Still floating on the wool fumes of the New York Sheep and Wool Festival, it’s difficult not to spend the day imagining what I’ll make with the yarn while eating lovely cheese brought home from the Hudson Valley. Sigh. Some discoveries this year included: Sue Henshaw’s ceramic yarn baskets. Soft yarn, hard basket; at first [...]
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The Virtual Traveler
- After the 2013 Boston Marathon“As for life’s tragedies, our love will defeat them. Love is the most effective cure. In the crevices of disasters, happiness lies like a diamond in a mind, so let us instill in ourselves the wisdom of love.” Naguib Mahfouz from Midaq Alley […]
- Thinking Textiles in the Big EasyI’m a ‘heading on down… To New Orleans… (Ok, pretend you’re strumming, I’m singing and tapping)… Thinking of textiles… Not jambalaya or blues… Though I want that too. And so began trip planning for a surprise long weekend, hoisted upon me (with great resistance, you can imagine) by a husband’s conference and a sister-in-law’s desire […]
- Palazzo Madama Meets Crowd funding Goal!They did it! The first Palazzo Madama crowd funding attempt met with great success. As I reported earlier, they hoped to gather 80,000 Euros to purchase, transport and display an 18th Century tea set that once belonged to a historic Piedmontese family. Exceeding the goal by nearly 10,000 Euros, the City of Turin must be […]