Perhaps you have heard of the “slow food” movement, which began as an effort to counteract “fast food”, which in many ways is symbolic of the modern lifestyle. Norway’s NRK television network appears to be taking this idea into another arena: broadcast television. “Slow TV” is a fairly recent (and regionally limited) phenomenon that seems to be taking that country… Continue Reading Norwegian TV: backlash against reality shows?
Continue reading →Whenever I have an opportunity to travel, I look for fiber destinations as well; this should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me. So when we were making plans for a business conference in Syracuse, New York, we decided to tack on a couple of days’ vacation, and the hunt was on for interesting destinations! Since this was… Continue Reading Salt City Fiber Works, Part 1
Continue reading →Shortly after the Kansas State Fair, I got to do something I’d been thinking about for a long time… I went with a bunch of spinning and weaving friends to tour Mid-States Wool Growers Cooperative. This came awfully close to sensory overload for us fiber types! Here are a couple of views of what we saw on entering the warehouse… Continue Reading Wooly field trip
Continue reading →I happened to have a few pictures to illustrate the steps from beginning to end, so thought I’d share them with you. It all started with the visit to a local alpaca breeder two years ago (Sunflower Alpaca Farm, shortly before they moved to Fort Scott, KS). I was completely charmed by the animals, and took quite a few pictures.… Continue Reading Fiber source to finished product
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