The Boise lace knitting retreat has always provided an enormous opportunity to learn new skills, to admire fabulous knitting, and to stand in awe of amazing creativity. For example:
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| Easter eggs |
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| Doilies |
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| Mounting doilies in a ring |
We also explored different fibers for lace knitting, with a lot of attention to Shetland sheep and Shetland wool. A conundrum: What is Shetland yarn? Is it yarn produced in Shetland from Shetland sheep? Yarn produced in Shetland from any type of sheep from any location? Yarn produced from Shetland sheep regardless of location? All of the above? Other variations?
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| Shetland fiber and yarn |
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| Shetland fleece |
We also talked extensively about Icelandic yarn with Linda DeMoss from
DeMoss Mountain Meadow Ranch, and had the opportunity to fondle and purchase her beautiful fleeces and fibers.
This is only a small slice of all of the good things that happened at the 2011 Boise lace retreat.
1 comment:
Sigh. It always sounds like such a lovely time. I really enjoyed these pictures.
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