http://www.string-revolution.com/2009/07/the-string-revolution/ Creative journey of an Irish needlewoman Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:49:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.string-revolution.com/2009/07/the-string-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-20 leannich Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:39:18 +0000 http://www.string-revolution.com/?p=121#comment-20 Wow - thanks so much for this. I love that we have the same yarn, and the same experience of learning to knit from our grandmothers :-) Wow – thanks so much for this. I love that we have the same yarn, and the same experience of learning to knit from our grandmothers

]]> http://www.string-revolution.com/2009/07/the-string-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-15 longtimenotknitsouthamerican Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:25:48 +0000 http://www.string-revolution.com/?p=121#comment-15 Hi Léan, saw your personal ad.First time ever commenting on a blog. Loved yours, will come back. Just bought a little bit of yarn, irregularly ´hand-died in shades of orange. It's from southern Chile, and I was so surprised you could buy this kind of yarn in Dublin! (Your Araucanía Aysén yarn). Actually, there's a huge knitting, spinning and weaving tradition in Southern Chile, that connects with our native american roots. Not where I live, though, the capital city. But I was taught the basics by my grandmother, like you. I just learnt in your blog that there were different ways to cast. My grandmother taught me to hold the yarn in a triangle..(wait, I'd better photograph this, I´ll post it in the casting post.) I'm waiting to see what happens with the purple yarn! Hi Léan, saw your personal ad.First time ever commenting on a blog. Loved yours, will come back. Just bought a little bit of yarn, irregularly ´hand-died in shades of orange. It’s from southern Chile, and I was so surprised you could buy this kind of yarn in Dublin! (Your Araucanía Aysén yarn). Actually, there’s a huge knitting, spinning and weaving tradition in Southern Chile, that connects with our native american roots. Not where I live, though, the capital city. But I was taught the basics by my grandmother, like you. I just learnt in your blog that there were different ways to cast. My grandmother taught me to hold the yarn in a triangle..(wait, I’d better photograph this, I´ll post it in the casting post.) I’m waiting to see what happens with the purple yarn!

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