I’m hearing some feedback that people can’t visualize what the yurt will look like when it’s finally complete — totally understandable. When I went to my friend’s new wool importing and knitwear trunk show last Thursday I was expressing this concern to her and she kindly introduced me to her friend Thyra Heder, who is [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Visualize a Yurt
October 12, 2009
Yurt of Dreams
October 12, 2009
If we build it people will definitely show up… That was what we learned this weekend at the NH Wool Arts Tour: http://www.woolartstournh.com/ We went to five of the six stops on the tour, met with Jennifer from the Mill, got some great ideas for where to source our fiber from AND learned there is [...]
Molly Made
October 8, 2009
Another piece of yurt love to share from Molly Made! Molly is a performer with a yarn habit as well and via friends and family she was introduced to the yurt project yesterday — and boy am I glad! Not only has she brought newfound attention to the Yurt Alert but she’s also fun to [...]
Green the Lean
October 6, 2009
They say, “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” — but what about gentle mocking, does that count? I think so! And thanks to my friend Anthony I can now say, I’m being mocked, in a good way. Today he posted to his satirical blog a post entitled, “Green the Lean,” which made me laugh [...]
Yurt Love
October 5, 2009
Thanks to Christina DesVaux, founder of the coolest new Uruguian knitwear company, Textura for posting about the yurt today! Yay for kickstarting my project — you guys have raised $475 so far!!! More than I ever could have hoped for!
Kickstarter Fundraising is Live
October 5, 2009
I know everyone has been waiting with anticipation to find their own way to get involved with the yurt other than by coming to New Hampshire and learning to felt — well now you can! I’ve launched my fundraising site through Kickstarter.com, a great crowdsourced funding startup that enables creative projects to be realized. You [...]
