tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post422529820570597817..comments2023-11-17T03:50:24.606-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.velmabolyard.com">Wake Robin</a> : spring walkVelma Bolyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-58130288033883434592011-11-27T16:40:56.317-05:002011-11-27T16:40:56.317-05:00alice, yes, tacket! and placket, though it's n...alice, yes, tacket! and placket, though it's not quite as good...uness your plackets have tackets or vice verse. scrunch is a good word, but scrunchie not so much.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-46847170901256753972011-11-27T16:17:55.088-05:002011-11-27T16:17:55.088-05:00Lovely, lovely book. And it has scrunch. And don&#...Lovely, lovely book. And it has scrunch. And don't you love that word "tacket"?Alicehttp://www.weaverly.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-77090953681479231922011-11-27T12:09:54.821-05:002011-11-27T12:09:54.821-05:00kit, my nephews, biologists both, tease each other...kit, my nephews, biologists both, tease each other about being "listers". this is a list, of sorts, a thread.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-45750894514580140392011-11-27T12:06:02.130-05:002011-11-27T12:06:02.130-05:00perhaps something small is intimate, something tha...perhaps something small is intimate, something that belongs to you, and you to it, even more so because your hands made it. I love the simple weaving and the naming of each thing you observed. it is so poetic!Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274191523160882071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-66237894152430841012011-11-27T07:42:10.662-05:002011-11-27T07:42:10.662-05:00thank you sophie. don't know why i work small ...thank you sophie. don't know why i work small so often, but i do. i can see a pod book, perhaps?Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-63188519709838732902011-11-27T07:38:35.479-05:002011-11-27T07:38:35.479-05:00Happy Birthday Velma!
And just loved seeing this l...Happy Birthday Velma!<br />And just loved seeing this little gem of a book...<br />may your year be filled with much that is wonderful!<br />SSophie Munnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-35654629393121327912011-11-27T07:19:58.087-05:002011-11-27T07:19:58.087-05:00neki, i like that!
jude, me, too.neki, i like that!<br />jude, me, too.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-89389782250859143832011-11-27T07:18:43.473-05:002011-11-27T07:18:43.473-05:00i love the view from the side, the selvedges of th...i love the view from the side, the selvedges of the pages.judehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-17149369112521668072011-11-27T07:11:35.380-05:002011-11-27T07:11:35.380-05:00powerful&tender all at once.powerful&tender all at once.neki desuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780249422205001288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-82631530907096878062011-11-27T06:28:12.028-05:002011-11-27T06:28:12.028-05:00judy, thank you.
fiona, it's not until monday...judy, thank you. <br />fiona, it's not until monday, but it might actually BE monday where you are! and thank you<br />barry, thank, barry, i was so happy when i finished this, first one of a series of 5 so far.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-29448500362658672872011-11-27T05:51:40.816-05:002011-11-27T05:51:40.816-05:00V- magic book - so much work and creativity makes ...V- magic book - so much work and creativity makes it such a treasure. Go well. BBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-16220178216528170052011-11-27T05:03:13.130-05:002011-11-27T05:03:13.130-05:00Belated birthday wishes across the mile Velma - an...Belated birthday wishes across the mile Velma - and thanks for sharing those lovely stitching moments and wanderings, and this book. What a special little gem - those pages are so beautiful and what a magnificent resolution of a binding. Pure delight - may you enjoy many more! (Books and Birthdays)Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-49075871160935478542011-11-27T00:00:37.942-05:002011-11-27T00:00:37.942-05:00beautiful. earthy. sophisticated. All of those....beautiful. earthy. sophisticated. All of those.Judy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-40678300894811143212011-11-26T18:48:00.279-05:002011-11-26T18:48:00.279-05:00cri-cri, thanks. they work well together.cri-cri, thanks. they work well together.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-52934557625957951832011-11-26T18:11:46.095-05:002011-11-26T18:11:46.095-05:00I love the different textures of the materials ......I love the different textures of the materials ...ingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18018135266864231986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-40474191727341601092011-11-26T17:42:29.251-05:002011-11-26T17:42:29.251-05:00thanks, dee
ronnie, thanks.
lf, there is tension ...thanks, dee<br />ronnie, thanks. <br />lf, there is tension in reading it, it's small, and you have to really hold on to it to read it.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-86194077744253055562011-11-26T16:41:04.140-05:002011-11-26T16:41:04.140-05:00ohmygoodness! thanks for sharing, i like the visua...ohmygoodness! thanks for sharing, i like the visual tension between the book and the visuals it provokes.leFiligreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430020133102799668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-71612927912708297182011-11-26T15:47:44.057-05:002011-11-26T15:47:44.057-05:00ahhhhk! wonderful! the cover was so tempting I was...ahhhhk! wonderful! the cover was so tempting I was aching to see through the pages - every little page is a delight<br /><br />thanks V for sharing the journeyronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-51951853025199540892011-11-26T12:31:39.130-05:002011-11-26T12:31:39.130-05:00poetry, art, ode to nature - all in one!poetry, art, ode to nature - all in one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-7221539408390223852011-11-26T12:23:33.948-05:002011-11-26T12:23:33.948-05:00jean, thank you. it sits gently in the hand, like ...jean, thank you. it sits gently in the hand, like a spring found thing, and is a little bit of a treasure hunt opening and reading.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-19592665018166507912011-11-26T12:22:11.180-05:002011-11-26T12:22:11.180-05:00henrietta, no signatures, the pages are indvidual,...henrietta, no signatures, the pages are indvidual, but stitched onto the vellum tapes which are then laced into the vellum cover. the text block is tacketed into the cover. this is a very old structure.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-28557814229224440862011-11-26T12:20:24.149-05:002011-11-26T12:20:24.149-05:00I'm speechless, it's exquisite, all that p...I'm speechless, it's exquisite, all that paper thread, so beautiful in the simple weaving. Each tiny detail, perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-58687355110741408612011-11-26T12:19:02.808-05:002011-11-26T12:19:02.808-05:00so you use the vellum in place of "line tape&...so you use the vellum in place of "line tape" were it a "traditional" binding. (boards, paper kind of thing...and the signature is essential one folded "cloth?" very tactile. sight, sound, touchhenrietta (aka ani aka zani)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07233449217099900553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-5549621200750509002011-11-26T12:07:21.723-05:002011-11-26T12:07:21.723-05:00aimee, it SO was. not sure if he's forgiven me...aimee, it SO was. not sure if he's forgiven me yet--<br />jude, size is relative, isn't it?Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-68294042211081438852011-11-26T11:50:39.988-05:002011-11-26T11:50:39.988-05:00wow, so small and so big.wow, so small and so big.judehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com