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Thank You
My dream of the
Naked Sheep
would not have
been possible if
it hadn’t been
for major help
from a lot of
people! I would
like to thank
all of my
friends and
family who have
helped me along
the way and who
continue to
help.
I would like to
give a very
special thanks
to Andrew, the
love of my life,
for all the
emotional
support and late
nights of
painting,
drilling and
hammering. Thank
you to both Adam
and Raahool for
their legal
advice. Thanks
to Tao for her
great design
ideas and her
hard work on my
store drawings,
yay pink
circles! Thank
you to Emily,
Heather, Julie,
Oma, Little
Chris and
Jacquie for
their mad
knitting to get
the samples
ready for the
store. For her
help in many
things,
including
finding the
perfect store
location, I
thank Ingrid.
Thanks so much
to all the
people who
helped to paint
and build
shelves and fix
stuff, including
Jo, Jacquie,
Emry, Ruth,
Helmut, Barb,
Luc, Roland,
Jim, Frank,
Byron, and Anil.
Thank you to
Paul for the
awesome name!
Thanks to Vince
for the
unbelievable
logos. I’d like
to thank Brian
for the gorgeous
shelves. Thanks
to Uncle Tex for
his advice.
Thanks to Jason
at
Mouth Media
for his fabulous
website design
and overall
branding ideas.
Thank you to my
friends Deborah
and Inga at
Passionknit for
their support
and
encouragement.
Thank you to Amy
Signer for all
her great
suggestions.
Finally, to
Jules for her
love, fabulous
sense of style,
great ideas and
countless hours
of labour and
emotional
support.
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Lorena's Story
It started with an urge
to learn something new. My job required that I
travel every week so I
wanted something that I
could do in my hotel
room but also take with
me everywhere.
Both my grandmas
(actually, one Grandma
and one Oma) and several
of my friends were
already knitters. One
Sunday, as my friend
Jules and I sat watching
TLC, we decided that it
was time for me to learn
how to knit. We both had
a sudden sense of
urgency. I remembered
that there was a
knitting store just
seconds from my house
that had the most
beautiful and funky
scarf in the window. Eager to buy my first
ball of yarn and
needles, we rushed over,
only to realize that the
store was closed on
Sundays. Our hopes were
renewed when I
remembered a craft store
that was only one subway
stop away.
Unfortunately, the craft
store didn’t stock any
yarn that I found
inspirational, but the
ball I bought served its
purpose. I knit the heck
out of that ball of
yarn. In my first day,
Jules taught me how to
knit and even change colours.
Later that week, I went
back to the yarn store
down the street (they
were open this time),
bought three balls of
Rowan Biggy Print in
“Splash” and I made my
first scarf on 20 mm
needles. It only took me
a few hours. It left me
with a sense of
accomplishment and
renewed inspiration that
only comes from working
with such a delectable
fiber.
One scarf turned into an
addiction. Soon I was
making sweaters, hats,
ponchos, shawls…. I
couldn’t stop knitting. I knit on the subway, in
line at the bank and in
the lunchroom at work. I
even smuggled my
knitting projects aboard
flights.
So how did the store
come about? I started to
think about how great it
would be to share my
love of knitting with
other people every day. I wanted to provide a
comfortable and relaxing
atmosphere where
knitters can buy the
finest yarns, drop in
and be inspired, learn a
new technique or just
browse.
I drafted my business
plan the next day and
began the planning
process. I’ve had such a
great time designing the
store and seeking out
the best yarns and tools
of the trade. It’s now
time to share my dream
with you. I look forward
to seeing you soon and
hope that The Naked
Sheep will help you
create your own dream
projects!
Lorena Ladan
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