tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post2765651635720270586..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-37206479932615299832010-06-10T23:00:56.268+01:002010-06-10T23:00:56.268+01:00I am sure that, for £90,000 I could do a great dea...I am sure that, for £90,000 I could do a great deal of very valuable research. I find it strange that essential research like that done by those you mention, is usually done by penniless enthusiasts and then taken over by others for their own advantage.catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-65685360986108457612010-06-10T20:37:24.627+01:002010-06-10T20:37:24.627+01:00Still, Thompson, Miller, Wright, et al didn't ...Still, Thompson, Miller, Wright, et al didn't get all the patterns. Every so often another one is mentioned somewhere. Perhaps this project will startle a few more from hiding. I just hope the still-living researchers can get in on it somehow, perhaps to continue their research.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-19403388679922957102010-06-10T16:48:13.386+01:002010-06-10T16:48:13.386+01:00How very true about the historic researches of Mrs...How very true about the historic researches of Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Wright (among others). They did it for the love of knitting traditions, not a huge prize money. One can hope the "Extravagansey" doesn't turn out too hideous. -- Joe-in WyomingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-75886041272613599822010-06-10T12:53:39.778+01:002010-06-10T12:53:39.778+01:00My opium poppies are not very abundant this year. ...My opium poppies are not very abundant this year. I guess my dreams of a little side business will have to wait...Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-19356432683809024922010-06-10T11:24:36.794+01:002010-06-10T11:24:36.794+01:00I bet Mary Wright didn't get financial assista...I bet Mary Wright didn't get financial assistance on that scale when she was researching her "Cornish Knitfrocks and Guernseys".<br /><br />Poppies of all sorts are abundant hereabouts in the East Midlands - maybe the cold winter encouraged plenty of the seeds out of dormancy.jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-77103394061728264382010-06-10T11:07:14.834+01:002010-06-10T11:07:14.834+01:00We've got some opium poppy to move over from n...We've got some opium poppy to move over from next door into our front slope, which we're trying to turn into a meadowy orchard, since I refuse to mow it after injuring my leg doing so a couple of summers ago because of the steep grade. Just so long as federal agents don't come snooping around.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.com