tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post731285722492214804..comments2024-03-28T18:44:45.533+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-28800204331461565682018-03-16T17:54:49.385+00:002018-03-16T17:54:49.385+00:00Maybe grab some stalks to tie around something and...Maybe grab some stalks to tie around something and notice that they had to be cut when you went to undo the bundle? I like to think of stuff like that too .Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13651495016849228263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-31776338143083712002018-03-16T11:28:12.128+00:002018-03-16T11:28:12.128+00:00What a fun time! I have often thought about line...What a fun time! I have often thought about linen the way you just surmised the origins of wool yarn. How do you accidentally rot flax, notice the fibrous strands from the result, and then it suddenly pops into your head: Linen! Not quite so easy a jump, of course, but still ingenious. ChloeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-69790312942325752922018-03-16T08:37:17.683+00:002018-03-16T08:37:17.683+00:00Sounds wonderful! The latest Fruity Knitting with...Sounds wonderful! The latest Fruity Knitting with their daughter is a visual feast. <br />Surely early man/woman would have started out with skins, from kills? I suppose trial and error would have led them to realise that twisting and plying gave the fibres strength, perhaps for ties to bind things. However it happened, spindle whorls have been found in very early sites.shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-40348283244029488362018-03-16T00:57:45.403+00:002018-03-16T00:57:45.403+00:00Sounds like a perfect day, especially without the ...Sounds like a perfect day, especially without the yarn purchase of something that "might" work.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-59783176737366295522018-03-16T00:33:27.865+00:002018-03-16T00:33:27.865+00:00So glad you enjoyed your day and managed to get up...So glad you enjoyed your day and managed to get up close to Andrea and Andrew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-64931750515891623222018-03-15T22:56:05.743+00:002018-03-15T22:56:05.743+00:00I can't quit thinking about the EYF. I'm ...I can't quit thinking about the EYF. I'm so glad you went and saw the Fruity Knitting stars. Rest, Jean. Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-18290256650481463952018-03-15T22:44:19.937+00:002018-03-15T22:44:19.937+00:00Hey Ho! Primitive man or primitive woman? I have s...Hey Ho! Primitive man or primitive woman? I have seen it said that the most revolutionary early invention ws string.jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-64201822057309406782018-03-15T22:27:20.596+00:002018-03-15T22:27:20.596+00:00I felt fortunate to see you! It made my day. Kare...I felt fortunate to see you! It made my day. Karen WongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-33494872501656854332018-03-15T21:32:16.030+00:002018-03-15T21:32:16.030+00:00Sounds like a lovely day! Glad you got on so well...Sounds like a lovely day! Glad you got on so well, and that Progress was made on the kitchen without you having to endure it.<br /><br />Beverly in NJ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-48417277827641546452018-03-15T20:39:31.593+00:002018-03-15T20:39:31.593+00:00I had a good giggle just now thinking about primit...I had a good giggle just now thinking about primitive men oggling sheep for their fleece:) only, they had it far easier, because primitive sheep lost their fleece without shearing! they "just" had to collect the moulted fibres, no need to shear the poor things with stone "knives":) <br />have fun tomorrow - and hopefully with a shiny new kitchen as well - soon!Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.com