I have been practicing processing flax during my time here at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. My focus in doing Colonial Living History is textiles and I have a detailed talk from my time at Fort Frederica. But here at Cumberland Gap I have been able to do some hands on experimenting in processing flax. …
From Knit Bits
Knitting the National Parks by Nancy Bates
During our time at Fort Frederica National Monument I enjoyed knitting hats from the book “Knitting the National Parks” by Nancy Bates. My friend, Chris Ferlinc, gave me the book for my birthday and I really got into it while I was working at a National Park site. As soon as we got to Fort …
Colonial Towels for Sale at Fort Frederica
This year at Fort Frederica National Monument was the year of the colonial towels. Last year the bookstore manager, Ellen Provenzano, started selling some of the towels that I wove while I was demonstrating living history. I only gave her ten towels, but they sold so well that she let me know, before I even …
Ranger Jamieson Learns to Weave
During the two months I have been at Fort Frederica National Monument, Ranger Jamieson has been learning to weave. Ranger Jamieson is a young ranger who is trained as an archaeologist. She was hired at Fort Frederica to work with the archaeology program. But she really enjoys the living history program as well and has …
Yesterdays Ewes Yarn Shop in London, Ohio
In my continuing quest to find a great local yarn shop near me, I visited Yesterdays Ewes in London, Ohio. London is about halfway between Westerville and Dayton, so it isn’t really close. It is too far to go for a regular knit night or to grab a ball of yarn. But if I can …
2022 Knitting Update: Coming Off the Needles
I wanted to showcase a few of the things that I knitted by giving you a 2022 knitting update. I haven’t been knitting as much lately because I spend most of my free time writing or weaving. But knitting is the perfect accessory for football season and so I managed to get some projects done. …
Nautical Yarn in Ludington, Michigan
After hiking to the lighthouse, we decided to check out the Nautical Yarn shop in Ludington and walk around downtown a little. Tom wasn’t a big fan of my third yarn shop visit in a week, but we explained that Sandy needed some yarn. Plus, Sandy had never been in a local yarn shop. Her …
Knit and Spin in Montague, Michigan
Another great reason to stop in Montague, Michigan, is to visit the Knit and Spin. Ever since my local yarn shop in Columbus closed, I stop at all the local yarn shops I can find. I don’t need that much yarn, but I try to find something to buy to support a local, in-person shop. …
Waverly Stone Gastropub and Garen Huis Yarns
On the day we visited Windmill Island Gardens, Tom and I ate at Waverly Stone Gatropub and visited Garen Huis Yarns. Although Tom and I enjoyed Windmill Island Gardens very much, we were done there by noon. So we decided to ride the tandem to downtown Holland, Michigan, and check it out. We wanted to …
2022 Weaving Update from All Over
After I wrote about teaching Grace to weave, I realized that I had not written a 2022 weaving update. In fact, I didn’t write a 2021 weaving update. So you haven’t been able to see the beautiful things I’ve been creating on my two looms. You did, of course, see the overshot items I made …