Cosy studio time 🍂 New projects

[@millar6070]

Hi from Andrew, With greatest respect, Go take a week off and see your grandchild. When I've got time, I find your videos and binge watching. Always enjoy your simple, incredible project's, you are an incredible weaver. I've got 2 Weaver's I listened to over the years, Mrs Kelly Casanova, Mrs Jane Stafford, Keep up with yarn crafts! 🤓🇦🇺🤓🇦🇺🤓🇦🇺🤓🇦🇺

[@dorym8045]

I really enjoy your ‘chatty’ videos. It is like visiting a friend for a time. It was just right for this morning here as we in North America are racing into summer. I’m coming off a bad day for me physically and hoping to get some exercise in (it keeps me flexible) today. Your video was a pleasant way to start the day. My other favorite activity lately is watching baby goat videos on KZbin with my dog. She loves watching the jumping baby goats. 😂. Keep warm.

[@elizabethsielaff3414]

You take alllll the time you need with that new grandson. You have provided us weavers with a generous quantity (and of the highest quality!) content to keep us learning and creating 😊

[@CheapEngineerCrafts]

What a gorgeous scarf! Idea for quilts - maybe look at traditional quilt patterns for designs you can adapt for your woven fabric. The blocks designs or color ways might make your design process easier.

[@KellyCasanova]

I did do that before I started out with the project, but I couldn't decide and got kind of overloaded. So then I thought "right, I'm just going to weave some fabric and see what happens!" That got me some fabric but yes, now I need to make it all work in together. I'll get there, sometimes it takes me a bit of time to reflect and decide on the next step but it always happens eventually 😀

[@biancaw.0306]

Congrats on your grandson 🫶 I really hope you get lots of time with him- I‘m so happy for you all! 🫶

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you 🥰

[@Babsknits]

Beautiful Theo Moorman scarf --I'm so inspired to make a scarf or wall hanging! Thank you for all of your hard work, your creativity and your lovely and comprehensive teaching style. I continue to learn so much from you. Congratulations on your new grandson! Treasure him!

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you so much!

[@jenniferbrighty5120]

Hi Kelly, I hope you're OK xx ❣️❣️❣️❣️ Thankyou so much for sharing this video podcast. Congratulations on the Birth of your Grandson. I hope you get to see him soon. Love the Scarf and the Twisted Fringe, it finishes it off perfectly. I hope you get time to Weave some more fabric for the quilt. I think us women do so much that we forget to have some "Me Time". Happy Weaving Fibre Friend 🎉🧶🐑🥰 Take care, stay safe and warm 🌞🌝🔥🍮 Lots of love , Blessings and Big Hugs Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🫂🫂🫂🫂

[@JackyHeijmans]

Congratulations on your grandson! Have a beautiful weekend! 🤗🩷

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you! You too!

[@lyndalowery480]

Congratulations on your new grandson Kelly! I do love that scarf!

[@KellyCasanova]

Thanks Lynda 🥰

[@michelled.1758]

I pray all goes well with your newsletter. I have learnt so much already from your channel and it has helped so much. New weaver though I’ve had my rigid heddle loom for years, it scared me 😮. I finally took the plunge. Love it. 😊 congratulations to you on your grandson. Being a mum is one of the best things and being a grandma enhances the blessings. Blessings to you and your family. ❤

[@KellyCasanova]

Thanks Michelle!

[@keenabrumbaugh2135]

Love the scarf. Noro is one of my favorite yarns. Congratulations on the grandson!❤❤❤

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you! 😊

[@TLL65]

Beautiful scarf. I agree with you about books. I want to hold it in my hands-not read on a device. So exciting that you’ll soon see that precious grandson. Congratulations! 💙💙💙

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you!

[@suzisaintjames]

Congratulations on your new grandson! 🎉🎉🎉🎉. 💖🌞🌵😷

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you so much 😀

[@charlottesimonin2551]

Just dawned on me that a ridged heddle loom could produce similar blocks one at a time with the time and patience to make a quilt. Thank you for a great idea for a small loom project,

[@KellyCasanova]

Yes, definitely!

[@1BigDoodle]

You are so generous with your projects. Lovely scarf and congratulations on your new grandson!! ❤

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you 🥰

[@noelnicholls3622]

Gorgeous scarf. Make a wonderful stole worn over a religious alb.

[@karinfoust7841]

Enjoy your grandson!! Such great news.

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you!

[@beckyshook3526]

I did not know weaving books have gone up so high yikes grateful for the ones I have. I have been trying to research doing those string heddles or auxiliary heddles for the inkle loom I kind of have a general idea but am unsure as to what strings one picks up. other than that also the knitting machine on my looms I have dish towels on floor loom and mug rugs on table top loom a plain band on inkle and a rug going on rug loom which I found giant rag balls at a thrift store some one carefully made them and I am using one of them. I have the spinning color book gotten from used book store.....so that is what is on the looms and still spinning the same and knitting a sweater by hand a little of everything I guess. Thank you for the video

[@KellyCasanova]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@leonoregualano3095]

As a retired teacher, I feel the same about books. I love the public library in my town and visit often, but some books need to be kept and read and reread. I do not read on the internet or using any other technology. I know you must have something you are weaving for your grandson. I would like to know how to sign up for Open Heart. I think this is something I need to do.

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you for your interest, you can sign up to the newsletter here - kelly-casanova-weaving-lessons.ck.page/products/the-open-heart

[@IronEarthDesigns]

What about doing a smaller version of what the multinationals do; get together with others in the field to pool resources? Find people who are in fiber arts but whose niches is not competing with each other. For example trading videos of other fiber artists,. They appear on your channel. You appear on theirs. You plug their product indirectly by interviewing them and vice versa. Or trade the use of your products with theirs. So for example a fiber artist of handspun whatever uses their yarn to weave one of your patterns, and talks about it. Best of videos are good, maybe in relation to your patterns. Weave small samples of the same pattern with radically different yarns, fine, thick and thin, silk wefts, etc. Talk about the qualities good and bad of using a particular weight yarn with a given pattern. How about getting out into the fiber world? A lot of people don't know about fiber festivals. They are not in the loop to get that info. Me for example, usually by the time I start looking for a festival or workshop, it has been filled months in advance. I can't be the only one. Some can afford to travel, but don't know about these events. Some know, but can't get there due to life circumstances. Footage from a festival is always interesting. Even if you went, you will see something different than someone else. And finally, please don't apologize for needing/wanting to make money. Maybe the days of endless how-to videos on YT are over. Maybe putting your content behind a paywall is necessary. Free education is lovely, but a lot of times people can and will pay. Maybe shift a significant portion of the business away from free content. With the big box stores, you can't win the race for the lowest price. I know you know that. You have a body of work that has been free. That can be your most accessible set of products and start charging for info that gives good value as a package. Just thought of this: Offer, as a paid course, maybe ion Zoom or another platform, intermediate to advanced techniques. People who are really into it, or have wanted to learn, will pay because it's not readily available. Make it something dramatic, not subtle, that photographs well, and makes the viewer go "Oooooh!" Good luck. Not in the business, yet or never, but this is what came to mind.

[@KellyCasanova]

Great ideas, thanks for sharing ❤️