Ergonomics of Knitting

Posted by on Apr 24, 2008 in Blog Fun | 1 comment

I’ve been studying knitting styles–that and overseeing the wrecking of and rebuiding of our backyard fence.Here are the videos I’ve been looking at. If you have more, send em on! I love comments with links!!! Stephanie and Irish Cottage Knitting from Zabet.Continental Info, sheath info, and more on that,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNFXO8MH2z0&feature=related

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Yikes

Posted by on Apr 21, 2008 in Blog Fun |

Nice soundtrack.Scary Ride.http://www.newyorker.com/online/video/2008/04/21/080421_elevators

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The Mind of the Warp

Posted by on Apr 20, 2008 in Blog Fun | 2 comments

I’m noticing something quite wonderful about warping my loom. There’s a meditative quality to winding the warp that I don’t get from knitting or even spinning, which I think is odd. It’s almost like Tai Chi. I didn’t have this happen while I warped using a table, as much room as I could muster, a few weights and a two-liter bottle. There’s something about standing in front of a warping board (thank you Lura...

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