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“Designing takes an artistic person who knows the possibilities and limitations of the medium. And the business requires all the usual business skills and a marketing genius,” says Speer. “I like designing and often have several things in mind while I have one on the loom. I least like, but do not dislike, just throwing the shuttle, with no more design work, which is why I'm moving to more figurative designs. Marketing is the most difficult part of the business, and the area I would love to hand off to someone else.”