very best, and do everything we can to manifest that different, very best future.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBmf7_SrgDTtX9T_ZdY9Xg7CRneEaTcKCJ1ugK2Zz-RRISGalKJ3kJ5VUfNxITg2piQj52qPIBD2knS1kxZSoP4OpG26YrXCXFDfYwMqDk119GkN4C-l9KaIIlRZ525m3Bdol_UAm1uH4/s1456/Happinessmakealong+dyer+promo+Banner+Ad+1+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="1456" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBmf7_SrgDTtX9T_ZdY9Xg7CRneEaTcKCJ1ugK2Zz-RRISGalKJ3kJ5VUfNxITg2piQj52qPIBD2knS1kxZSoP4OpG26YrXCXFDfYwMqDk119GkN4C-l9KaIIlRZ525m3Bdol_UAm1uH4/w400-h50/Happinessmakealong+dyer+promo+Banner+Ad+1+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CPd4m6KJfMB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">Find out more on Instagram about how to <br />win a skein of this indie dyer gorgeousness</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-53266218772053425072021-04-14T15:02:00.000-07:002021-04-14T15:02:05.050-07:00A Seasonal Update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpes6Uzv87bySPFNlCvtJrc54dmx4na5MS6wE5wfHY4-PmaLip2ZGjLDRvpqck_OT2FdYPY7cfsvAwPNJjAMIjvcMXj9DBff__RZNkHAlXtcyVLYg83AbHDcAVWMnRvf00zMtGfmjZhY0j/s2048/10+year+anniversary+art+-+Spring+Blog+Update+visual+copy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpes6Uzv87bySPFNlCvtJrc54dmx4na5MS6wE5wfHY4-PmaLip2ZGjLDRvpqck_OT2FdYPY7cfsvAwPNJjAMIjvcMXj9DBff__RZNkHAlXtcyVLYg83AbHDcAVWMnRvf00zMtGfmjZhY0j/s320/10+year+anniversary+art+-+Spring+Blog+Update+visual+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Hello my crafty friends - happy spring! There is so much new life and hope in the air - tulips are in bloom, vaccinations are occurring (at least in the U.S.) at an astounding pace, and we can start to see all the light at the end of the tunnel. I, for one, am here for every ray of it.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Lest you think I have been doing nothing but waiting for the tunnel roller coaster ride to come to an end, think again, please. I have been creating and making, creating and making. Keeping in mind my commitment to my own wardrobe this year, here's a snapshot of personal projects I've completed since the beginning of the year:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I posted about my main February make on Instagram in early March:</span></p>
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line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMDVz-IJvDF/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Voie de Vie (@denisevoiedevie)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the first of the six garment WIPs I have lying around chez Voie de Vie, so believe me I am super thrilled with its completion. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3BZoXcWCeJoEZ8F28wx1x8fDDy5W7ni8yrcEobX4asR7WRqXWms-ZnPDvdJBPS0ebnz2lG7Q5sl1BAmMHGxbEuHAX7fS2A0YmBZEHeCkIgn0CagI6q0beeQgtqa-woBSHfhSdjriAnzJ/s2048/IMG_3467a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3BZoXcWCeJoEZ8F28wx1x8fDDy5W7ni8yrcEobX4asR7WRqXWms-ZnPDvdJBPS0ebnz2lG7Q5sl1BAmMHGxbEuHAX7fS2A0YmBZEHeCkIgn0CagI6q0beeQgtqa-woBSHfhSdjriAnzJ/w400-h225/IMG_3467a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">March saw me completing a lovely spring cowl - this tender shoots-colored version of my <a href="https://payhip.com/b/nS5d" target="_blank">Lush Looped Scarf</a> at right. Using a combination of my own <a href="https://voiedevie.bigcartel.com/category/hand-dyed-yarn" target="_blank">hand-dyed yarn</a> (Impressionist Pie for the main body) mixed with some awesome <a href="https://www.modeknityarn.com/" target="_blank">ModeKnit Yarn</a> Modewerk Sock for a green color contrast, finished off with a combination of two different laceweight mohair yarns held together for the out edging, it's my new favorite go-to cowl. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7BH9NEqfBXzzLky4_0PXwwDhLj6TWPWbRMkEm0JqbWcvkWWdED6ew-2bhty8KXYGimoBTuL5oRCqBVVfBMbxjZLv6i8Ak1jTu8rt_mLIfqqSxS-thyphenhyphenzmzPyKgdsr-sm3nMC7A4x_g4Ov/s2048/IMG_20210414_135020a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1621" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7BH9NEqfBXzzLky4_0PXwwDhLj6TWPWbRMkEm0JqbWcvkWWdED6ew-2bhty8KXYGimoBTuL5oRCqBVVfBMbxjZLv6i8Ak1jTu8rt_mLIfqqSxS-thyphenhyphenzmzPyKgdsr-sm3nMC7A4x_g4Ov/w316-h400/IMG_20210414_135020a.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I am now just about to complete my second long-standing garment WIP, my <a href="https://knitty.com/ISSUEff15/FEATff15PWT/FEATff15PWT.php" target="_blank">Knitty.com Swink</a> (if you hit the link, scroll down to see the original Swink). As you'll see in the photo to the left, I am just about done that second sleeve, and then I just have a wee amount of finish work (ends, blocking, buttons) and I will be 1/3 of the way through my WIPs basket!!! This yarn is also my hand-dyed, but one of a kind - more like a mistake on the way to the colorways I really wanted. Additionally, it's on a DK-weight wool/silk base that I ultimately decided not to use in my yarn line, so I am using it up for wardrobe items for myself. The base itself is fine, I was just not consistently thrilled with how the colors dyed up.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I plan on treating myself to a new make or three ... we will see what time allows ... once this pullover is done.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Of course, I am still working on designs for several different projects, so the personal wardrobe making has been interspersed among the designing projects and pattern updates I've been sending out (also an anniversary year task), as well as the dyeing. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Such is the life of a working hand-knit/crochet designer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A friendly reminder: I link to things as a courtesy to readers. I never receive any compensation for doing so, nor does this blog ever take advertising dollars. The best, indeed <i>only, </i>way to support what you read here is to purchase Voie de Vie design + yarn and/or other products. Both my Payhip and Big Cartel online stores are linked to in this post, as well as on the blog, generally, along the right-hand side. Please consider purchasing anything you see you like, because the maximum amount of your purchase dollars goes directly to me, the designer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I have a few things lined up for the blog, so I hope to see you back here very soon.</span></p> <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-49630831632148801422021-01-30T22:10:00.000-08:002021-01-30T22:10:30.303-08:00My Anniversary Year Celebration Commences<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcXYAZHF9mkv9e4er5MXpkX4eW51oSNGxuWSIaG37OsoIdUe1oGVKilQ0cR2ue5Qh7_gtsSlOQEF_54zGrnijekdcBASZejTlHttqbzcf_6fPw0wgEbUOwpDOhJdryYqAkmbh8Kg0yjX-/s1712/10+year+anniversary+monthly+online+art+teaser+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="1221" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcXYAZHF9mkv9e4er5MXpkX4eW51oSNGxuWSIaG37OsoIdUe1oGVKilQ0cR2ue5Qh7_gtsSlOQEF_54zGrnijekdcBASZejTlHttqbzcf_6fPw0wgEbUOwpDOhJdryYqAkmbh8Kg0yjX-/w285-h400/10+year+anniversary+monthly+online+art+teaser+copy.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Having just issued 2021's first quarterly-ish newsletter (and you can <a href="https://us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=96cd2db8d379c32121af80357&id=3991f7b1a6" target="_blank">sign up for it here</a> if you have not already done so), I used it to build on my previous blog post announcing this 10 year anniversary celebration.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the things I revealed in the newsletter was one of my main focuses this year: my own wardrobe. This is the year I get real about making a far larger portion of my own clothing. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For me, this will be no small feat, as I am still a working designer AND now a working hand-dyer. Nevertheless, it is about time I put me significantly into this mix. As I've written so many previous times, I'm a maker at heart. I have slowly, over the last three years, begun to increase the hand-made pieces of my wardrobe. Now, however, my goal is far heftier: to make at least one piece (either top or bottom) in any new outfits I plan to add to my wardrobe <i>going forward, in perpetuity</i>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This means a few things: (1) I plan on getting very intentional with what gets added to my wardrobe; and (2) I have seriously got to get my hooks and sticks flying! I have no less than six - yes, six! - cardigan and pullover WIPs, and that's where I plan on making an initial dent. Of course, I also have so many other wonderful designs in my queue (my own designs as well as other designers) that I have my eye on making this year, and since I already have yarn on hand for several of them, I have all the raw materials needed to get this wardrobe-making party started. I am hoping to finish at least one thing per month for the remainder of the year (and you'll see more posts on this on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/denisevoiedevie/" target="_blank">my Instagram feed</a>).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I characterized this personal making goal as "selfish" in my newsletter, and I suppose to an extent it is. However, it has a lot more to do with my desire to have the clothes I really want in a way that fuels my own ethical stance. If I claim to care about the environment, then I must be willing to ditch fast fashion. Full stop. If everyone just made <i>one thing for their wardrobe</i>, they would have not only new-found respect for all garment workers, the vast majority of whom work in sub-standard and dangerous conditions for poverty wages, but they <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/fashion/will-fast-fashion-end-48036994" target="_blank">would be far less likely to throw away their clothes after only a few wearings</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Now, you know I always want maker company, so this goal also has a community maker component to it. In order to celebrate my designs and yarns this anniversary year, I have devised a wee, yet clever, <a href="https://voiedevie.bigcartel.com/product/2021-anniversary-yarn-design-club" target="_blank">anniversary yarn + design club</a>. For the next 10 months (beginning in February), club members will receive either yarn or a Voie de Vie design download. There are two months in which members will receive yarn; the remaining 8 months a pre-determined pattern. There's more detailed information at the club sign-up in my online store, but this is a natural extension of several prizes I donated during the most recent Indie Design Gift-a-long and Fasten Off Yarn-a-long. Rest assured, there will also be fun surprises, not to mention quarterly prizes! So, for an average price of less than $9 a month, a maker can get all kinds of making gratification for almost the remainder of the year! Slots are limited, however, because everything I do here at chez Voie de Vie has a personal component to it, and that will not be sacrificed, but instead celebrated (!) along with my creative anniversary. (also, there is no shipping charge on any domestic U.S. participants who sign up between now and the end of February). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There will be ongoing posts about all this not only in my Ravelry group, but also on my Instagram feed (because I want no maker to feel left out or ignored, the monthly festivities will be ongoing in both places). I hope to see you in the maker mix ... and wish me luck on my wardrobe-making goal. I am gonna need it.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://voiedevie.bigcartel.com/product/2021-anniversary-yarn-design-club" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="1456" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5GrogggMZwdv_6smQygTT4FzCWy7fcOajUh7wW_E8SIXpOIvx95dRs7KiGa9eg8Pkf9_P9yHUC3gWktNgcvPnXyeQbrgqWQD9uIIXg9NtJYpVfGg9hG8Gddy3eUxDr-EvVj-JPyiLruH/w400-h50/10+year+anniversary+Banner+Ad+1+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-59663580567101585352021-01-25T10:00:00.000-08:002021-01-25T10:00:05.802-08:00A Year of Anniversaries<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjy2UaYGGEkIburuNPSKp_9S8uZ8cytT8HUBhpM4OJzWKsvuk72cnXtjOHMCreur_O8jQdyJkjW9qdsN7GZkDHytUmBf0AOgkBMKb7YlNr-1pGA2_h3aniX_ttb-pD8EPaf13zZnmdqgy/s2048/10+year+anniversary+art+copy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1882" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjy2UaYGGEkIburuNPSKp_9S8uZ8cytT8HUBhpM4OJzWKsvuk72cnXtjOHMCreur_O8jQdyJkjW9qdsN7GZkDHytUmBf0AOgkBMKb7YlNr-1pGA2_h3aniX_ttb-pD8EPaf13zZnmdqgy/w368-h400/10+year+anniversary+art+copy.jpg" width="368" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;">Voie de Vie anniversary original art, (c) 2021. <br />Mixed media with digital elements.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">It is, amazingly, a new year - 2021!!!! While I usually take the first few weeks off at the beginning of the year to recharge and renew, the beginning of this year has been slightly different. While I have had an only limited presence on social media, it has been a far cry from restful. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Nevertheless, I am so excited to finally fill everyone in on this most momentous of years - 2021 marks ten years I've been creating! I am absolutely blown away by this, truth be told. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">While there will be much more to write about in connection with the anniversary, I must mention the blog - I've been writing consistently on it for the last decade. That is <i>unbelievable</i>. Fittingly, <a href="https://voiedevie.blogspot.com/2011/01/and-in-beginning.html" target="_blank">this 1/1/2011 post</a> fairly sums things up - a painting, a book, and a shawl. While I may have fallen for cowls over shawls, more writing and less reading, and hand-painting/dyeing yarn to painting on canvas (although I still do that!), there has been a clear theme over the last 10 years - creativity and making. It's something I cherish and <i>never</i> take for granted.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This year also marks a different anniversary for me - it's also the fifth season I will be curating/coordinating a summer Progress, Hope, & Happiness collection, complete with, as always, a making event. </span></p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKceGSgprO7/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKceGSgprO7/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 0; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="align-items: center; 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line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKceGSgprO7/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Voie de Vie (@denisevoiedevie)</a><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"> </span></p></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I still cannot believe how far I have traveled along this creative path - from my first designs in the <a href="https://voiedevie.blogspot.com/2011/10/pattern-excitement-this-fee-fiber-fo.html" target="_blank">2011 VKLlive/Los Angeles fashion</a> show, to starting <a href="https://voiedevie.blogspot.com/2020/09/its-finally-here-my-new-line-of-hand.html" target="_blank">my own line of hand-dyed yarns</a>, with just shy of 150 designs and over 560 blog posts in between, it's been quite a ride. The handknit and crochet business has changed dramatically over the last decade (and so much over the last 2+ years as to be almost unrecognizable), and through it all I have weathered every twist and turn. I have learned a lot about the people in this industry and, equally, a lot about myself in the process. I am so proud of my ability to still be standing, with my own voice still firmly in tact, in this my 10th creative year. There is no doubt that there are more popular designers out there - but popularity for its own sake has never been my aim. To paraphrase Thoreau - we only hit what we aim for; in my case, that aim has been a small, authentically-me business of which I can be proud. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I will have much more to write about and announce during this very special anniversary year, so I hope you will join me in this 12-month celebration. My maternal grandmere, a New England textile worker, is definitely smiling down on me with that smug I-told-you-so smile. Ok, meme, you had me pegged all along. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoE1Zfvwk6BZ9e8z8OwuOu76LDIAKqF2K5WgMTlLeTQ5hXkvRvExF9Fgs5trwc_6Pj_AH9KV6sJmT8W71Zq-TguXW8H3SlVjJ1ihatPdc8DHRPC8km4xnmGuBrjcrlukWvDDk2eE9w-NNo/s1456/Voie+de+Vie+yarn+banner+-+September+2020+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="1456" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoE1Zfvwk6BZ9e8z8OwuOu76LDIAKqF2K5WgMTlLeTQ5hXkvRvExF9Fgs5trwc_6Pj_AH9KV6sJmT8W71Zq-TguXW8H3SlVjJ1ihatPdc8DHRPC8km4xnmGuBrjcrlukWvDDk2eE9w-NNo/w400-h50/Voie+de+Vie+yarn+banner+-+September+2020+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;">Visit the Voie de Vie <a href="https://voiedevie.bigcartel.com/category/hand-dyed-yarn" target="_blank">online yarn store</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p> </p> <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-17498541317274410682020-12-24T14:08:00.000-08:002020-12-24T14:08:49.829-08:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvqZL3cbGOrm7TLkU2leat57LBJIsulKijJzCVsxm4WMXzCqDf7q0eTFiuSCcpgtyzswzrb_1Jhs6SFXHPxD9FZBNeW-GJhZOCIP9vERuq9otyeKxmdGxFormKq-nV5JR1XZaZjpEZBSF/s1470/IMG_20201224_132959a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1470" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvqZL3cbGOrm7TLkU2leat57LBJIsulKijJzCVsxm4WMXzCqDf7q0eTFiuSCcpgtyzswzrb_1Jhs6SFXHPxD9FZBNeW-GJhZOCIP9vERuq9otyeKxmdGxFormKq-nV5JR1XZaZjpEZBSF/w475-h344/IMG_20201224_132959a.jpg" width="475" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Please find all the light and joy this holiday season. Pause for a moment and let your heart find the renewing peace that has seemed so elusive in 2020. From my home to yours - may the stillness of the winter solstice show you all that will be possible.</span></p>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-88927824766075960342020-11-22T15:10:00.000-08:002020-11-22T15:10:00.673-08:00'Tis the Very Best Season<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkZoFT8vutnDHEnuzb6rMCZlyCXProy9lcpY4UfwxlNzSEz65GUHPJhr9HRMJM7fFE845glvmR4T-JodcKXrQ9WyMX1VcUL_aUBbSNjpVddvna29KOMQ0xpCsOq8cbhjtGfYU0uw515w0/s500/GAL+sign-up+placemarker+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkZoFT8vutnDHEnuzb6rMCZlyCXProy9lcpY4UfwxlNzSEz65GUHPJhr9HRMJM7fFE845glvmR4T-JodcKXrQ9WyMX1VcUL_aUBbSNjpVddvna29KOMQ0xpCsOq8cbhjtGfYU0uw515w0/s320/GAL+sign-up+placemarker+copy.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">It is, almost (finally), gift-making season! It's been every *other* season, for ... like ... ever, and none of them good. To have survived and made it to actually be able to make gifts - well, that alone feels like a supreme feat.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Yet, this is 2020, so things will not be quite the same this year as in previous years. I have, for the last seven years, been a participating designer in the Ravelry-based Indie Designer Gift-a-long, and this year will be the same, I am happy to announce. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">However, because Ravelry instituted its most bungled site update in June, virtually eliminating accessibility for a critical amount of its users, I will *also* be a participating designer in a brand new event - the Fasten Off Yarn-a-long (Fasten Off YAL 2020), created by a few Ravelry users that either cannot - or won't, in solidarity - have the ability to access Ravelry for this year's GAL. It will be a smaller event, to be certain, but will incorporate most of the same features as the GAL - a community of makers celebrating indie designs and making things for others, with the possibility of winning prizes and generally creating community.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcn6p6nDGZPzImhlS5ewmDWxbDMolQNu7mDNXkDKr7KfjYPMfXDocP3dhUxi0YCULJcbDS3n-hqCswXtMKiLKF6eAg0Cm_DfREHLvojH-uVFhRFYR3OoKb1sZJwgEOduAWiuP-8rXjC8CF/s847/isolated+heart+GAL+ravatar+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="847" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcn6p6nDGZPzImhlS5ewmDWxbDMolQNu7mDNXkDKr7KfjYPMfXDocP3dhUxi0YCULJcbDS3n-hqCswXtMKiLKF6eAg0Cm_DfREHLvojH-uVFhRFYR3OoKb1sZJwgEOduAWiuP-8rXjC8CF/w200-h151/isolated+heart+GAL+ravatar+copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I must admit, I am sorely bummed that Ravelry has put the maker community in this position. Its insufficient (and many would argue non-existent) response to the site upgrade, since June (!), has left a whole subsection of its former users feeling unappreciated, not listened to, and all but ignored. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It, however, has exacerbated the position in which we now find ourselves. Because the Indie GAL is so entrenched (going on eight years), it feels that it needs to now differentiate itself from the new kid on the block. While not completely dissing the Fasten Off YAL, it's been made clear that all of us who actively promote the GAL must only use GAL hashtags in social media posts, and relegate the use of Fasten Off's hashtags in *separate* posts on social media. Oh, just le sigh. Haven't we learned anything from this separate but equal treatment? I hope that the need for a separate gift-making event might eventually go away (pie-in-the-sky hope that might be), but in the meantime, both events are virtually identical, just the forum that hosts discussion is different (Ravelry vs. Discord). Why not join forces, or at least allow both events' respective hashtags in the same social media post? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm old enough to remember another GAL kerfuffle, which <a href="https://voiedevie.blogspot.com/2017/11/an-open-gifty-letter-to-mason-dixon.html">I posted about here in 2017.</a> I am still advocating for cooperation over competition, and given the reasons behind the need for an alternate gift-making event, cooperation is far more in order than back in 2017. Hasn't the hand-knit and crochet industry's contraction and almost complete transformation in the last two years shown us that we compete at our peril? Hasn't the last nine months of extreme pandemic life, coupled with the current rampant spike in the virus, also shown us that we are all so incredibly interconnected? How come I feel like I keep banging my head against the same damn brick wall?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I am leaving you, my dear readers, with the look book from the current capsule collection I just released. A few of the designs, I am happy to report, highlight my new line of hand-painted and dyed yarns. I have a lot to be thankful for this year - my good health for the last nine months at the top of the list, along with the interactions I have had with my fellow indie designers via the GAL as well as the happiness make-a-longs during the past four summers. We are going to see the other side of all of this. Let's bring some color, light, and good spirit into the end of this year, ok?</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofaCz7_hyjwMUBVwvRwE9ttKjLOdfet52rECbrzONojIDpyUSktPaeCWO9e3F34iY1a1_gMHovuhp35Z_ec05_V0eElJZaY30FX3ilEsC__elydxILgpe0taQxK-jyRr1IsuVRvSjHZhN/s528/e-book+cover+Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="495" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofaCz7_hyjwMUBVwvRwE9ttKjLOdfet52rECbrzONojIDpyUSktPaeCWO9e3F34iY1a1_gMHovuhp35Z_ec05_V0eElJZaY30FX3ilEsC__elydxILgpe0taQxK-jyRr1IsuVRvSjHZhN/w375-h400/e-book+cover+Capture.JPG" width="375" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://issuu.com/voiedevie/docs/collection_look_book" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">2020 Capsule Collection look-book linky</span></a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-42643041213666102162020-09-11T02:00:00.000-07:002020-09-11T02:00:02.487-07:00It's Finally Here - My New Line of Hand-Dyed Yarns!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My crafty friends, it is finally <i>the</i> day. In the midst of pandemic life, on the anniversary of 9/11, in the face of all the racial inequity, and despite the fact that half of the West seems to literally be on fire, I am saying yes to hope - one glorious color at a time - and am ready to launch my new line of hand painted/dyed yarns!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This really started over the summer with the soft launch of 6 new colorways on two bases for our fourth year of the Progress, Hope, and Happiness collection and MAL (make-a-long for any new readers to this blog and yarny life generally). Those six colorways were well received by both makers and designers, several of which used some of the colorways in their own designs and projects.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5gwTZ9xh23mbR6sbwC41gSf9XixnhR9RCpFqowUKJIrgsCzmdH4PLkl5Lk184-uemWPizvEsMHj97Q-N86I7Kjw5CodO0Z7ZzldsdSH4DzhiHXUZqMEyREsqcfM2pKecEdI1xB6I1Q2F/s1600/IMG_2450a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1600" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5gwTZ9xh23mbR6sbwC41gSf9XixnhR9RCpFqowUKJIrgsCzmdH4PLkl5Lk184-uemWPizvEsMHj97Q-N86I7Kjw5CodO0Z7ZzldsdSH4DzhiHXUZqMEyREsqcfM2pKecEdI1xB6I1Q2F/s400/IMG_2450a.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be able to reveal all this gorgeous color. Over these last few months I have learned a lot - not only about color and technique, but also about the bases I want to work with, the materials that are working for me and fit with my ethos and approach, and how these colorways can inspire and transform my own designing life (because you know I ain't giving that up, my making friends). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course, bumps will still be occurring because of the pandemic (a base that I love is currently on deep back order, so I will be going to Plan B in the intervening weeks), and I am still developing a few more new colorways for later in the year - but that is par for the course. All I can do is look at all that color and grin from ear to ear - the sight fills me with so much flippin' joy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I will have a small collection of designs of my own to reveal next week that will help to launch the Voie de Vie line of yarns - and I am also fairly excited about that, too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, if you'd like to ooh and aah over the 15 colorways in the yarn line so far, or make a wee purchase, <a href="https://voiedevie.bigcartel.com/category/hand-dyed-yarn" target="_blank">head on over to my Big Cartel shop.</a> A word about the online shop: the yarn is organized by colorway, and bases that are currently available for each colorway are listed under each individual color. Big Cartel is a little quirky in that it shows the yarn price for the first base listed (or available) for each colorway. Not all colorways will be on all bases, and all bases are different prices. So, basically, read carefully about each base within each colorway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Taking my 15 minutes of happy dance fun - those colors are ... like ... so wow!!! Take that, my quarantining friends.</span><br />
<br />Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-34600722279692032842020-09-05T13:11:00.000-07:002020-09-05T13:11:44.047-07:00On Unsung Veterans and Labor<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have only managed to mark the Labor Day holiday </span><a data-original-attrs="{"data-original-href":"https://voiedevie.blogspot.com/search/label/Labor%20Day","style":"","target":"_blank"}" href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/6731089319669955573/6509378506357208907#" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">twice here on the blog</a><span data-keep-original-tag="false" data-original-attrs="{"style":""}" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I expect it is a weekend during which I attempt to not labor. However, given the current disheartening conversations surrounding U.S. military veterans, combined with how we all are re-conceiving our notions of what constitutes essential labor in these pandemic times, I wanted to share some details of the life of one of our first females of flight, Jacqueline Cochran. This is excerpted and re-edited from two different chapters in my first self-published book, </span><i data-original-attrs="{"style":""}" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leather, Lace, Grit & Grace.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For all her inconsistency, Jacqueline Cochran (born Bessie Pittman in the Florida panhandle) represents the rags-to-riches story that America just loves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackie grew up poor, with no indoor running water or toilet, and knew she wanted more. She wed a young salesman in 1920, had a baby the next year, and then proceeded to leave the upbringing of her child to her parents as she left Florida to start her career.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackie eventually landed in New York and, over dinner one night in 1932, she not only met her second husband, but also found someone willing to bankroll her next business venture (cosmetics), as well as flying lessons. Soon she was flying for both sport and business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A mere six years later, during which Jackie lived through the disappearance of Amelia Earhart (her best friend among female pilots of the day), she went on to win the Harmon Trophy for best female pilot after beating all the male pilots in a transcontinental race. In case anyone thought it a fluke, Jackie went on to win the Harmon trophy a second year in a row, thus solidifying her position as "first lady of the airlanes."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soon after, WWII broke out, and Jackie went on to head the WASP program - the Women's Airforce Service Pilots. Conceived as a way to get male pilots to train on the B-29 bomber after one of Boeing's best test pilots died during the bomber's testing phase, the WASPs went on not only to train men, but to also fly every type of plane the military used during WWII. WASPs logged more than 60 million miles in the air, 38 women lost their lives flying planes during WWII, and despite Jackie's impassioned efforts to save the WASP program, it was shut down in 1944. These female pilots never received the military status they so rightly, and still do, deserve.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her second husband's wealth has (as some commentators have noted) overshadowed Jackie's own business acumen, but she went on to be twice named Associated Press's "Woman of the Year in Business," based on her lucrative cosmetics industry career. Jackie fought hard on behalf of her fellow WASPs, many of which she personally recruited for the program. I expect if Jackie was around today, she would be labelled "ambitious." I also expect she herself would own that label. Ambition and ethics need not be mutually exclusive - Jackie gave selflessly to a program that has yet to be formally recognized by the military.</span></div>
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Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-78836277290431299682020-06-12T11:16:00.000-07:002020-06-12T11:16:11.614-07:00Getting Ready for a Collection Launch In This Most Amazing Time<font face="arial"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzic92PC0CmUt4yD5ZkESaFsusCCv2Qv_m5Ob9pIFCRJcZFpGQuSsRU1B8VVJ3oJCBJYuhzMtSmvKZzXuP4_mRrmoAnEBbe6t8sRNMYLEPRCZ0f0ghCpVeq9ZUXBeskVctYr_KpsOg4R1/s487/Retooled+Poster+Capture.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="403" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzic92PC0CmUt4yD5ZkESaFsusCCv2Qv_m5Ob9pIFCRJcZFpGQuSsRU1B8VVJ3oJCBJYuhzMtSmvKZzXuP4_mRrmoAnEBbe6t8sRNMYLEPRCZ0f0ghCpVeq9ZUXBeskVctYr_KpsOg4R1/s320/Retooled+Poster+Capture.JPG" /></a></div>I have been working <a href="http://voiedevie.blogspot.com/2020/01/and-another-new-year-begins.html" target="_blank">since the beginning of the year</a> on this year's Progress, Hope, & Happiness collection which will, all forces willing, launch June 26 - two Fridays from now. To say it has been a roller coaster of a ride would be an understatement; what has been my saving grace is coordinating and working alongside an impressive group of indie dyers and designers.</font><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Of course we all know about COVID-19 and our world-wide lockdown. What many may not know is that the lockdown affected mail ... well, ok, at least I did not, until I and another dyer tried sending yarn support around the world. For both of us, packages either just flat-out did not arrive, or it took, literally, months for the designers to receive.</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Then, one of our indie designers actually contracted the virus and in the whirlwind hospitalization and isolation, could not let any of us know. While I am so glad to report she is out of the hospital, out of home quarantine post-hospitalization, and now back with her family, she is still catching up on her designing schedule. To add insult to injury, that same designer also, in the last two weeks, had a major death in the family.</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Of course, our initial focus - Tokyo - was chosen because of it's Olympic world stage. Yes, and we all know what happened to that.</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">And, since all roller coaster rides must rise after a death-defying drop, one of our indie dyers also <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CA2hXqYpKRc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">gave birth to a beautiful baby girl!</a> Mom and child are doing fine, now.</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Through all of this (and the behind the scenes logistics have been super busy this year), I have managed to start <a href="https://www.instagram.com/progresshopehappiness/" target="_blank">a new Instagram feed</a> just for the Progress, Hope, & Happiness collection, complete with a spiffy new Linktree that contains links to all of the past collections (if you'd like to go down indie dyer + designer lane), coordinate designers and dyers from around the world, including two new-to-the-collections' designers (from New Zealand and Canada, respectively), start my own small indie dyer business (the soft opening of the yarns which can be viewed and purchased <a href="https://voiedevie.bigcartel.com/category/hand-dyed-yarn" target="_blank">here in my online Big Cartel shop</a> - it's soft because I will still be adding bases between now and collection launch, and then colorways are limited to my first six), all while working on my own knit and crochet designs for the collection, using both my yarns as well as one of my fellow indie dyer's yarns.</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">When I say that I can see the finish line and it feels incredible, I am not kidding! However, to work alongside such an incredible group of dyers and designers has truly been life-affirming. Since one of this year's designers also happens to be black, it has been my privilege to center her experiences and words (as well as other black designers and crafters) over the last few weeks. It goes without saying (and should be evident to anyone who has read and followed this blog for any length of time) that I stand with black lives - they have always mattered. Full stop.</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">In case anyone should doubt the ability of a group of women to come together and just slay a project, let me put that doubt permanently to rest. I am so grateful for this group of independent and creative minds who have provided critical and valuable input throughout this collection's process. I hope I have created an environment that lets them know that when they speak up, I listen and make adjustments accordingly. 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That, and clicking the Insta love buttons on any of this year's dyers" new colorways with our #happinessmakealong2020 hashtag, is all you need to do in order to be in on a great yarn prize! #crochetersaroundtheworld #knittersofravelry #knittersaroundtheworld #crochetinspiration #blackgirlscraft #blackgirlsknit #blackgirlscrochet</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/progresshopehappiness/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" target="_blank"> Denise Voie de Vie</a> (@progresshopehappiness) on <time datetime="2020-06-11T00:36:13+00:00" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jun 10, 2020 at 5:36pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Right now we have a prize challenge going on Instagram - click through to the above post, start clicking some love for our dyers' yarns, and definitely make certain you follow the collection's feed as well as join our <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/happiness-make-a-long" target="_blank">Ravelry group</a>! I hope you will take these next two weeks and follow as our designers complete their behind-the-scenes efforts and our dyers' launch their amazing new colorways created specifically for this collection. </font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In a world that is going through so much upheaval, loss, and grief, this creative endeavor, and these creative designers and dyers, have been a real bright spot for me, and I thank my lucky stars its been here.</span> </div>
Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-67793060774520573062020-03-21T16:20:00.000-07:002020-03-21T16:20:19.058-07:00A Little Dusty But Not Forgotten<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, my making and artistic friends, it's been a while since I have written a blog post, and by the looks of the few spam remarks I have received (and now deleted), it seems I need to start paying more attention. I sigh, because, like, why???? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In any event, I have been extremely busy since ... well ... like fall of last year, and then COVID-19 hit and while I am still busy, the forced physical distancing has actually provided an opportunity for me to now catch up on my social media. If this is the way to communicate with others at the moment, then I will make the most of it, as I have been attempting to do with this blog for many years now.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9xKXkPJkFp/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Ok, if we are gonna be social distancing for the next 10 days or so, then I am gonna make myself something. I have wanted to make a Tweedy Origami Cardi for myself since I published the design + pattern in 2018, so carpe design and making diem! I am loving this @lionbrandyarn Re-Tweed olive drab colorway. I have so many other design tasks I am trying to complete, but my wardrobe is crying out for something new. I'll keep you posted on how this develops. #crochetinspiration #crochetersaroundtheworld #indiedesigners #diywardrobe</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope everyone is busily working on a project that brings them joy, in an environment that is healthy, with enough snacks to keep it all interesting. I know the news makes it seem like we will never get through this, but we will. When we do, all the makers and artists are going to re-enter the world with a force, just everyone wait. Even now, as I write this, artists are taking to social media in unprecedented and unique ways. This pandemic is forcing us to re-evaluate what is (and indeed who are) societally important. I hope we learn this lesson well and deeply. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Peace out (and d.on't hoard the toilet paper, man!).</span>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-91977149263452056542020-01-20T18:42:00.000-08:002020-01-20T18:42:56.332-08:00Another Day "On" is Marked<div style="text-align: center;">
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Amtrak has reversed course — at least partly — on its plan to charge two wheelchair users $25,000 for a two-hour train ride that usually costs $16.<br /><br />Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said she will ask the company's CEO to meet with her to discuss its policies. <a href="https://t.co/hQTieJrtvn">https://t.co/hQTieJrtvn</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I never take my privilege for granted. I was involved in a service project today, and it filled me with happiness to see so many showing up in my community (many with their small children in tow) to mark all that MLK, Jr.'s work stood for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, as Bernice King talked about today, it cannot only be about just one day, right? I have been involved in a long-term service project, and trust me when I tell you it is difficult to show up every day and do emotionally difficult work, but I do so precisely because it is difficult, despite my white, cisgendered privilege (though, as a female, gender equity remains unfinished business, but that's for another day). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope each of you commemorated today in a way most relevant for you. Never take your own privilege for granted, yet never give up hope that one day we all will sit in the privileged seat.</span><br />
<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-9284286697277564602020-01-01T18:18:00.000-08:002020-01-01T18:18:41.270-08:00And Another New Year Begins<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everyone, happy new year and bonne année! With this new year, and indeed the beginning of this new decade, I present this year's indie dyer call:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Further visual inspiration for dyers can be found <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/voiedevie/2020-progress-hope-happiness-dyer-call/" target="_blank">on this Pinterest board.</a> If there are any additional questions, do feel free to check out the appropriate Ravelry thread in the D+D Summer Fun swap group.</span></div>
<br />Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-57834223742549870602019-12-24T13:14:00.000-08:002019-12-24T13:14:07.261-08:00Season's Greetings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-40236003295953700332019-12-07T17:45:00.000-08:002019-12-08T04:25:46.979-08:00Some Thoughts on Light and Generosity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAnOnyhJZlW1XroRtypN44j1N25waTzMN_OPiyrEQN68SAS2m2Mwlwm8zpoSMYIOJlbaSiaqtR1Tf-1FQ1UnCS-T3Usrq5irhtEJe_2rqgD_3m09Ppmsn1pYNc0OJls72jk_BH0rwsTg2/s1600/GAL+placeholder+graphic+2+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAnOnyhJZlW1XroRtypN44j1N25waTzMN_OPiyrEQN68SAS2m2Mwlwm8zpoSMYIOJlbaSiaqtR1Tf-1FQ1UnCS-T3Usrq5irhtEJe_2rqgD_3m09Ppmsn1pYNc0OJls72jk_BH0rwsTg2/s320/GAL+placeholder+graphic+2+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you look at many past Decembers' respective posts here on the blog, you'll see a fairly consistent theme: light and gifts (and giving in general). Since this is <i>the</i> time of year for both of those themes, this is not so surprising.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VsGDjOLddMCJ7N3PxAKcb9og_E-LKC1KwEEPwjBW2NYuaiQyCWvQKPir8zM9huXC2GE0i8XTNP-gB03GFnJxzKt7XtW-y8RYDEIoJFlUCGj21n-bBvBZauAe75moQCr1bypdYA-mpcEr/s1600/2018+GAL+bundle+cover+visual+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VsGDjOLddMCJ7N3PxAKcb9og_E-LKC1KwEEPwjBW2NYuaiQyCWvQKPir8zM9huXC2GE0i8XTNP-gB03GFnJxzKt7XtW-y8RYDEIoJFlUCGj21n-bBvBZauAe75moQCr1bypdYA-mpcEr/s320/2018+GAL+bundle+cover+visual+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is also no secret that I have been intricately involved in the Indie Designer Gift-a-long for the last six years - the first and last year as just a participating designer (this year as well), and the middle years as both a participating designer and a group moderator, which does take up quite a bit of time (and to put it in some perspective for you: this year there are over 13,860 members in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/indie-design-gift-a-long" target="_blank">Ravelry's Indie Designer Gift-a-long group</a> who have, collectively since November 26th at 8:00 pm EST when the GAL began, finished 490 projects - or on average since the end of the day yesterday, approximately 44 gifts per day. I know I personally have 3 ongoing projects in the GAL, two of which are gifts for others with deadlines, so the gift-making onslaught will only intensify over the next few weeks). To say this has become a DIY phenomenon is putting it mildly.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQi_VxRYHCWJxE5S0G_xQpCAYukkKahiaIdM4kajTlgL14W_N4CjaqnWtobYd68Y37r6kBJB1N7NHwe5819hzwraTRe7fNI439dpotfGDe1uEOcmXWwZi34l2pK1__uEU11whCf7Yrp3tq/s1600/GAL+placekeeper+visual+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQi_VxRYHCWJxE5S0G_xQpCAYukkKahiaIdM4kajTlgL14W_N4CjaqnWtobYd68Y37r6kBJB1N7NHwe5819hzwraTRe7fNI439dpotfGDe1uEOcmXWwZi34l2pK1__uEU11whCf7Yrp3tq/s320/GAL+placekeeper+visual+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are a few reasons why it has consistently grown over the last seven years - the general spirit of giving among makers, the ability of makers to interact freely with designers (many of whom also now, as a new tradition, make some number of their own gifts during the Gift-a-long and allow themselves this time to make other designers' designs, which is a real treat), and the ability of indie designers to come together one time during the year and support each other in a spirit of good will and professional camaraderie. In fact, in the words of the GAL's main administrator from just this year,</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> " ... </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "lucida sans unicode" , "lucida grande" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I want to reiterate that the spirit of the GAL is about promoting your fellow participating designers and not your own work."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The bullying designer's take: since she did not view her design business as charity, and Giving Tuesday was all about giving to charity, she would greatly appreciate if I did not view her business in that light. My, my, my - a tad touchy, perhaps? While I certainly do not view my design business in a charity light, I do very much view my business in deeply personal terms - personal to me, and personal to all those who choose to purchase my designs and support my efforts. My following is small, but very, very loyal - and I take some satisfaction in the fact that over the last many years, I have gotten to know many of those who make projects from my designs on a personal basis. I really had to shake my head at the source of the criticism, because the designer in question </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">has only published 3 new designs since 2017, while I have published over 30, both independently and via third party publishers of all sorts, despite all kinds of personal challenges. I will leave it to you, dear reader, to determine who is taking their design business more seriously.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">When this online chastising occurred, I thought it might be good to do some digging on Giving Tuesday and the impulse behind its creation. Started by New York City's 92nd Street Y in 2012, it is "a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world." Furthermore, </span><a href="https://www.givingtuesday.org/about" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">the non-profit's site</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> goes on to state:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Honestly, though Giving Tuesday may have morphed into a day which many now give to charities, its initial spirit is (I would argue) exactly in line with the spirit of the GAL. I'd go even farther in suggesting that, given the amazing number of makers and participating designers, the GAL is continuing to create a new ritual that connects the making community via generosity of all sorts, <i>precisely </i>what the Giving Tuesday founders had in mind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am going to continue to do what I have always done: support my fellow indie designers during the GAL through purchases, making, and social media exposure of my completed projects. (I actually bought a record number of patterns this year - 14, and all with sales derived from my own designs, I am happy to report.) I sincerely hope the GAL administrator might see the light of and generous spirit in my request, and include Giving Tuesday in all subsequent GAL kick-off sale weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And, of course, I will still be publishing (and selling for potential profit) my own designs ... no matter what. </span>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731089319669955573.post-26937312030215588602019-11-26T17:20:00.000-08:002019-12-10T09:11:02.520-08:00And The 2019 Indie Designer Gift-a-long Begins!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just two days before U.S. Thanksgiving, yet we have so much to be thankful for right now - the Indie GAL has now officially kicked off for 2019 with the opening week sale!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">More importantly, this is year seven of this gift-making-palooza, and so many participants look forward to these five weeks of making. There is such a sense of camaraderie, it truly is a wonderfully joyous event.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope everyone will consider shopping the sale (and just head over to <a href="http://ravelry.com/">Ravelry.com</a> and sign in - you cannot get out of the way of all the GAL activity) - not only will you be supporting independent designers and design, you'll also be doing good for the planet. Instant downloads = virtually no carbon footprint, no boxes or bags to think about disposing. This is one online alternative you can feel good about, and then make a gift for someone else and make them feel good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finally, to provide everyone with a little visual appetite-whetting, I have once again curated a <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/voiedevie/2019-voie-de-vie-curated-indie-gal-designs/" target="_blank">Pinterest board </a>of almost all 280-some-odd designers' patterns on sale for the next week. While all of mine are sprinkled throughout the board, there are over 400 pins, so there should be something for everyone on your gift-making-worthy list. For all my designing friends - if you, by some small chance, do not see any of your designs on the board, it is because as of last night, you still had not revealed your sale bundle. There were only a few in that boat, so I am confident I still caught some of the best of this year's new GAL-eligible designs. Again, wait until you see the board - it is quite astonishingly lovely. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So much talent - enjoy all the gift-making!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh, my maker friends, it is that time of the year - November! Time for all the best food, best drink, and - most importantly - best making. It is a time we get ready for the annual gift-making-palooza known as the Indie GAL (and I am all ready to sign up once again as a participating designer), as well as perhaps make a thing or two or five for our very selves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the spirit of the last suggestion, I am hosting a fun CAL on my Instagram account for my latest design, featured in the December issue of Crochet Magazine - the Frosted Berries Shawl. Since this shawl was a collaboration between myself (the design) and Crochet Magazine's editor, Jackie Daugherty (the hand-dyed yarn), we are teaming up for this Instagram CAL. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I will be, starting today, November 13th, posting weekly Wednesday updates, tips, and answering any questions makers have about the design. Crochet Magazine will be providing some prizes, the first of which will be given away right off the bat - an electronic copy of the magazine to one lucky winner. See the deets below and link to the post:</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B4z5CbVp-q9/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Attention all my crafty maker friends! I am so thrilled to announce a festive maker a-long right here in my Instagram space. We will be working up my design, the Frosted Berries Shawl, made with hand-dyed yarn - thanks Jackie Daugherty, editor of @crochetworldmag - and featured in its current December issue. This shawl is so warm and cozy compliments of @berrocoyarn's Ultra Alpaca - it is the perfect project to work up during these upcoming cold winter evenings (and yes, the snow has already started to fall in some places!). * * To kick things off, I will be giving away a digital copy of the December issue of Crochet World Magazine to a lucky winner who wants to (hopefully) join us in our merry maker event. To be eligible, simply leave a comment on this post with potential color combinations you would use in your own Frosted Berries shawl between now and next Tuesday, November 19th, and do make certain you follow this account. I will pick and announce a winmer next Wednesday, November 20th, from all of the unique original comments received. (and this giveaway is not affiliated in any way with Instagram) * * Each Wednesday between now and December 18th, I will be here posting my own progress, as well as answer any questions makers might have. This shawl is a fun make, and the edging is technique-rich to keep everyone's interest. At the end of the a-long, I will be giving away two prize packages from all of the finished shawls. I will have more to say on the prizes a little later in the a+long. * * My goal between now and next Wednesday: get my own yarn and dye materials so I can attempt to dye my own yarn! #voiedevie #crochetinspiration #crochetersaroundtheworld #tunisiancrochet #indiedesigner</a></div>
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<script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'll be picking a winner from all unique comments received between now and next Tuesday, November 19th, and I'll make a winning announcement with next Wednesday's Instagram post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope to see some wonderful color combinations from makers out there, so start plotting your color choices. While Jackie dyed the jasmine rice colorway of squishy <a href="http://www.berroco.com/yarns/berroco-ultra-alpaca-natural" target="_blank">Berroco Ultra Alpaca</a>, I am going to try my hand at a little home dying with a different base. Stay tuned for details next week ... as well as how I fare in this, my initial home dyeing foray. </span>Voie de Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.com0