tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post7239107878974851070..comments2024-03-08T01:37:39.323-05:00Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: Making Art at Snow FarmKristin Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-3068868727049279012008-08-01T19:01:00.000-04:002008-08-01T19:01:00.000-04:00What a wonderful place to spend time - both for yo...What a wonderful place to spend time - both for you and your niece. I work with teenage girls and am often dismayed at how little interest they show in anything apart from watching movies on their laptops, texting each other on their mobiles and shopping. I have tried over the years to get them interested in patchwork, embroidery, sewing clothes, jewellery making ... it's a 15 year list! But apart from one or two girls each time, it is so very hard to engage them. Two years ago I had a student who sounds very similar to your niece - she too was a sponge and was filled with curiosity and a passion for creativity - she was a particularly good photographer and has gone on to study this at university and has won several prizes etc. - she wanted to make a quilt so I took her to buy the fabric and choose a design and the next few weeks and we sewed together whenever she had time - it was such a great experience and she was delighted with her quilt. It made up for all the afternoons spent traipsing around their dormitories asking them to come join in the activity! This summer - actually my winter - I'm working on my quilting - trying to find the straight line and make curves that don't have corners!Lily Boothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18385219883166874326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-7245473398425127002008-08-01T15:30:00.000-04:002008-08-01T15:30:00.000-04:00What a wonderful experience! Snow Farm sounds amaz...What a wonderful experience! Snow Farm sounds amazing! I just returned from Meg's Knitting Camp full of inspiration and ideas, wool and books. So much to learn......<BR/>SaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-27779008185759806292008-08-01T08:25:00.000-04:002008-08-01T08:25:00.000-04:00I have learned to spin......finallyI had a wheel f...I have learned to spin......finally<BR/>I had a wheel for almost two years and finally took a class. And I am loving it!!Sally Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14117592981007071310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-11273479081232525642008-07-31T20:31:00.000-04:002008-07-31T20:31:00.000-04:00Hmmm, I'm just trying to get my knitting mojo back...Hmmm, I'm just trying to get my knitting mojo back this summer!<BR/><BR/>-- Grace in MAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-84006507665641734732008-07-31T20:29:00.000-04:002008-07-31T20:29:00.000-04:00Wow. So inspiring as always. When you asked what...Wow. So inspiring as always. When you asked what we are learning this summer, I sunk in my chair a little bit. All my life I've only done creative things; hand crafts, sewing, music. Lately I've been focused on marketing--so very new to me. At first I was just overwhelmed thinking I didn't have it in me, I'm NOT a business person, I make things! But I'm actually getting more into it, and I realize this too is a creative process, which like all crafts, requires patience and effort. One of your posts that I will always remember (though I can't tell you when it was!), talked about patience and success and how too many folks are looking for over night recognition. Seeing how you have worked steadily for years to be where you are is truly inspiring. Thank you for all you do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-43803877771218618302008-07-31T12:57:00.000-04:002008-07-31T12:57:00.000-04:00Thanks for the Snow Farm info. I was looking at t...Thanks for the Snow Farm info. I was looking at the Campbell School in North Carolina, but western MA is a much easier drive.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099800771817882569noreply@blogger.com