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 [...]
Archive for the ‘Process’ Category
Yurt of Dreams
October 12, 2009
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
