tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post1002925298105763774..comments2023-11-17T03:50:24.606-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.velmabolyard.com">Wake Robin</a> : textile loveVelma Bolyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-22919585480440021942011-07-11T15:29:29.231-04:002011-07-11T15:29:29.231-04:00I can understand something of your love for fibre ...I can understand something of your love for fibre Velma, in its detail. One of my favourite things to behold is a bird's nest - a construction of fibres, no two the same, made with often extraordinary delicacy/care/precision, and having a palpable aura of nurture.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-49511400378306420562011-07-10T21:27:46.750-04:002011-07-10T21:27:46.750-04:00india, yes!india, yes!Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-36963786963058477612011-07-10T20:59:53.707-04:002011-07-10T20:59:53.707-04:00those rainbow morsels would make lovely string...those rainbow morsels would make lovely string...india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-55406917456728061232011-07-10T10:11:52.376-04:002011-07-10T10:11:52.376-04:00well, the work we go through to make paper (i know...well, the work we go through to make paper (i know by hand, but toilet paper goes through as much/more processing and costs, in every sense, far more than my handmade paper)...it can dissolve, carry messages, carry rembrandt prints, or be sent into the sky as balloons...<br /><br />i think, for me, i'll be wearing the old simple plainwoven shifu boxy shirt, and maybe pants. no toilet paper gowns or any gowns, except a nightie!Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-20436545381365367382011-07-10T10:04:03.935-04:002011-07-10T10:04:03.935-04:00i don't know if you've seen these: http://...i don't know if you've seen these: http://www.cheap-chic-weddings.com/wedding-contest-2011.html <br />it's interesting how paper of all sorts can be used to create clothing. you could reference the throw away society we live in, or the short life span of fashion today, a lot can be said. it's strange how paper is thought of as temporary when we still have papyrus scrolls, chinese scrolls, shifu clothing, illuminated manuscripts and other ancient and old paper products in museums.anastasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293672410131916800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-7385460221064192042011-07-10T09:57:02.246-04:002011-07-10T09:57:02.246-04:00hmm...milkweed is so, present here. the seed fiber...hmm...milkweed is so, present here. the seed fibers are very very hard to spin, i have mixed them with angora for a specialty yarn.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-74799331752086220622011-07-10T09:34:16.945-04:002011-07-10T09:34:16.945-04:00love of fiber and tactile things, an obsession. mi...love of fiber and tactile things, an obsession. milk pods are something i've been wanting to get my hands on to try spinning; sadly, they do not grow in the south. <br />lovely shifu and silk!anastasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293672410131916800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-84393906996450447092011-07-09T19:58:10.953-04:002011-07-09T19:58:10.953-04:00Oh yummmmm...silk sari strips! xoOh yummmmm...silk sari strips! xoCait Throophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00424249114747773949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-23667717509660210452011-07-09T12:43:53.908-04:002011-07-09T12:43:53.908-04:00I love that first photo, I would frame it and hang...I love that first photo, I would frame it and hang it on the wall. those sari strips are beautiful just the way they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com