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| Pastoral prettiness |
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| I love the woods in autumn. |
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| Little lamb |
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| Friendly ram |
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| Naturally dyed skeins of yarn pictured with the source of the dye (like walnut, onion skins, and sage). |
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| Fiber type comparison display |
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| The Fiasco trying out hand carders |
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| My successfully carded rolag |
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| To make a coat: 1 day scouring, 1 day dyeing, 9 days carding, 13 days spinning, 3 days weaving, and 3 days sewing. Crazy! |
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| Pretty handknits on display |
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| I appreciated the bit about "go-abroad knitting"... |
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| Carding machine |
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| I coveted that basket of rolags |
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| This pottery guy was super cool |
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| I took home a little handmade bowl and yarn dyed with osage orange. |
I frequently get nostalgic for eras when handmade things and artisans were the way of life.
ReplyDeleteThis place looks amazing!
It's pretty cool! Come visit and we can go. :)
DeleteWoah! That place looks even better than the Shaker Village in Mass, and that is an amazing place! I love the display with all of the naturally dyed yarns, so many possibilities. Also, I love the pretty yellow shawl that you are wearing in one of the photos, it looks wonderful on you.
ReplyDeleteThank you! That's my Rock Island shawl, it's a great pattern.
DeleteWow, this looks fun!! I am really impressed by the vibrancy of those naturally dyed yarns, gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI'm really impressed with how long it took to make a coat. While I knew it would have taken a long time before the industrial revolution, it's eye-opening to see an actual timeline.
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