A change of plans

In my previous post I mentioned that I will be selling hats at BikeCraft in SE Portland. Unfortunately, I am unable to make it to the event this year. My apologies to anyone who was hoping to see me there.

Orders

I am no longer taking any more custom orders or wholesale orders until Jan. '09 because I am going home for the holidays in mid December. Because of this, any online orders purchased after Dec. 14th will not be shipped until Jan. 2nd. Please be aware of this if you intend to purchase any holiday gifts.
I will however be setting up at the BikeCraft IV at
Roots Organic Brewing, 1520 SE 7th (just south of Hawthorne
Wednesday, December 10th, 5:30pm - close
This is an event put on for the past 4 years now by bikeportland.org
I intend to have a variety of my winter caps and maybe some more unique one of a kind stuff too. There has been a ton of rad local crafts and art at this event in past years , so bring some cash!

Merino Wool

Every fall/winter I receive a lot of orders for my Alpine and Alpine Reversible style caps. These are my favorite cap because of their warmth, softness, and snug fit while worn under my helmet during the wet winter commutes. The problem that I am facing is that it is very hard for me to source enough of this merino wool that is of good quality, nice colors and not overpriced. My business is about recycling used garments to create new hats, but I am thinking that I may have to make an exception for the Alpine caps. The brand I am looking into working with to get merino wool is called MAPP Check it out. They seem to have a pretty sustainable business and create a quality product. Not sure what it will cost yet. They are sending me some samples. What I may do is still find used merino in various colors and use this to mix with a black new merino fabric. Otherwise it could be very expensive to order a variety of fabric colors in bulk. I'm curious what people think of this so please let me know. Feedback is helpful in creating a product that cyclists will benefit from.

Below are some photos from some recent mushroom gathering. Yummm!

a very big chantrelle!

Birch boletes