Lorna Miser
Placerville, CA USA
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Books |
Knit and Fused Purses
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| Specialty |
Knit purses that really work and hold their shape!
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| Contact Information: |
No mailing address is available...
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| Favorite knitting reference |
Harmony Stitch Dictionary
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| Favorite Cast-On |
Long tail
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| Favorite Knitting Tip |
Never leave home without it
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| Classes |
Knitting with Hand-Dyed Yarns
Design a Baby Sweater
Design a Vest w/Hand-Dyed Yarns
Beginning Lace Knitting
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| Biography |
My grandmother taught me to knit when I was 6. I really got going with it
when my first baby was born. Later I started Lorna's Laces hand-dyed yarns.
Since selling the yarn company in 2003 I have the luxury and freedom to knit
and design all of the time! What a life!!!
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| What is your knitting mantra? |
I hate sleeping when there's so much yarn to play with!
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| What inspires you? |
Looking at all of the colors and textures in my studio
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| Confess - when it comes to hiding your yarn, what are your secrets? |
No secrets. Yarn comes, yarn stays.
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| What is your idea of knitting heaven? |
I tell my family and friends that as long as I have my knitting, some chocolate and some diet Pepsi, I'm happy!
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| How many UFO's (Unfinished Objects)do you have going at once? |
I have works-in-progress, usually about 3 of those. Then there are the UFO's for family and even more for myself that are the lowest priority
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| My yarn stash equals the GNP (Gross National Product) of ... |
Probably about as much $$ as in a game of Monopoly.
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| Whom would you like to see accept an Academy Award wearing your creation? |
Hmmm, not Academy Award. But Barbara Bush is someone I would knit for and who I admire.
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| What knitting commandment do you most like to break? |
Any knitting statement that is an absolute. I don't believe there is a wrong way to knit.
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| What is your most dog-eared knitting reference? |
Harmony Stich Dictionary
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| When and how did you learn to knit? |
I learned from my Grandmother but another friend was my mentor for many years.
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| What is the most unusual place you've ever knitted? |
In line at the amusement park.
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| How long can you last without knitting? |
Why would I try that?
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| If you were stranded on a deserted island, what one yarn, book, or gizmo would you want along? |
Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted, the Harmony Stitch Guide and a Denise set of needles
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| How many hours have you knitted non-stop - and why? |
About 12 hours for a book deadline.
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| Who would you like to greet you in knitting heaven? |
Sadly, the list is getting long. My Grandma Helen, my mentor Ida and my designer friend Michele Wyman.
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