tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post8807063199096801555..comments2023-11-17T03:50:24.606-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.velmabolyard.com">Wake Robin</a> : first of octoberVelma Bolyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-32730337610498234482017-10-12T06:19:45.421-04:002017-10-12T06:19:45.421-04:00fiona, a harvest of activity, before the rest of w...fiona, a harvest of activity, before the rest of winter.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-85684606020399263202017-10-11T21:47:00.551-04:002017-10-11T21:47:00.551-04:00What a time you are having!!! And have had (I am w...What a time you are having!!! And have had (I am working back thru the posts whoops)Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-87328049976239541502017-10-10T06:20:17.529-04:002017-10-10T06:20:17.529-04:00barry, can you tell it's harvest season? the l...barry, can you tell it's harvest season? the little landscape at home is beautiful in its modesty/Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-41084010627674258102017-10-10T03:21:54.281-04:002017-10-10T03:21:54.281-04:00Hi V - what an amazing amount to fit in a blog pos...Hi V - what an amazing amount to fit in a blog post. But above all the pond outlet photo spoke of gentle and quiet times. BBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-10341793845399560712017-10-04T18:15:53.752-04:002017-10-04T18:15:53.752-04:00jude, here, there, where?
jean, this class is the ...jude, here, there, where?<br />jean, this class is the highlight of my weeks!Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-88216427446960250332017-10-04T13:59:15.779-04:002017-10-04T13:59:15.779-04:00your students work is so imaginative and inspiring...your students work is so imaginative and inspiring - they are so lucky to have you. I love that bark yarn, wondering how I can make something similar.one small stitchhttp://www.onesmallstitch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-78283834711387713842017-10-04T10:33:35.381-04:002017-10-04T10:33:35.381-04:00love the there there. i remember my father's w...love the there there. i remember my father's words, when you get there there is no there there.judehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.com/spirit_cloth/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-57462991520679052862017-10-03T11:16:25.054-04:002017-10-03T11:16:25.054-04:00sandy, working with college students and non-trads...sandy, working with college students and non-trads (over 50's) is a blast!Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-28993346281528915082017-10-03T10:53:05.791-04:002017-10-03T10:53:05.791-04:00Nice work by your students. I see a smiley face!Nice work by your students. I see a smiley face!sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490293395647568431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-26937355679038773102017-10-02T19:46:15.231-04:002017-10-02T19:46:15.231-04:00donna, they're probably all out.donna, they're probably all out.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-82100367815287828072017-10-02T19:45:14.543-04:002017-10-02T19:45:14.543-04:00I can't find the tree bark yarn on the Dairing...I can't find the tree bark yarn on the Dairing website!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-27320402889827273382017-10-02T11:09:35.885-04:002017-10-02T11:09:35.885-04:00mo, i'm so proud of my students! paper birch a...mo, i'm so proud of my students! paper birch actually grows on my land, and i have used it in basketry to make vessels (it peels of in large sheets like paper). however, this bark thread is a bast, not sheet bark, and the basts here that are good for cordage, paper, or basketry include slippery elm, hickory, basswood, and many smaller shrubs like leatherwood and willow, red osier dogwood. i am no expert on any of these, but used a lot of osier in free form basketry many years back. Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-56857397106094546272017-10-02T11:03:03.567-04:002017-10-02T11:03:03.567-04:00wonderful photos of your students work, had to loo...wonderful photos of your students work, had to look up suminagashi & the tree bark yarn looks beautiful, do you use the beautiful bark of silver birch in your work?Mo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-91277804840790398742017-10-02T10:43:48.543-04:002017-10-02T10:43:48.543-04:00donna, what a nice thing to say! the yarn is calle...donna, what a nice thing to say! the yarn is called tree bark. seriously.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-90792864431654009302017-10-02T10:25:03.175-04:002017-10-02T10:25:03.175-04:00Velma, Your students are so fortunate to be with y...Velma, Your students are so fortunate to be with you. I loved all of the books you displayed, and your friend's suminagashi on hand made paper. Wow!<br /><br />Do you know what the tree bark yarn is? I need to order some!<br />Donna<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.com