tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748150035160477009.post4355588470445004263..comments2023-06-10T16:50:30.958-04:00Comments on autumngeisha: Slowing Downautumngeishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999159092655986251noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748150035160477009.post-82672369868429544542011-09-13T23:57:53.433-04:002011-09-13T23:57:53.433-04:00Dina....One of my most vivid childhood memories wa...Dina....One of my most vivid childhood memories was watching my mother sew on our old treadle machine. I loved watching plain pieces of fabric magically transformed into the prettiest and most outrageous dresses for myself and my sister. You are so lucky to have your Granny's machine and all the lessons that came with it.autumngeishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999159092655986251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748150035160477009.post-78630704278895265232011-09-13T23:13:31.128-04:002011-09-13T23:13:31.128-04:00Great point, Marushka! We are lucky to have the be...Great point, Marushka! We are lucky to have the best of both worlds. Without places like ravelry and all the creative blogs on the Internet, knitting would not be nearly as much fun or interactive. I wrote this post during Hurricane Irene when the power was off for hours and hours. It was funny to see how certain members of my family seemed to be at a stand still because there was no television, video games or internet. What they thought as time lost, I viewed as an opportunity to get lots of knitting in!autumngeishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999159092655986251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748150035160477009.post-85987379217036402202011-09-13T18:16:42.659-04:002011-09-13T18:16:42.659-04:00I love the intersection of the traditional crafts ...I love the intersection of the traditional crafts with the Internet... <br /><br />I suspect that I wouldn't be nearly as addicted to knitting if I were restricted, as my mother & grandmothers were, to the yarn and patterns available in the local drugstore or the Mary Maxim catalog. <br /><br />I think that crafts that might otherwise be rare or lost have gained new life through our online communities -- I never would have guessed how many people in the world are spinning their own yarn, for example. And I learned how to spin it too, mostly using Internet resources, rather than being lucky enough to have a spinner in the family or the neighborhood.Marushka C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15501083029600186860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748150035160477009.post-38385857492538599412011-09-13T04:40:22.846-04:002011-09-13T04:40:22.846-04:00That book sounds really interesting, although I am...That book sounds really interesting, although I am not at all good at hand sewing! I can't manage a straight line by hand or on a machine ;) <br /><br />I know what you mean about books, which is why I don't use the bookstore on my ipad and haven't bought a kindle (even though I think they're great) - reading is too tactile for me to relinquish having the book in my hand!pinkundinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994450142485371131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748150035160477009.post-63962550302570377442011-09-12T17:01:08.926-04:002011-09-12T17:01:08.926-04:00After starting with hand sewing lessons, my grandm...After starting with hand sewing lessons, my grandmother progressed to teaching me to sew on a treadle machine. I lovvvvveeeddd the feel of the treadle (which my explain, in part, why I love spinning now). I am fortunate enough to have the machine she taught me on...although it is now in use as a makeup vanity table. (the belt is broken and I have not taken the time to find a replacement) But still, it is comforting to know that I still sit at the same cabinet every day now and Granny is with me that way.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245338438843979692noreply@blogger.com