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Swatching // 7 feet by 7 feet is looking daunting right now, to be completely honest. I have 10 days to complete it and I know I can do it, just hyping myself up for what’s to come. // This is a swatch piece, 7 feet long and 15 inches wide. It’s my way of making sure my calculations are correct. I’ll be cutting 56 pieces of rope today and before doing that I cut a small portion and made sure it all makes sense. In this case I could cut them 3 feet shorter than I imagined, which saves time and money. if you’re interested in purchasing this, or know someone that might be, please tag them here, I’d appreciate that. Thank you, my friends, Thank you! P.S. I plan to write a DIY pattern for the huge piece, stay tuned.

Working on a similar piece, but two feet wider and 2 feet longer. Currently making a mock up of it and feeling like I’m in over my head. This is the truth. Every time my mind says, this is just too much, my past experience, hard work, and understanding of human capabilities is responding with, “You Got This, Elsie, You got this!” #tbt to a piece I made for Coachella and Marriott Hotels In 2017.

I was working on my 10,000 hours and didn’t even know it. // I had tried to get a part time job without any luck. I applied to be the assistant to some LA Creatives, ones you probably know or know of. I thought maybe I’d get a waitressing job, or work at a Boutique Fitness Studio, I just needed to get out, to find time to be around adults. Being home was taking its toll on my mind. You see, I worked in an industry that I loved for 15 years. I found friends there, my husband, a community, camaraderie, a sense of identity, people I liked to be around & then one day it was gone. Just gone. And everyone’s life went on, as they do & I was home with a sweet baby, living a dream, but it was cloudy at times. Then I had a second babygirl & with kids, one plus one is not two, it’s somehow chaos, yes a lot of sweetness, but so many feelings, many good, some bad. It’s not easy being home kids, babies, 3 & under for that matter. I was waiting for my door to open & looking back I realize that I was slowly opening it myself. I went to events, workshops, places where I could be around like minded people. At that point I had been knitting nearly every single day for 16 years, but the projects were small, mostly for gifts, just a way to keep my hands & mind busy. But I was a creative in my own way. I started to see Macrame pop up, I learned from YouTube videos, I started to share my work on @instagram friends started buying it, a community started to build & over time I was able to use all of my past experience with knitting, buying for a retail company, understanding customer service etc & googled “How to run a SUCCESSFUL Etsy shop” (no joke) & opened an @etsy shop & slowly things moved forward. That was 4 years ago, I still knit everyday, I’ve somehow built a community of people from around the world, I’ve found myself through my Art, I’m living a life in Harmony, mostly balanced & those sweet girls of mine are here to watch & I’ve heard them say things like, “When I have a studio...” I’ve had support from @bobgoodwin He’s my biggest fan & somehow doesn’t say a word as I slowly take up more & more space in our home. Are you working on your 10,000 hours? 📷: @joytheoryco

I’ll be teaching in Ojai on April 28th at @cattywampuscraftsojai We will be making Macrame Owls using a variety of yarns so that each one will be personalized. The skills you learn here can be used in the future for wall hangings and plant hangers. Maybe you can a friend can join us! Sign up at Cattywampuscrafts.com It is also linked as a highlight in my bio ➡️ @reformfibers