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One Stitch at a Time

Lise Solvang and One Stitch at a Time in the Ojai News! August 2011.

August 31, 2011

The Holiness of Handwork: MIO Artist Serves Others One of the driving forces behind a local–centric business like Made In Ojai is knowing we belong to the community. As artists making and selling our work here, we touch those around us in a small but ever widening circle of influence.  We aspire to be artists [...]

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One Stitch at a Time: 96 Handmade Prayers by Lise Solvang

March 11, 2011

“Knitting is the simplest and most ordinary of activities, yet somehow it contains within itself the potential for expanding our conscious awareness” In so many ways…. Our group Women in Recovery meet once a week here in Ojai and are so lucky to have the great privilege of knitting for the homeless. We have started [...]

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Prototypes Women’s Center: The Calm 11.16 & 11.23.11

November 24, 2010

These past two Tuesdays with the women at Prototypes have been so much about creating a calm environment for ourselves, and together… even if it is for only a wee hour.  A CALM hour, or as I like to call it Chill After Life Management”. The day is filled with so much hustle and bustle, [...]

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Prototypes Women’s Center: Knitted CareSquares 11.9.10

November 12, 2010

Today the first knitted CareSquare fell into my lap literally 10 minutes after I had a show and tell on what the Women in Recovery Group in Ojai had been doing the last 6 months.  I brought this beautiful blanket that consisted of knitted squares in all shapes and sizes……(yes, all shapes and sizes:-)) and [...]

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Prototypes Women’s Center: Giving and Receiving…and Giving again 11/2/10

November 5, 2010

I have been teaching knitting to the women of Prototypes for a few months now, and my supplies are starting to run way low.  Being resourceful and always finding ways to use what I have, doesn’t really work when you are trying to teach a certain skill.  I do need specific needles for specific yarns. [...]

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Welcome Lise Solvang!

July 31, 2010

Yoga Blue welcomes Lise Solvang, Program Director!

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