tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191913592011-09-02T05:20:33.788-05:00Crafty Things -- Spinning, Knitting, Soap Making, Nålbinding, Weaving, Kumihimo, and any new craft I discover.Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01903950526145145183noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191359.post-79636769761656320082010-12-03T22:46:00.006-05:002010-12-05T21:00:34.302-05:00

Penny's stocking:Eric's stocking:

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This is a test of the emergency blogging system.

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Christmas was cool and beautiful -- the sun was shining, the sky was blue, and there was only a light breeze.I visited Uncle Billy Rees's site first:And Uncle Jack Rees:They are right by the wall and the chapel, and a guard gate with some chilly, bored guards.Dad and I will head back after Christmas, and leave some evergreens.I got lost driving around the cemetery, and finally located Diane's

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Picked a nice warm golden yarn from Persimmon Tree Farm, and hit gauge right off.Cast on the first sock Saturday morning, knitted through a tour of Antietam National Park (battlefield and cemetary) -- had to look and sound intelligent while keeping my fingers in motion.Got this far by Saturday night:Got this far by Monday evening:Socks will be lovely and warm, but not machine-washable.

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In preparation for my talk at the Pioneer America Society conference, I have been photographing every spinning wheel I can find.First my Hitchhiker:Next, Nina's Charka:And whatever wheels were hanging around the store:I will be talking about innovations in hand spinning wheel technology.My abstract is:Being a brief overview of the glorious history of spinning tools and techniques, with a special

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On May 12, 1976, we got to skip school to go to a political rally in the main square in Birmingham, Michigan. President Ford was campaigning for re-election.I managed to get in the front of the crowd and shake his hand, and I also got a blurry picture of Ford riding in his motorcade, and a good one of him meeting the crowd.Google is wonderful; I found a copy of his remarks that day:remarks

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I drove out to Arlington National Cemetary this morning, to leave some evergreen wreaths for 3 uncles -- Uncle Dick (Richard Rich), Uncle Jack (John Frank Rees), and Uncle Billy (William Lehigh Rees). It was cold but clear, and the ground was still hard from last night's frost.Uncle BillyUncle JackUncle Dick

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The box from my Sockapal-2-za pal arrived, and it was a joy to open.Anita sent a couple balls of yarn, some chocolate, a lovely note, and a pair of socks knit from Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock yarn in a beautiful green-amber-purple colorway.All wrapped up in sheep-patterned tissue paper!The balls of yarn are Paint Box worsted-weight wool in a blue-green-purple colorway, from Knit One Crochet

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I've been working on the class over in the EZASPI Yahoo! Group, and I decided to get silly, and knit some lace out of licorice laces. Here's the result:The nice thing about knitting with licorice is that you can eat your mistakes.

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