Friday, April 6, 2018

New Website, and Coming Out of My Shell


Well, folks, my fall and winter have been tough. Emotionally, financially, physically, and psychologically. So, I played the hermit. I’ve been quiet.

One specific I’ll share is that I had developed significant right elbow epicondylitis (aka “tennis elbow”) which forced me to rest my arm and not knit and not spin for well over 6 weeks. Torture! At least now all is well, elbow-wise, and I’m happily spinning and knitting again.

It’s time to force myself out of my shell.

Let me share some good news with you. I have a new website!


And a new business email address: stonesockfibers@gmail.com

The back story: My original website was generated though Microsoft Office 360. But last year, they stopped supporting websites. So, I was unable to edit. Maybe you noticed that my list of “Upcoming Events” was woefully out of date. But no more!

With some invaluable help from my friend, Joan Watson. If you are interested in using her skills, check out her website:  www.watsonineedyou.com

Joan has some mad IT skills. She got me using Weebly to generate the website content and format. Weebly basic tools are free, by the way. And she helped move from the old website to the new website. And she helped extricate me from Microsoft. And she helped me deal with domain name issues.

Joan lives in Tucson. I live in northern Michigan. We communicated by phone and email and some other computer ways that I am not informed enough to explain. She made it all work beautifully.

On the Homepage, you will find “buttons” for

Resume: an up to date listing of my recent fiber teaching and publications

Upcoming Events: an up to date listing of places where I will be teaching and/or presenting

Workshops: descriptions of the spinning and knitting workshops that I offer

Gallery: a selection of yarns and knitted projects that I’ve created

Blog: a link to this blog

Contact: a page for contacting me by email 

In addition, on my homepage, you will find a link to my Ravelry knitting patterns.

So, check out my website. I’d love to hear what you think.

4 comments:

  1. Brilliant, am off to check it all out. Well done and good to hear from you!!! I think of you when I do my ever improving long draw :)

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    1. Hi Maja! Thanks for keeping in touch. Long live long draw!

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  2. I'm off to check it out too, and really looking forward to seeing you at Spring Fling. I found, when I had elbow/shoulder problems, that a "boppie" i.e. a nursing mother's cushion, was very helpful. It's like a large semi-circular cushion that sits on your lap and supports your arms when knitting. Pippa

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    1. Hey Pippa! Fortunately I did not get epicondylitis from knitting/spinning. More from stacking wood in a big hurry.

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