August 13th, 2008
Wow. The nature of my business is changing. I am still available to help you get through your next project or enjoy the project you just finished. As you know my specialty is lace and I plan on doing some long awaited designing. I have and still enjoy doing sample knitting for the pattern industry and sample knitting for the runway. After five years of knitting with the children, it is still my favorite past-time…there is nothing like the grandma method for teaching…being there, in the moment….available for questions as they pop up….enjoying stories and when you can’t remember one….you can just make it up…..enjoying life….that’s what it is all about…in my book. A yarn of a different color.
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March 22nd, 2007
| Brief historical notesThere are several great traditions of lace knitting, (arguably) the most well-known of which come from northernmost Shetland (Unst) and Orenburg in Russia, with beautiful lace coming out of Estonia and Iceland as well. They all borrow motifs and techniques from each other, but the strongest and most suprising thread is the knitters themselves and their motives - knitting lace is a relatively new occupation, scarcely two hundred years old, developed in rural and poor areas as a commercial enterprise. The oldest, most famous motifs and patterns, astonishing in their delicacy and beauty, are the invention of rough fishermen’s and farmers’ wives - how strange, to work endless hours for the adornment of their wealthier, idler counterparts! The patterns are elegant in their economy and cleverness and expression, the products of truly artistic eyes and minds. |
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March 22nd, 2007
great tips for knitting lace
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Tips & TricksLifelines: I use dental floss and probably put in fewer than I should really use, but can’t knit a lace shawl without using them. My tip is that when knitting a lace shawl that has an edging knitted on to live stitches, be sure to add a lifeline to the last row before starting the edging. The reason is that any dropped stitches in the edging itself could translate into ladders that go into the body of the shawl. I once had to work back about a foot of edging in order to tink several rows into the shawl itself and make repairs caused by a needle that slipped out. - Janet |
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March 15th, 2007
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March 12th, 2007
The little Vics are on their way. I’m so excited. Shari from Louet let me use her wheel last week and it spins like a dream. Sooo small at 6lbs. and easy to take everywhere. Spring is in the air and I’ll be ready for lots of field trips …. spinning all the way.
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