Morehead said . “ The Canadian company sent a service guy down to pick it all up and bring it here . He spent about 10 days training me how to use it and make repairs . They sell equipment all over the world and drive through the U . S . and Canada doing service calls . I can call them or send a video if something is wrong with a machine and they ’ ll give me repair suggestions .” |
have fun doing it . It takes your mind out of what your daily troubles are as you focus on your pattern or work you ’ re doing . So it ’ s a therapeutic thing for a lot of people . It ’ s nice to make things for people you care about . I spun the yarn for the hand-knitted hat that my dad wears around .”
Norman works well for Scissortail ’ s business model .
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now with a big knitting community here . I like this particular location because we ’ re close to downtown .”
Morehead is angling for Scissortail to open and attract folks during Second Friday Art Walks . She ’ s done a pop-up shop at a nearby brewery and recognizes that other businesses north of Main Street are feeling the Art Walk love .
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“ The Norman fiber arts community is quite varied ,” Morehead said . “ There are the Fiber Artists of Oklahoma doing great pieces of art and structural sculptures in fiber with multiple materials . Then there ’ s your average knitter and crocheter making socks for Christmas gifts . I ’ ve seen an artist who does embroidery over paintings which are just beautiful .” |
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Scissortail ’ s Belfast equipment was manufactured in 2003 and involves technology both new and decades old .
“ The yarn we make is used by hobbyists to create ,” she said . “ In this day and age you don ’ t get to create a lot of things and
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“ It ’ s a central location and people can get here easily because we ’ re right off I-35 ,” Morehead said . “ Some people drive from Texas or Kansas to drop off their fiber instead of shipping it . It ’ s a great place for a retail yarn store because we ’ re the only one in town |