Hello everyone,
I received an e-mail recently from Kim Caufield who was spreading the word about some talks scheduled for the Big E in Springfield, MA:
#1 Fri. Sept 25 at 3 PM on Early Development of Textiles
#2 Sun. Sept 27 at 3 PM on the History of Cotswolds and the Medieval Wool Trade.
Link to the Big E is oddly enough thebige.com
This is a big B (bummer) because it conflicts with the Common Ground Fair otherwise I’d definitely go. I promised Kim I’d get the word out. Maybe you all are aware and this is redundant?
Also Kim has been raising Cotswolds for 15 years so I asked her about getting some yarn for the bookmark exchange. She tells me that it’s difficult to find a commercial spinner due to the long staple length. I may be switching to Lincoln for warp and am off to Vermont to find some during my vacation.
I also wanted to say how much fun I had at the Fiber Revival earlier this month. I am late to post this remark, but hope more of you will attend next year. My completed dish towel (of cottolin) is attached. Refer to the latest Handwoven ; it’s a twill pattern used by the Vikings in the 10th century!!
A big thank you to Kathy James who provided a wonderful talk on color at the last NOBO meeting . It was impossible to get any sleep after that. I hope to see her again at Historic new England.
Cheers,
Eileen
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