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In this episode of The SweetGeorgia Show, Felicia Lo speaks with Heavenly Bresser, an accomplished fibre artist known for her expertise in spinning, knitting, and teaching. They discuss Heavenly's creative journey, the importance of community in fibre arts, and her passion for restoring spinning wheels. Heavenly shares her experiences in teaching and the joy of experimentation in crafting, as well as her strategies for balancing her artistic pursuits with family life. The conversation highlights the vibrant world of fibre arts and the connections that inspire creativity.

Takeaways:

• Heavenly explains the origin of her business name, Heavenly Knitchet.
• Heavenly shares her honest initial struggles with a drop spindle, including wrist pain and compacted fibre. 
• A turning point in Heavenly's journey was finding a local guild.
• She details her process of restoring antique wheels, which involves everything from replacing leather treadle straps to using a wood lathe to recreate missing parts.
• Heavenly reveals she is currently building her own Charkha.
• She offers unique one-on-one clinics to help students overcome specific hurdles, whether they want to learn to spin bulky yarn or master a long draw.
• To juggle raising a family, teaching, and restoring wheels, Heavenly uses a "patchwork" approach.
• Throughout the episode, Heavenly embodies a growth mindset: "I don't know how to do this yet, but I can learn."