tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624177.post114304304973953413..comments2023-07-30T07:14:54.632-05:00Comments on FiberLife: Historical SpinningPJ Kitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835001952770913494noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624177.post-91162716940896496012009-05-12T16:31:00.000-05:002009-05-12T16:31:00.000-05:00My grandmother was an accomplished spinner and wea...My grandmother was an accomplished spinner and weaver and my own mother, who grew up during the Great Depression, was taught to help make school and work clothes for her 7 brothers, and my grandfather. I do have to wonder, though, how accurate it is to say that Noone spins out of necessity anymore. There are still many Exceedingly poor ppl who are too proud, or too isolated to accept the ♥şhãdôw♥noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624177.post-75720319823965021512008-05-29T11:02:00.000-05:002008-05-29T11:02:00.000-05:00What an interesting post! Thank you for sharing y...What an interesting post! Thank you for sharing your thoughts.<BR/><BR/>My grandmother grew up on a farm in rural Missouri, and was glad to give up the old ways when she married and could afford to.<BR/><BR/>She's long passed away, but I think she would be puzzled by the enthusiasm today to do for fun what she considered to be work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624177.post-40788396001943398782007-02-06T12:23:00.000-05:002007-02-06T12:23:00.000-05:00Thanks for this! Someone pointed me to it after th...Thanks for this! Someone pointed me to it after they read some of my more recent soapbox moments about spinning and textile production. I often find myself trying to predict where things will go over the next few decades; certainly I never guessed about where things would go over the past few! <br /><br />I could not agree more about the magic of fiber work; and the fiber person knows another oneAbby Franquemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213664026949436272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624177.post-1163265111564471642006-11-11T12:11:00.000-05:002006-11-11T12:11:00.000-05:00Thank you for your beautiful article. Your resear...Thank you for your beautiful article. Your research and thoughts, your love for your grandmother, and our heritage are dear and encouraging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624177.post-1155385645022055962006-08-12T07:27:00.000-05:002006-08-12T07:27:00.000-05:00Yes, Monica, we do live in very different times. I...Yes, Monica, we do live in very different times. I'm amazed when talking with older friends - the ones in their 80's and 90's who were born in the Appalachians. They found cars exciting and brand-new in their youth, installed electricity and a telephone in their first house (usually after marriage), and now most of them chatter away on email and think nothing of flying halfway around the world.PJ Kitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835001952770913494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624177.post-1155337729850812542006-08-11T18:08:00.000-05:002006-08-11T18:08:00.000-05:00Is that what that baby tomato on the pincushion is...Is that what that baby tomato on the pincushion is for? I just thought it was a decoration and I have been sewing for 50 years. Do they still put emery in the little buds?<BR/><BR/>Guess I wouldn't have impressed yor grandpa unless he say me move dirt, straighten nails and muck stalls LOL Great stories on your blog. <BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>Cathy in NiagaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624177.post-1155053949614059842006-08-08T11:19:00.000-05:002006-08-08T11:19:00.000-05:00Great post! An interesting look at past, present a...Great post! An interesting look at past, present and future spinning. I can't imagine spinning just one or two types of fiber, and wouldn't want to be without the options my wheels afford. Nor would I want to spin out of necessity. Truly different times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624177.post-1150327525567272822006-06-14T18:25:00.000-05:002006-06-14T18:25:00.000-05:00Truely an awsome post. Well written.. renewing my ...Truely an awsome post. Well written.. renewing my want to spin even more! I always felt compelled to do it since I was young and saw wheels at various historical sites. <BR/>Denise<BR/>Knitchat.comSorkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982214011759375792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624177.post-1144166069984280032006-04-04T10:54:00.000-05:002006-04-04T10:54:00.000-05:00This is a very interesting post and really got me ...This is a very interesting post and really got me thinking about spinning and the connection with all the women that have gone before me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624177.post-1143050438790511792006-03-22T13:00:00.000-05:002006-03-22T13:00:00.000-05:00What a fabulous post. My family came from rural Ge...What a fabulous post. My family came from rural Georgia, but I don't think they ever spun- too hot. But my garndma quilted like crazy. Purely for function. I rememebr her making quilts out of poyester doubleknit that she got from the suit factories, adnI rememebr them being quilted, very crookedly with brown thread. They were for function, not for 'pretty' .<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447259843934565786noreply@blogger.com