Today the beginnings of the yurt were covered online at the Garden Club of Back Bay’s website! My mom’s the former president of the club and they’ve always been a big supporter of my family and our creative antics – the yurt proves to be no different. Thanks so much, Francine!
Archive for September, 2009
The Yurt Hits the Big Time
September 20, 2009
The Mill
September 19, 2009
I’ve fully sourced 200 pounds of fleece from the Bartlett Farm in New Hampshire and we’re busy negotiating how best to maximize it’s feltability by blending it with other, finer wool too. The mill where all the cleaning and blending is going to take place is an integral piece of the whole process, it’ll all [...]
Inspiration Yurts
September 18, 2009
Since I can’t start working on the yurt until the wool gets cleaned, blended, and put into batts I’ve been looking at lots of photos and talking to everyone about the project. The following are two that show yurts in different locations that I thought were pretty inspirational. This is a yurt in its traditional [...]
Crochet by Hand
September 12, 2009
With the cord done and the system of crocheting determined I got to work. I went out on the deck and just wrangled that cord — again, be thankful that went undocumented, it was a battle. I learned that I’m going to need to start lifting weights to be able to crochet this whole thing! [...]
Hooks of Choice
September 12, 2009
When it comes to crochet hooks, size matters. In starting this project I thought to myself, I’m going to need a really big crochet hook. I went to Home Depot and bought their biggest wooden dowel, a rasp and a sander sponge. Above is a picture of the dowel, the resulting hook, a hook I [...]
Cording Time
September 12, 2009
As I’ve been in New York thinking about how this project would work I’d come up with many theories on the cording aspect of it — none of which I knew would work. Everyone I spoke with agreed the cord process would be the hardest to decide upon. I did learn, the messy way, that [...]
Sheepies
September 12, 2009
Before I started felting I wanted to commune with the sheep, meet the wonderful shepherdess and mill owner I’d heard so much about, and talk sheep at the wool design studio nearby. Is this not the happiest sheep you’ve ever seen? This little guy lives at the mill where the wool I’m getting will be [...]
Wool Arrives
September 11, 2009
After a layover in New York so I could see what I was working with the wool made it back to New Hampshire! It’s five pounds of wool, half merino and half merino blend, which I ordered from Harrisville Designs to build the prototype for the yurt. Upon opening the box the wool began to [...]
Wait for it…wait for it…
September 11, 2009
The prototype build was a success. I’ve uploaded the photos. I’m setting up the project fundraising site. It’s all coming. Very soon. Wait for it…
