You can almost read it in Libby's eyes as she tries on one of our very first stabs at our "Loope Lid". Just like the Stroller Lid the loope lid came out of necessity from the urgence of my good, one of my most gracious friends, Diana. I love that with all my heart. She also by fate became my friend just about the time Little Hat was starting. She volunteered on her day off to be my private birthing nurse. What more could a very large pregnant woman ask for?
It was the first winter season for Little Hat and Dianna, mom of four, needed winter lids. She kept calling and I kept putting her off for shear exhaustion. Finally at her demands I grabbed a dinner plate out of my kitchen cupboard and created the curve for the very first loope lid. I went ribbon crazy and placed a loop at the top for mom's to insert their finger and be able to pull the lid off their babies heads when their hands were full. (From my single mom days) The original loope lids weren't always cut on the bias and had ribbon sewn around their brims so they didn't have the most amount of stretch but don't you worry in a year or so Deb Knowlton will have come into the picture and taken care of most of the design issues with the lids. I can't wait to get to that part of the story. In the beginning, know that these are your first attempts and they won't always be perfect nor will they be your final product. Just make sure that you are doing something that you will be able to stand behind and almost like a parent nurture it in all the right places so that one day it will be able to flourish without you.
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