RUNNERS

 Today I am putting the new 'Fish Runner' aside for now.  

It requires HEAPS of work before it is likely to be finished, and after yesterday's market, I REALLY NEED to make some of the most popular runners asap.

I still cannot get over how many runners we sold!

Usually I sell 2-3 runners at each market, sometimes none!

Yesterday we sold 10.  I've never sold that many in one market before.

I have ONE Kiwiana runner left, so those are top of my list.

Next will be Hanging Cats and Wonky House Runners.  I only have two of each of those types left.

Once I've got a few made of each of those types, I will get back to the Fish Runner.

ABOVE:  An almost empty runner rack from yesterday!  That was scary to see, but thrilling as well.

We had SO MANY lovely, positive comments about our products from people yesterday.  It really made getting up so early, and braving a possible wet day worth it.

By the way, it didn't rain at all, after all the dire forecasts.  We only had a few very light spits early in the morning, and nothing got wet.

Talking of the goddam weather... it's supposed to pelt down again, especially in Auckland, Northland and the Coromandel over the next few days.

ABOVE: Those poor buggers!  The land is already ultra saturated, there's been so much flooding and slips, road closures and so on... and they are going to be getting more rain. 

ABOVE:  Kopu/Hikuai Road.  This is one of the two main roads heading up the Coromandel Peninsula from Auckland and the Waikato.  It's going to be closed for months by the look of it.  Particularly as there will be more damage done over the next few days for sure.

We are very lucky here in Hamilton that we've not had much damage from all the rain.  Fingers crossed that stays the same.

And that's about it from me for now.  I'm off to set up the sewing room for heaps of production!

ABOVE:  Well... I'm making good progress on getting some Kiwiana runners ready for sewing.

ABOVE:  It doesn't happen very often, but I've run outta pins!

So I might take a quick trip to Spotlight and get a few hundred more!  And more thread for stitching all those runners.  

1 pm:  Right, back from Spotlight.  I got 500 more pins, that should do me.

Just had lunch, and watching something I recorded last night, then I'll be back in the sewing room.

6.20 pm:  And yep, I've been in the sewing room ALL DAY.  It's been lovely sewing again, after a few weeks 'off'.

Stew is home now, so I've reluctantly stopped to spend the evening with him.

Gone are the days when I'd keep on sewing or crafting till after midnight.

And that's a wrap on my day.  I hope your's has been a good one too.