well-timed gifts..

made by Janet

i knew it felt right at the time, but i didn't anticipate that having an (occasionally) open studio would be as good as it is. After 7 years in a tiny 5th floor city studio, i hoped that moving to a ground floor shop would mean that people could pop in, kind of anonymously & have a look around without having to be ushered in & feeling any kind of pressure to buy. So every friday & saturday i open the doors & some folks just have a silent look around, some are on for a chat & a purchase & then last week, someone came in to drop a gift off! .
i first met Janet when she bought a 'granny square' necklace as a gift which the birthday-girl loved, so the next gift opportunity came along & she bought the 'saved you a seat' necklace! & then last weekend she came in with a little knitted pouch which she had made for me & even added an 'industrial detail' (!)
apparently it's made from a Japanese yarn (colour graded from grey to purple) in either a 'satin' or 'linen' stitch (visual thinker problem!) maybe you know which? anyway, it looks kind of woven.
after a pretty emotionally hard week it was the antidote that i hadn't expected & it reminded me that you never know how well-timed a small gift can be.