Summer is our time to take a much needed break from our life as middle school teachers and work full time in developing new product lines for Valley Vogue Collections. This summer we have made new friends, enjoyed new ventures in the world or art and marketing and, of course, developed some exciting new products.

We have spent time exploring the world of new weaves, designs, dyeing and exhibiting our wares. Fran has now joined me in the weaving which has increased our productivity and design in that area. We are proud to have recently received an Honorable Mention from Gallery 137's First Annual Juried Members Show for one of our triangular shawls and pin. Look to our News Page for highlights.

This is the year we concentrated on developing a more intensive line of shrugs and ventured into territories unknown. We have hats, fiber bowls, flower pins and more of our customer favorites. We have discontinued some of our products to concentrate more fully in these areas and more. Come to the studio for great prices on some of last year's favorites.

Call # 413-427-5323 (Sue's cell phone) or email if you plan to stop by. Remember that the elevator runs only on Monday through Friday until 4:30 pm. For those of you that do come to the studio, we show appreciation by giving studio prices whenever possible. There is no elevator on Saturdays and the outside door may be locked. Call us on arrival so we can unlock the door for you. It is best to call prior to coming to the mill as we sometimes work at home and/or get supplies rather than working at the mill. Our schedule is reduced to afternoons and some Saturdays in the school year.

Our fall/winter fair and show schedule includes:

Mattoon Street Festival in Springfield

Etsy's Marketplace Fair in Easthampton

Fitchburg's Blacksmith Fair

Berkshire Open Market

House of Art in Monson

Send us your email or mailing address for notices for dates and times.

Looking forward to seeing you, Susan & Fran