In late June I taught a week-long class at Harrisville Designs in Harrisville, NH. I love visiting Harrisville for so many reasons. I think the main reason is that it is a place full of heart. It is a beautiful small town filled with kind people. From the friendly greeting from the librarian to the chatty cooks at the General Store and the local mechanic who helped me after hours with a car problem^ to the oh-so-helpful postmaster who shipped my boxes home, the people are solid.

I can’t say enough good things about Harrisville Designs itself either. What a place of wonder it is. Any working mill is fascinating to me. Turning piles of fleece into yarn is magic.* The owners of Harrisville, Chick, Pat, and their son Nick Colony are so interested in what the students are doing. They embody the friendly, community-centered nature of the business and the town. The shopkeepers who will greet you with their knowledge of yarn, knitting, and weaving and make you feel like you’ve come home are all exceptional humans. I have to give a huge thank-you to Sara Parker who not only helped me run a successful workshop but she got me out of a self-imposed and potentially disastrous jam one night.