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Scottish Textiles: Cool Website

"The Scottish Textile Heritage Online website brings together information and images on the history and developments of Scotland’s textile industry held in archives and museums across Scotland and beyond. A pilot of the project has been running for a year, and its success has led to the launch of the permanent website.

The website carries information on embroidery, textile art works, textile machinery, tweeds and tartans, haute couture garments, trade union banners and records and industry business records. Many of these collections are relatively unknown, but can provide a wealth of information for historians, textile designers, researchers and the public. The website contains a database of more than 3000 records, including textile-related museum and archive collections and objects, as well as more than 400 images."

Read more from this story in the Evening Telegraph, or dive right into the Image Gallery (with search capabilities!).

Happy exploring, doras! And happy Thursday.

Midweek

I'm still knitting even on 260 st for the Adult Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann, and now I'm getting so close to the checkered flag that it's hard to put the project down! I'd like to finish it up all at once. However, my wrists will feel better if I continue at the current pace. Luckily, there are wonderful distractions!

Knitting Tarot T-Shirts

Yeah! The exceptionally talented Amber sent notice that a t-shirt based on the forthcoming Knitting Tarot was available to order. You can bet I jumped on that like Dyna on Apple! With Amber's generous permission, I can show you a peek here:

This is the High Priestess, with wool and needles at hand, that illustrates the front of the tee. On the back is the accompanying text plus the Knitting Tarot logo. Cool.

Watching Amber's progress through the Knitting Tarot process has been inspiring (she trusts her own creativity) and energizing (it's always electrifying to watch an artist work). The deck nears completion, and the cards that have been available for preview have been thoughtful, intelligent, and beautifully rendered. I'm happy that there's a t-shirt for the fans! Knitting Hipsters, click through here.

Wow. Sometimes I'm speechless when confronted with the creativity of women and men who shape the times of our lives through textiles. In the digital era, I'm comforted by the sight of fiber in action. As the Great Wheel turns (and Proud Mary keeps on burnin'), it's good to have a centuries-old constant.

In Other News

Four words: Colourway. Midsummer Madness Sale.

Go! Go! Go!

Pups

The pups had as great a mail day Tuesday as I did, but it's late, so we'll talk about it on Thursday. In the interim, *smooches* to some mighty sweet knitters—you know who you are! Mwah! Kiss-kiss!

Wednesday! Little Jack reminds you that Early to Bed and Early to Rise makes Mother Irritable. Have a swell knitting day!

It's Only Tuesday

We hope your Monday was productive and happy. Now let's talk about the Dale of Norway RTW collection featured in yesterday's entry. Me Wants. Katherine of WabiSabi suggested in a comment that those of us who admire the RTW designs might want to contact and encourage Dale to produce handknitting patterns for us insatiable Norgi-knitters. What a great idea! And to make it easy, if you select this link, you can not only be notified by email when Dale updates its main site, you can leave a comment, too! I suggest something along the lines of "(My Name) would like to knit the 2004-05 RTW collection. Give over." Or perhaps you can think of something equally effective in persuading the suits. Do you have deathless prose for Dale? If so, let us know!

Hee!

C'mon! Which one of you is knitting in her SUV?

"When I saw a woman knitting something green while wheeling her really big sport utility vehicle through a crowded intersection, I realized that driving to and from work is dangerous, too."

Pups

Did you notice the little black and tan speck at the top of Monday's photo of my three beautiful dachshunds? Head on over to Sister's and meet the little black and tan speck in person. Welcome Apple!

Little Jack reminds you that Dachshunds speak Louder than Words.

Cheers, and Happy Tuesday.

Vakker! Skjønn! Pen!

Eye-candy! We have new Norwegian eye-candy!

Courtesy of Ruthie's Run, we can view the new Dale of Norway ready-to-wear sweaters for the 2004-05 season. And the newest Oleana designs, as well as Icelandic Designs. Now all we have to do is cross our fingers and chant for Dalegarn, or Oleana, or Icelandic Designs to turn some of these beautiful wooly creations into handknitting patterns. PleasePleasePlease!

Pups

Our weekend flew past like a big gorgeously colored bird. We hope your weekend was swell and similarly colorful.

Happy Monday.