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Brill stuff, Deb! I look at your posts and see so many possibilities to spin, knit, and do "other stuff" as a fibre artist!
I may be headed to Denver in the spring -- we must get together if that opportunity happens!
Rambling around Shetland, 2
When I was in Shetland last October for Shetland Wool Week, there was so much going on that I didn't have much opportunity at the Shetland Museum and Archives to do more than notice where the textile collection was and wave "see you later" at it. This time I followed up on that promise. Then and...
I can't imagine being there and doing what you are accomplishing -- amazing!
Rambling around Shetland, 1
During my time in Shetland, I focused on things I could not do elsewhere, because the time was short and precious. But there were also hours when none of the places I needed to access was open, or errands needed to be done (food, post office, map acquisition), and so on. Also my lack of familiar...
Whew! I've just caught up with all the blog posts: can't imagine the sensory overload you're going through but wish I could be experiencing it too. ;-)
I guess a vicarious thrill at your adventure is better than none at all?
Cunningsburgh (Shetland) show, part 3 - other fibery things
I didn’t see everything at the Cunningsburgh show, even though I think I was there for nine hours. No, it’s nowhere near as big as the major festivals in the U.S., but there was an abundance of things of extreme interest and quality. I only saw the horses and ponies from a distance, and didn’t e...
Well, now that I have a real job (finally!), as soon as I get paid, I know what I'll be spending some of it on. Grateful as everyone else that you said "yes" Deb, and looking forward to the result.
Dreaming of Shetland launches!
In February, friends came up with an amazing and unexpected idea to help me do the next phase of research into sheep and wool, which involves a study of Shetland sheep and their fleeces. Shetlands are really complex, even controversial, and consideration of their development and current situatio...
With all the flooding here, particularly our central library downtown, I haven't been able to get there to get the print version, but I have downloaded the Adobe Digital Editions version onto my desktop Mac.
It's not as convenient as a real book, but at least I get to read it!
(And so far, I love it too! Thanks for the post, Deb, and hope you're doing better.)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
I love this book. But only in the print version. When I recently had a lot of travel to do, I borrowed an e-reader from the library. My daughter noticed that Robin Sloan's Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, a novel, was one of the titles loaded onto the device's memory, and she recommended it ...
Deb, I wish I had the words to tell you how I feel, but I don't.
Hugs
L.
Tussah: 19?? - April 23, 2013
We were Tussah's third home that we know of. She lived with us for eight or nine years. She was somewhere between six and eight years old when she came to us. She had initially been abandoned at a reservoir in North Dakota. From there, someone picked her up and took her to the humane society ...
Given I have nowhere to keep a real book, I'd love to have a digital one -- tossing my double-knit, handspun ski hat into the ring. :-)
Ann Kingstone's "Born and Bred" Yorkshire-based designs
Those of you who, like me, enjoy books on the order of Clara Parkes' The Knitter's Book of Wool and Sue Blacker's Pure Wool: A Guide to Using Single-Breed Yarns have a new collection to check out: Ann Kingstone's Born & Bred: Yorkshire Sheep, Yorkshire Style (the extra links go to Ann's other co...
I did a class with Jean Newsted a number of years ago where we did a variety of edgings -- some puntas, but others as well, and then knit a small bag employing those bobble-like items.
Both the bag and Jean's hilariously fabulous handout (Cerlox-bound, no less) are stashed away in a box over at storage: I look forward to revisiting it when I get it unpacked.
A workshop on Peruvian knitting, mostly of puntas!
Last weekend I took two textile workshops. This is remarkable. Mine is one of those lives where if I have time for a workshop, I don't have the money to do it; and if I have the money, I don't have the time or I'm in the wrong part of the world. I've been at more festivals and events than I can ...
If it's any consolation, you don't file separate federal and provincial tax things here -- we do it in one form, and because you're not a resident, you probably wouldn't have to do so anyway. I suggest you contact the nearest consulate (I think there's still one in Denver) and ask them.
UK visa requirements for people like me who might want to teach a fiber workshop, as far as I can understand them
I'm putting together this somewhat technical post in case any other potential fiber instructors or workshop sponsors might want to try to figure out the visa situation as it relates to U.S. residents (in particular) who might want to teach short workshops in the U.K. I'm summarizing my research ...
That looks like too much fun, Deb! I always like going up to visit our friends who raise bison here for the same reason. While some of the calves have been bottle-raised and have little fear of humans bearing treats, Peter and Judy work hard to keep them from being too domesticated.
It makes it harder to get fibre from them, but I think I like them more wild. ;-)
I love yaks (and their fiber)
Yesterday I had the great good fortune of visiting Carl and Eileen Koop (and their yaks) at Bijou Basin Ranch. It was a 263.5-mile round trip and worth every bit of the journey. Here's part of why: The yaks charmed me completely. Backing up just a bit, here's a sign along the last bit of pave...
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