I have made a decision. That decision is that we will not be attending Vogue Knitting Live in New York next week as planned. When you initially make plans, you envision that all will flow nicely into achieving those things.
However in early fall my other full time dyer had to start working half days due to family commitments. In late fall 2017 and through our Christmas season there has been a perfect storm of staff sickness and absences which has meant that the Miss Babs studio has not been fully staffed most of December into January.
The result of this is that we have not been able to create the yarns needed for the full presentation at VKL as we had planned. And there simply has not been enough time on this side of Christmas to finish creating those yarns. For this reason, we cannot present a cohesive and complete selection which is always my standard and expectation.
It has been a tough decision since we were truly looking forward to attending the show, but we have finally realized that we simply can’t attend with an array that we would feel comfortable with.
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What a smart women you are, Miss Babs. I thoroughly agree with this change in plans. All my best to you and your crew as we all move forward into 2018.
How wise of you to make decisions that are good for your organization and yourselves. It is often difficult to let go and revise commitments but hopefully you can breathe a big sigh of relief and give yourself permission to be human. Hopefully, you can continue to enjoy the process of creating the beautiful work that you do. Happy New Year! Health and blessings to you.
I am devastated about this development. I intentionally did not buy a lot of yarn during the Gratitude Sale because I was looking forward to attending Vogue Knitting Live and seeing the colors in person. I understand your reasons for making this decision, but I am very upset.