tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post115999817523202718..comments2024-01-10T22:28:03.045-05:00Comments on riverrim: Vadmal Bagcyndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006126625281714507noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-15357499997679739052020-11-02T08:13:51.925-05:002020-11-02T08:13:51.925-05:00Hi David,
Thanks for your comment, and thanks for ...Hi David,<br />Thanks for your comment, and thanks for the information on the about the work of Michele Hayeur Smith.<br />Your question is hard to answer.<br />There are many variables involved. <br />First thing to consider is the average amount of wool from the individual sheep. On average, in today's world, one could expect to collect about 5 to 6 pounds of wool from an Icelandic sheep.cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006126625281714507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-91909948946943708562020-11-01T09:43:43.048-05:002020-11-01T09:43:43.048-05:00Hi there. I have been researching vadmal recently ...Hi there. I have been researching vadmal recently and have come across the scholarly work of Michele Hayeur Smith. At the beginning of last decade, Smith conducted a pioneering survey of the archeological textile finds in iceland, and also reviewed the scholarly literature on vadmal history and terminology. She wrote a book from her research which is very expensive and I haven’t read, but you Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680801547328764366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-1160424537898591992006-10-09T16:08:00.000-04:002006-10-09T16:08:00.000-04:00Love that bag! And thanks for the history lesson ...Love that bag! And thanks for the history lesson as well. Nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-1160266814596533672006-10-07T20:20:00.000-04:002006-10-07T20:20:00.000-04:00The bag is beautiful, organic in appearance, geome...The bag is beautiful, organic in appearance, geometrically appealing. The little maple twig, used as a clousure was a perfect choice. I need to learn to finger weave. You are quite an inspiration. Hope your weekend is as lovely as it is here.judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230862540962531293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-1160173872807535882006-10-06T18:31:00.000-04:002006-10-06T18:31:00.000-04:00Incredible. Your bag is beautiful and looks conne...Incredible. Your bag is beautiful and looks connected to the earth to me. Not being a spinner or weaver, it is a joy to learn from you. The button is in perfect harmony with the bag. Lovely, Cyndy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-1160117673418273512006-10-06T02:54:00.000-04:002006-10-06T02:54:00.000-04:00What a beautiful bag! Your work is lovely! Thanks ...What a beautiful bag! Your work is lovely! Thanks so much for the education on vadmal. :-)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09007858099867073246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-1160101695198124922006-10-05T22:28:00.000-04:002006-10-05T22:28:00.000-04:00I loved the bag. It was good to see you today, I ...I loved the bag. It was good to see you today, I just wish we had more time to get together like days of yore! I think we all need a day to get together and spin..now if time and obligations would just allow it.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647798372172407775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-1160003055631902222006-10-04T19:04:00.000-04:002006-10-04T19:04:00.000-04:00Beautiful bag! And an excellent understanding of v...Beautiful bag! <BR/><BR/>And an excellent understanding of vadmal! (as far as I know, anyway....not an expert, just an interested viking re-enactor textile geek) ;)<BR/><BR/>Was the tog and thel separated before you spun the fleece?<BR/><BR/>Oh! and let me know if you ever decide to try the warp-weighted loom - I'm quite simply craving the company of other weavers who use it. There's so much to Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443938780113647498noreply@blogger.com