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Monday, June 29, 2009

Belated Blogiversary Celebration

Whoops! I missed the actual date by a few weeks. Needless to say, the beginning of the month was a blur but things are finally starting to settle down. So June 6, 2004 was the first time I posted in Bloglandia and that first post brought me headlong into the wonderful world of knitting, spinning and the people who inhabit it. I've made some wonderful "real" world friends, learned advance techniques, gotten tips for practically everything and tripped into spinning, dyeing and most recently weaving.

Speaking of weaving, here are a few pics of my first "real" planned project - a wrap - off the loom. Twas a success!

New weaving project on the loom

Jubilee Woven Wrap

Finished Woven Jubilee Wrap

Jubilee Wrap and me

So how am I celebrating my blogiversary? With a little happy dance and another first - I'm PUBLISHED!!! I've been waiting and waiting for my copy of Feltique to arrive from the publisher and it finally arrived.



It just didn't feel real until I had it in my hot little hands. Guess what's on the first page of the book? One of my little felted fortune cookies - SQUEEEE!

Felted Fortune Cookie - Feltique pattern

The fortune cookie pattern is on page 99.

Felted Fortune Cookies - Feltique Pattern

I also wrote a pattern for a felted floppy flyer (pretty much a felted frisbee but because of copyright issues, we couldn't call it that) that's on page 105.

Floppy Flying Disk - Feltique pattern

Feltique is FABULOUS! I love the variety of felting techniques that you can find in this one book and how visually appealing it is. I love books that not only show you the finished product but also shows you how to construct the project. This book is one that I will carefully study and toy with for years to come. I'm so very honored to have been asked to be a part of this beautiful book.

I can't begin to tell you how many hours Nikola and Brookelynn worked with me to tweek the pattern, mailing samples back and forth and fine tuning the technical info. Now multiply that times 18 different fiber artists. That takes dedication. The entire process took nearly two years from start to finish. I must say that I'll never pick up a knitting/craft book and look at it the same way again, knowing now how much time, blood, sweat and tears goes into every picture and project.

If you want to see more of Feltique, please visit the website or check out the Craftzine feature that Brookelynn did on several of the contributors (I'm featured HERE).

Thanks for letting me have a little virtual party here on my blog. My family and non-knitting friends don't "get" it. I'd kinda hoped that being published might validate my craft but they still think I'm on the nutty side with regards to fiber arts. Oh well, guess I'm in good company :)

9 comments:

emmy said...

How VERY exciting for you Tanya!! I feel very honored to know you- An actual "published" person.

Let's party on!!! Cuz you know I "get" it. I have loved that fortune cookie from the very first time that you posted it on your blog.

Happy Belated Blogaversary.
emmy

Nikki said...

PAR-TAY!!!!! Congrats on both the blogiversary, the beautiful woven wrap AND being published...

and I can say "I knew her when..." :D

Robin said...

AWESOME! Can I have your autograph now before you get too famous...then you won't remember my name!
Happy Blogiversary...and that stole is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I am SO getting a copy of that book and making you autograph it. That rocks!
And what a beautiful wrap. Exciting times!

Nana Sadie said...

You're definitely in good company, and I'm just so excited for you!! Published! Oh WOW!
(((hugs)))

Anonymous said...

I am sooooooooooo proud of you!!!! All my love, c

Maria said...

I just found you through your felted cookies on Ravelry! Congratulations on being published! What a great feeling that must be for you!
And the wrap is beautiful! The color looks fantastic on you!

Unknown said...

How can I get me one of those Muse originals?? :) happy blogiversary...I remember KR Secret Pal...how lucky did we get?
xo love

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