We are reading Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South
, chapters 26-27 (VOL 2, chs 1-2) with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 15:30 minutes.
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- Dutch Damask Linen link on Etsy—the patterning you see is made of variations in the way the warp and weft interact. It’s pretty amazing.
- Red Work
- Henry’s Commentaries Matthew Henry (18 October 1662 — 22 June 1714) was an English Presbyterian minister. Quote re the creation of Eve, in Genesis:
“the woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be beloved.” - Sloes and Crabs and a recipe for sloe and crabapple jelly! (And Sloe Gin.)
- The Hot crab apple and chilli jelly recipe I mentioned (and here’s the one for the cheese)
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Crafty Appearances Yet To Come
- I’ll be doing the Cognitive Anchoring talk 10:30am on June 21st, 2014 at Uniquities yarn store in 421-D Church Street, NE, Vienna, VA 22180.
- July 11, 2014 The Tangled Web Summer Camp Day One! 1–4pm for Defarge FOs, pattern-choice support and more! 7709 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118
- My interview on this podcast was JUST released: Today’s Leading Women Podcast!!!
- Toshi’s NZ Parliamentary knitting links: the standing order, News article about Judith Tizard who did knit while shepherding a bill through the chamber which resulted in the rule change, AP story about it, interview (6 years later!) with Judith Tizard about the incident (click on Kiwi FM audio), Funny old story, ex-PM (National) and her husband knitting, lovely image of the ‘Ladies Gallery’ in Parliament.
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