Knit Stars | June 28, 2026
🧶If there’s no solution, then there’s no problem
BY SHELLEY BRANDER
This week I have a fun update on the final leg of our European filming tour for Knit Stars Season 11: Your Season of Genius. But before I get into that, here’s a quick public service announcement…
We’re having a sale! Today through next Sunday, July 5th, when you enroll in Knit Stars Season 11, you’ll get a coupon for a previous Season of your choice for FREE.
(That’s a $470 value 🤩)
And to help you choose, we even made this fun online “Passport” flipbook so you can browse through each Season and see which one floats your boat the most!
And if you see this in time, I’d love for you to join me today, Sunday June 28th starting at 1pm for “Around the Yarn World in 80 Days,” a free live event where I’ll attempt to distill all the learning, fun and thrills of the past 11 Seasons into a single hour (ish). There will be prizes and lots of great takeaway tips.
You can register for the webinar here and you should get the access info right away.
Now…let me share a little about the last stop of the European filming extravaganza, in Vichy, France with the fabulous Alice Hammer…
The ladderback jacquard expert, who grew up in Paris and moved to Vichy to enjoy a slower pace of life…
Who also plays the harp…
Who also sews and knits all of her own clothes…
Who also collects egg cups and has two soft-boiled eggs each morning, carefully selecting the egg cup to match her mood.
Brad and I were instantly charmed by this beautiful woman and her beautiful town, where life does indeed seem to move slower, keeping pace with the lazy river that winds through the city.
Vichy is a “thermal city” where generations of folks have come to drink and soak in its thermal waters which are believed to be beneficial for those suffering from various ailments. So much so, that the government has a program that supports people making the health pilgrimage here.
We stayed at a lovely spa hotel, apparently dodging this alternative (shown below) where might have checked in any time we liked, but we could never leave… 😉
Unfortunately the air conditioning in our hotel broke down, and poor cinematographer Brad was diagnosed with strep throat, so decided to make a last-minute switcheroo to another hotel where Brad could get some real rest. I was also struggling with a frozen shoulder at this point in our journey, but Alice helped us feel better by sharing one of her favorite French sayings which may become my new life mantra…
“There’s a solution for every problem.
And if there is no solution, there is no problem!”
