tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post2726221952648060596..comments2024-01-10T22:28:03.045-05:00Comments on riverrim: thread hookscyndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006126625281714507noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-37533967692259983272009-03-23T18:55:00.000-04:002009-03-23T18:55:00.000-04:00I love the threading hooks! Very special. Great s...I love the threading hooks! Very special. <BR/><BR/>Great shot of plying the silk. I've never mastered Andean plying, but then I've never truly mastered spindling either.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-12919977327541985082009-03-20T19:03:00.000-04:002009-03-20T19:03:00.000-04:00Your thread hooks are beautiful! Where do you sel...Your thread hooks are beautiful! Where do you sell them?bspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385723696922637454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-67484894520000631502009-03-20T10:45:00.000-04:002009-03-20T10:45:00.000-04:00Happy Spring! The hooks are beautiful. Did you d...Happy Spring! The hooks are beautiful. Did you dye the silk? Can't wait to see the finished project.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647798372172407775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-70607136341938089232009-03-19T23:31:00.000-04:002009-03-19T23:31:00.000-04:00Howdy! I've enjoyed reading back through your blo...Howdy! I've enjoyed reading back through your blog, particularly about the flax and the cocoon rattle. Did you raise your cocoons? I'm sitting here turning silk filament into organzine, and it seems in a way very much like spinning the long strick of flax...Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495668097562584397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-18820296743091190172009-03-19T09:45:00.000-04:002009-03-19T09:45:00.000-04:00It looks like you spent the winter perfecting the ...It looks like you spent the winter perfecting the art of spindling lace wt. yarn. Beautiful frog hair silk! <BR/><BR/>Beautiful and functional, no better combination for a tool.judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230862540962531293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-89268486574786609192009-03-19T08:07:00.000-04:002009-03-19T08:07:00.000-04:00Cindy you asked for the recipe for the ciabatta......Cindy you asked for the recipe for the ciabatta...this is the book I use (plus I add fresh rosemary and olive oil)http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/<BR/>The dough tastes best and has the most holes when it has sat for a week :)Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665272462573135734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-18369463545053168822009-03-19T00:58:00.000-04:002009-03-19T00:58:00.000-04:00Your quest for creating function objects of great ...Your quest for creating function objects of great beauty is very inspiring. You may have a hard time differentiating greys but your eye and sense of beauty more than makes up for it. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-40269854321975818612009-03-18T20:55:00.000-04:002009-03-18T20:55:00.000-04:00These hooks are so lovely! I especially like the o...These hooks are so lovely! I especially like the ones made of flat stones.<BR/><BR/>I received the beautiful handmade wooden button in the mail - I love it! Thank you so much, Cyndy!!DebbieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508692845369401119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-40311700720842848342009-03-18T20:21:00.000-04:002009-03-18T20:21:00.000-04:00These threading hooks are works of art Cyndy. It ...These threading hooks are works of art Cyndy. It is wonderful to be able to work with such beautiful tools. I would love to watch you while you are doing all of these tasks you write about. I find it facinating just reading about it.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-9143527404926458702009-03-18T20:03:00.000-04:002009-03-18T20:03:00.000-04:00Wish you were a neighbor,you do such wonderful thi...Wish you were a neighbor,you do such wonderful things and don't mind sharing...I'd be sure to learn something...GinnyGingerbreadshouse7https://www.blogger.com/profile/01285484153508538882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-64706314455769692752009-03-18T16:52:00.000-04:002009-03-18T16:52:00.000-04:00The threading hooks look like stitch markers, I wo...The threading hooks look like stitch markers, I wonder if they would be able to function as that too? Then they would be very multi tasking indeed. They look great, no suprise there, all your work is so wonderful!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020864103713886930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-26365084586095930772009-03-18T15:17:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:17:00.000-04:00First: beautiful photo of Andean plying!Second...w...First: beautiful photo of Andean plying!<BR/><BR/>Second...we were just talking about heddle hooks at the workshop this weekend. I never found one that I liked, because a rigid hook just gets in my way. Your idea looks perfect! I'll have to jerri rig something to mimic yours and give it a try! Thanks for the idea.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to see your loom dressed and weaving in progress!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226371437929271405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-3771269162005913902009-03-18T11:36:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:36:00.000-04:00Oh wow, and look at that silk! Gorgeous!!! So, a...Oh wow, and look at that silk! Gorgeous!!! <BR/><BR/>So, are you going to be offering these threading hooks for sale?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-23863260189821920522009-03-18T10:45:00.000-04:002009-03-18T10:45:00.000-04:00That close up is wonderful!I'm always fighting wit...That close up is wonderful!<BR/><BR/>I'm always fighting with threading needles...now I know what to do about it.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08733284959927260751noreply@blogger.com