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Posted in bags, fiber baskets, knit on Mar 30th, 2011
This is a cross-post from my other blog. I was struck by how much Lantern Moon was in it, so I thought I’d share it here. I’m taking part in the second annual Knitting and Crochet Blog Week, and today’s topic is “Tidy Mind, Tidy Stitches: How do you keep your yarn wrangling organized?” I [...]
Lantern Moon hosted the opening reception at the Yarn Market News Smart Business Conference this week. We used our beautiful rice/lotus/butterfly decorations. Our gift bags glowed like jewels, waiting to be taken home. I love the big fiber and needles on our display table! It looks like a good time was had by all. Thanks [...]
Posted in bags, buttons, events, needle cases on Dec 6th, 2010
December is flying past, and I’m looking ahead to January. Lantern Moon will be celebrating its 10th anniversary! We’re headed to the TNNA Winter Trade Show in Long Beach, CA, January 8-10. Sharon is planning a gorgeous booth. More on the anniversary and the show later… Last month, Lantern Moon exhibited at the International Quilt [...]
Joel and Sharon’s daughter Sally is traveling in Thailand. She sent a message about what she’s been up to…including scouting for Lantern Moon! I’ll share with you: Here are some pictures from the BIG (Bangkok International Gift) fair. It is a Housewares and Gift show, that lasts all week long! Open to the public for [...]
Posted in Heritage Textiles, bags on Oct 7th, 2010
Remember this bag from Sapa? I showed it to you after seeing it last summer. Two versions of this bag are due to arrive in January. One is large, like this one. The other is a smaller version of the same. I’m looking forward to seeing them. The details are lovely, with all the tiny [...]
Posted in bags on Oct 1st, 2010
The first time I saw the Bali Handuk Shopper, I was smitten. These bags are made for Lantern Moon by artisans in Bali, a group of 60 single mothers. Lantern Moon is so pleased to partner with this group and provide a market for their beautiful work. Creating this market was especially important when Bali [...]
Yesterday I noticed that some of the trees here are changing color. I’m not ready for summer to leave yet! It’s been a cool summer in the Pacific Northwest. But autumn’s colors will be nice, too. Especially when they look like this. The swing bucket bag is a limited edition in this fabric. I especially [...]
Posted in Heritage Textiles, bags, fabric on Aug 12th, 2010
This is our A-Luoi tool case. The fabric is woven by women in the A-Luoi tribe in the central highlands of Vietnam, a 3 hour drive from the old capital city of Hue. Sharon met some of the weavers at a TrAIDe fair sponsored by the French government, and loved the intricate patterns in their [...]
Posted in Heritage Textiles, bags, fabric on Jul 22nd, 2010
Sharon brought this prototype of a Sapa bag to the Tigard Knitting Guild meeting. It’s a large, roomy bag. I love the appliqué and tiny cross-stitches. Sapa is town in a mountainous area in the northern part of Vietnam. The handwork on this bag is representative of the textiles unique to this region. These handwork [...]