Merry Christmas - and Happy New Year

Here from my workshop I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, where all your dreams come thru.

Due to our calendar here the winter starts today the 21. of December  - I love to have snow during the Christmas holydays.  - So I will ask the weather Gods for same "angel weather":

Winter 2013

- love and light from Sus

My vision

My vision is:

To produce and sell  products of high quality - and to wake up the appreciation of having something special made with good spirit.

In my handmade design you will find high quality and spirit, which is to be seen, when you have it in your hands: fx. the fibers, stiches, invisible color changes - and a beautiful finish, so you actually can put the inside out - and it's still beautiful.

Special for me is a few of each therefore I'm only making a few of each design or color. There is no copy cat or off-the-peg-design. My design are my own version of beauty.

The quality is very important, and sometimes I'm doing the pattern over and over again to ensure the result (look) and quality. I'm looking for the best fibers for my design and use - I'm making pattern, washing, testing etc. for the quality.

 - But the spirit in my work is important too, therefore I'm with pride supporting the values below:

• Mother Nature - by using natural material like cotton, silk, linen, wool etc. Our nature own strong and perfect material  - in this way keep our environment clean from chemicals and the Earth clean for our next generations!
• Local - I'm buying local as often it's possible. I support local work and workers.  I'm buying material grown and produced in USA.
• Environment - I'm buying organic when it's possible and non-human made fibers. My own garden has always been grown organic and biodynamic. And my kitchen is mainly organic, because I believe that food without chemicals is the best health product we have.
• Education - I support school and education, so our children are afforded better knowledge and wisdom
• The green environment - every year I'm supporting projects giving us a greener environment:  The science has proved that people, who are relaxing in green in environment are less stressed.

To celebrate the good quality and spirit - green greetings from Sus


Green environment - my garden is my
workshop in summer time

Organic - the best benefits for our health

Buying local - and natural material - benefits us all

Nature is good for our health

Enjoy Mother Nature beauty and benefits to us

Summer dreams

...while I'm busy with my winter production - I'm planning on my summer products:

I fall in love with the old fashion underwear I saw at the craft show in Belmond, Iowa this summer. Some of the underwear are more than 100 years old and still "working" out:

Just now I'm designing new models of the underwear below - I don't yet if the ribbon shall be of fabric or crochet. The crochet ribbon gives a more fitting blouse. My blouses will be in silk, cotton/linen or cotton/merino.

Underwear at the craft show in Belmond, Iowa
 - some of the pieces are more than 100 years old.

Really nice summer dress - with crochet birds.


 

Summer dreams from Sus in the wintertime - enjoy your day !

Hat design inspired by the fishermen

Here my own hat inspired by the fishermen's hats from my childhood harbor - to wear it tucked-up at warm days - and pulled over the ears at cold days. To wear it is like downloading dreams, stories and breeze from the ocean:

My own hat "Winter Fest"

My childhood harbor at the island Langeland

Work in progress

New hats and ideas are up-coming all the time - here hats inspired by the typical Nordic Pattern - I got no name for them jet - maybe "Nordic Light" - I have not decided jet if they need "pom pom" - or not:

"Nordic Light"

And here I'm working on my "Alf" hat:



 

My "Alf" hat is up-coming 

New designs and things are up coming

Oh yes, I must admit that I'm far from being a good and sable blogger - I better like to create than blogging.
My best days are times with new ideas and design, to find the best look, matching colors and design. The same moment my imagination is wandering off and my soul is dancing of joy: This is a great part of my journey of creating.
The quality of my work is the most important - and for me it's also important to keep up the good spirit and joy - and you will find that all my hats and work have names and stories. In the hope that you will catch the journey of the good spirit and imagination. Here you can see some of my new creations:


My new hat "Gabriella" - with changeable flower

My mittens "Butterfly"

Below my new hats "Winter Fun" - the photos are taken in my fall garden, which is beautifully dressed up with fall colors:

 Below I'm by putting tacks on my hats for my sales representation tour - as told all my hats have stories:

 

 

I hope you like my little story - and of cause my work - lots of fall greetings from Sus

..here we are...

One of my creative corners - here I'm getting ready with hats for presentation in shops - I still need to put the tacks on - and we are ready to go.
As you see I'm also drying herbs for the winter too; oregano, basil, parsley, rosemary etc. - the treats for our meals in wintertime. My herbs are of course organic - all our garden is driven organic. Here one of my creative corners in house:

Hats are getting ready for presentation!

 

Here from my corner I wish you all a great fall day - with love from Sus

The hat for my niece in Denmark

My niece wanted a hat, which should match her navy blue and pink winter coat - it's so perfect, that she likes my "Ariel" hats with changeable flower. Here is my "Ariel" hat for her.  I just need to make a pink flower for it:

A navy blue hat for my niece in Denmark - I will make a pink flower for it.

I think I will make a extra flower (white) for her - so she can change the pink flower with the white one and the hat will match her blue and white sailor sweater too. -  And the dark blue is matching so perfect jeans and grey silk dress, a nice high light to the winter clothing.

I simply love this inspired work! - Wish you a wonderful and colorful day from Sus

Jeans and Silk

Today I'm working with the classic warm brown color: This color and hat with changeable flower is one of my favorites for my winter clothing. It's going so fine together with my blue jeans or dresses. I love the accessories, which tie the exciting clothes together, so I don't have to invest in the a whole new clothing for every new season - and the same with the possibility to dress up and down for any accessions:

"Hat: "Ariel" in classic warm brown together with my blue jeans and silk dress"

 

- just little thing to renew the winter clothing! Enjoy the update on your winter clothes - with love from Sus

My hats

My hats are made of 85% wool and 15% mohair from "Brown Sheep, Nebraska, and it's 100% grown and produced in U.S.A. Handmade by me in Clarion, Iowa, U.S.A.

Mohair wool is coming from the Mohair goat. Mohair is glossy, hard wearing, non-pilling and rejects soil. Wool is the best known product for heat regulation even when it gets wet. In old days the fishermen in the North Atlantic used sweaters made of wool as working clothes at the sea. Wool together with mohair makes the fabric strong, keeps the form, and you warm.

I grew up with and in the nature so it has always been a great part of me. I see the nature as the most powerful, therefore I'm only using natural material and my inspiration is coming from: the coloring, light and the divine in nature. For me it's important to be able to stay outside and still feel warm. Following hats are available in shop: "that iowa girl", Clarion: - Adults hats cost 70 $ and children hats cost 35 $ - extra flowers cost 7.50 $ - please also see my page: "My inspiration"'

"Ariel" - named after the Archangel Ariel, who is taking care of the environment and manifestation of dreams:

"Ariel - with changeable flower"

"Fly Angel - for children to feel free and to keep their dreams in mind - and "Melody" - the sound of the snow falling on a quiet day:

"Fly Angel" and "Melody" (blue)

"Fly Angel"
 

"Hmong" - my variation of the Hmong peoples hats for protecting against "bad spirit":

"Hmong"
 

"October Baby" to celebrate the babies born into a colorful month:

"October Baby"



"Go go go" - I simply love football and the coloring - photo is up-coming

"Mary" - named after the crown princess of Denmark with beauty, grace and power:

"Mary"
 

"Angel Weather" - to celebrate the beauty and fun for snow weather:

"Angel Weather"

 

It's also possible to get customized hats and other crochet wear - please see my page "My inspiration"

Made with nature products in respect to nature - for celebrating and enjoying the nature - with love from Sus