Judy L. Ditmore
Colorado Springs, CO USA
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Books |
Not written, but, In Handpaint Country
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| Specialty |
Handdying yarns for knitter and weavers.
Designing with those yarns
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| Contact Information: |
P.O. Box 3082 Colorado Springs, CO USA
719 578-8009
judyditmore6196@msn.com
infor@interlacementsyarns.com
(719-578-8009)
Interlacements, LLC
interlacementsyarns.com
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| Favorite Knitting Book |
Handpaint Country
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| Favorite knitting reference |
Vogue Knitting
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| Favorite Cast-On |
Long tail
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| Favorite Knitting Tip |
A new cast off that I learned from Lucy Neatby
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| Classes |
Knitting, basics, gloves & accessories.
Knitting with handdyed novelties.
Weaving, all titles, specializing in techniques that I have pushed to the limit and use in Art pieces.
Dyeing, hot process, cold process.
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| Biography |
I fell into the fiber world by joining a girlfriend to take a macrame class. I started doing finger weaving on top of the macrame mandalas. My uncle Earl heard that I was weaving and challenged me to come home to Wyoming and get an ashford spinning wheel kit, that one of my cousins rejected. Returning with kit and several very dirty fleeces of wonderful Columbia I joined the Pueblo Weavers Guild to be part of the spinning group. Months later and tired of working with the natural colored wool, you need to know that I have a very short attention span, I went to Santa Fe and found a dyer. Next step buy all the dyes and pots and start making colored wools. Before long I had lots of yarn and nothing to do with it. I did not knit at this time. A teacher approached me and offered to teach me to weave, for free. Fast forward 10 years and I am the owner operator of a successful yarn store, Just Dyelightful Handwovens. The store forced me to learn to knit so I could help my customers. If all things in life that we are forced to learn bring as much pleasure as knitting I will never balk at new things again. Now I have a dye company and work toward pleasing color combinations. If you haven't seen our yarns, check us out at all Stitches events.
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| What is your knitting mantra? |
If you question that it is right rip it and do it again.
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| What inspires you? |
Riding my Harley through the mountains of Colorado.
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| Confess - when it comes to hiding your yarn, what are your secrets? |
I don't have to hide yarn. When I left my store, my husband got 2 10 x 12 tuff sheds for my stash. Now I also have 2 storege units. At least it doesn't go bad.
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| What is your idea of knitting heaven? |
Heaven has a full time maid and chef so all I need to do is knit, in a clean environment with great food.
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| How many UFO's (Unfinished Objects)do you have going at once? |
Usually not more that 12.
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| My yarn stash equals the GNP (Gross National Product) of ... |
Kashmir
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| Whom would you like to see accept an Academy Award wearing your creation? |
Julia Roberts or Oprah
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| What knitting commandment do you most like to break? |
Finish a project before starting another.
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| What frequently-asked knitting question do you hate to answer? |
How long does it take?
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| When and how did you learn to knit? |
I hired a woman to teach me so that I could help my customers.
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| What is the most unusual place you've ever knitted? |
Floating in the ocean..
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| How long can you last without knitting? |
5 days.
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| If you were stranded on a deserted island, what one yarn, book, or gizmo would you want along? |
My knitting journal.
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| How many hours have you knitted non-stop - and why? |
10. Knitting camp 2001, trying to complete a sweater for a birthday present.
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| What do you want your knitting epitaph to say? |
The Toasty Toes Woman.
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| Who would you like to greet you in knitting heaven? |
Sidna Farley
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