tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246191102024-02-28T10:20:51.324-08:00Spinning Natural Dyes WeavingLeslie Carroll-Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566306947227448474noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619110.post-27075085243686903192009-05-06T15:00:00.001-07:002009-05-06T15:07:02.502-07:00Here We Are in Maryland 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoVugXu4N6KLO9niaHw1_FMLWhhu7lZaCgQhyphenhyphenagxesYnyW2b-rwU-NC6Eprgz62tTRSNwfDYVsV27X-ytFase690udyMV6EY4Ro9xYoe-UJymWUU5u3hquhpITC1KukYIXibr/s1600-h/rain+at+maryland.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332834441623385938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoVugXu4N6KLO9niaHw1_FMLWhhu7lZaCgQhyphenhyphenagxesYnyW2b-rwU-NC6Eprgz62tTRSNwfDYVsV27X-ytFase690udyMV6EY4Ro9xYoe-UJymWUU5u3hquhpITC1KukYIXibr/s320/rain+at+maryland.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here is a shot from my IPhone looking out of our tent at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. Not the large puddle? We we had a very rainy weekend, but lots of fun. This was the wettest Sheep show every at Maryland. It didn't keep those fiber folks away, Saturday the parking lots were full and the trafic was backed up on I70 coming to the Howard County fairgrounds. </div><div>It is always great to see so many old friends and to meet new ones at the show.</div>Leslie Carroll-Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566306947227448474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619110.post-61364388521062242162008-10-27T13:24:00.000-07:002008-10-27T14:22:43.722-07:00SOAR 2008 Spin0Off Autumn Retreat October 5-12 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwJ1gwP3ZNYyHkmyZ4IAkTr8icsCNHoK3-YBPTa8Mn9rl6Ld7FCE1Ipgx8M16AQ1Sk0g4iPGe-GlyGY2fa2HB189LxRMSPy46_8fYBBHQcVTRh18MTad_BHawcWLY3VE47QPk/s1600-h/Leslieandnewwheel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261943079490142850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwJ1gwP3ZNYyHkmyZ4IAkTr8icsCNHoK3-YBPTa8Mn9rl6Ld7FCE1Ipgx8M16AQ1Sk0g4iPGe-GlyGY2fa2HB189LxRMSPy46_8fYBBHQcVTRh18MTad_BHawcWLY3VE47QPk/s200/Leslieandnewwheel.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Closing night at SOAR, here I am spinning on my new Lendrum Saxony wheel. Do I look Happy with the new wheel? Yes, it is true; I'm happily oiling the black walnut wood and sanding every coat. The finish is coming along beautifully.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduTTg-PMgYJH4czUjSP7sDkzgSZ8qQwxvXp1gUMjItEWSjtfdglJrAnVtxSAaDbBc-g23Q3zGGVDjyp51q5lxVby9Nw3zHIzrEc1_bmU5Rvsg92tKFAM3yK-RhbA5sBV9C45E/s1600-h/P1090603.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261944525995389858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduTTg-PMgYJH4czUjSP7sDkzgSZ8qQwxvXp1gUMjItEWSjtfdglJrAnVtxSAaDbBc-g23Q3zGGVDjyp51q5lxVby9Nw3zHIzrEc1_bmU5Rvsg92tKFAM3yK-RhbA5sBV9C45E/s200/P1090603.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>On Thursday morning we took a two hour bus ride to the Antique Tool Museum. The museum is on a 24 acre sight.</div>Spinning wheels, looms, natural dye displays and shetland lace knitting displays were setup for us to visit.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMKdertBaGo67TOn58z67dS13e1rb5l77TVV16Xv8hB-at3OB7xWYbgFKN933XudxwUEmLx-4iLlvnG_kD3Op8zqgCUH8avohla5UmcW38imBJNV52j_2q_A92-0_VVVhnxtS/s1600-h/P1090671.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261945399749230450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMKdertBaGo67TOn58z67dS13e1rb5l77TVV16Xv8hB-at3OB7xWYbgFKN933XudxwUEmLx-4iLlvnG_kD3Op8zqgCUH8avohla5UmcW38imBJNV52j_2q_A92-0_VVVhnxtS/s200/P1090671.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Here you see one of our guides spinning on a pendulum wheel.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPWJry2EDCXmaG9zzbCfWEEesZPE3hJW7CV4O1hfGgyZuCA8Qtbzz5GIDQOHrnJevOMYrM6AM2GI99q0M-7J2GEAyaV8IeZxjDVjtPyYt06hBLZwFz4qGRmyyJxQPPMNR9HT3/s1600-h/P1090614.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261945017180162786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPWJry2EDCXmaG9zzbCfWEEesZPE3hJW7CV4O1hfGgyZuCA8Qtbzz5GIDQOHrnJevOMYrM6AM2GI99q0M-7J2GEAyaV8IeZxjDVjtPyYt06hBLZwFz4qGRmyyJxQPPMNR9HT3/s200/P1090614.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>The loom house on has 6 looms each different in construction and setup for weaving different structures.</div><div></div><div></div>Leslie Carroll-Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566306947227448474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619110.post-52415058494791224432007-09-26T08:44:00.000-07:002007-09-26T09:03:27.154-07:00Outdoor Classroom ~ Nevada MissouriSeptember 21, 2007<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhI9DGNGNWaf4Fq5s7yHMMrKEpZEeMHtjVwLatskWPYy9ebdzXIMoDOxGl7o31gVS2IHQNVdZNHzx_DmAL5_-j-iOvtjDzXAbUAbznhjxBP2WNEANqc-l-fbTzvkTD9hgqih7/s1600-h/P1060038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114539795319714018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhI9DGNGNWaf4Fq5s7yHMMrKEpZEeMHtjVwLatskWPYy9ebdzXIMoDOxGl7o31gVS2IHQNVdZNHzx_DmAL5_-j-iOvtjDzXAbUAbznhjxBP2WNEANqc-l-fbTzvkTD9hgqih7/s320/P1060038.JPG" border="0" /></a> The school buses started arriving at 8:30 am. Fourth grade students from the Nevada R5 School district piled out of the buses and began their day learning about Missouri in the early 19th century.<br />You can see a class watching my fire and dye pots as I teach about native plants and trade goods brought to Missouri by trappers and traders.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi276eMcIBybG6Q1a4C60py6TfJYNGZvkXPOD2D0Lvsx443WUi2Sj2gyhsEzL2JydHmy3DMZ4WwqeyDK3OgQOLnmVrJZ-CRxvJPB26UhurBSlW3v8rrlsPWbt5Hgqxgt2oAFshU/s1600-h/P1060044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114542050177544434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi276eMcIBybG6Q1a4C60py6TfJYNGZvkXPOD2D0Lvsx443WUi2Sj2gyhsEzL2JydHmy3DMZ4WwqeyDK3OgQOLnmVrJZ-CRxvJPB26UhurBSlW3v8rrlsPWbt5Hgqxgt2oAFshU/s320/P1060044.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Madder Root, Cochineal and Indigo dye pots are cooking on my fire. I am holding up a skein of yarn from the madder root pot. The dye the students found the most fun to watch was the Indigo, they oxidation process was absolute magic!<br />The bright red color from the Cochineal drew ohhs and ahhs..Leslie Carroll-Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566306947227448474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619110.post-1406729690301505432007-06-12T08:40:00.000-07:002007-06-12T08:54:29.123-07:00Color From Life<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8VmA5xRbfdi3wmRE7ipPaZhfsWMhQzM2P3UzSzz90aGaIGEQsc4dMvbljw98QhzYhpQV64Q5RhdlxsFtJYF8G-_F4wfY3XX7LW1GzZQ2duZf9x3t4tsoi65J7U1O917xGjP6/s1600-h/mussa1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075206072198734930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8VmA5xRbfdi3wmRE7ipPaZhfsWMhQzM2P3UzSzz90aGaIGEQsc4dMvbljw98QhzYhpQV64Q5RhdlxsFtJYF8G-_F4wfY3XX7LW1GzZQ2duZf9x3t4tsoi65J7U1O917xGjP6/s320/mussa1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are some new color ideas. In my wanderings around the Shetland Islands I found that the muted colors derived from the surrounding landscape created a wonderful palette for my design work.<br /><p>I find great inspiration for both painting and weaving in nature.</p>Leslie Carroll-Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566306947227448474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619110.post-1147281412624963022006-05-10T09:19:00.000-07:002006-05-10T10:18:22.793-07:00What fun in Maryland<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7402/2554/1600/journeycharkha.2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7402/2554/320/journeycharkha.2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Journey Charkha's on display at Maryland Sheep and Wool. So inviting, to just stop by and test drive the book charkha. I resisted the temptation, for another charkha, but I did get an ebony drop spindle with a cocobola shaft. It spins like a dream. I spun gotland wool all the way home on the plane.<br /><br />Maryland was great again this year, the spring weather was cool enough to make it pleasant both days. There were lots of folks on Saturday, the traffic was backed up 4 miles at noon when my husband came back to take me to lunch!<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7402/2554/1600/Morgaine.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7402/2554/320/Morgaine.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I spent Friday and all Day Saturday as the Fiber Groupie with Little Yarn; stocking shelves and bagging goodies for customers. Sunday morning was my time to run around and get pictures. There were many people out enjoying the wonderful morning air.<br /><br />Here is Morgaine demonstrating a new wheel at Carolina Homespun. Her booth had some great things, the fibers were in the most amazing colors! She had so many wheels to try, as you can see from the picture. The first thing I checked out at Carolina Homespun was the new Ashford rigid heddle for knitter's, a great little traveling loom. It is designed for making scarves.<br /><br /><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="216" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7402/2554/320/100_2149.jpg" width="256" border="0" />Early morning at Hillcreek Fibers, the square loom set up to make a rectangular shawl. This is a great new design for the square loom. Check with Carol Leigh for details on how to use the square loom on the rectangle.<br /><br />The food vendors had many varieties of lamb deliquesces; on Saturday we had bar-b-q'ed lamb sandwiches and on Sunday lamb sausage subs. MM MM Good....Leslie Carroll-Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566306947227448474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619110.post-1147039592470816752006-05-07T15:00:00.000-07:002006-05-07T15:08:41.933-07:00Maryland Sheep and Wool ShowWhat a great weekend! Two beautiful days at the sheep show. I have some great pictures that I will put up on the blog as soon asI get back to Missouri. Spent the show as a fiber groupie with Lewis at Little Bar; bagging sales and stocking shelves. It was a great time, we had lines out the door. Everyone said it was the way they got to meet new people!<br /><br />The show was great fun, lots of wonderful tools and fibers to try out. Even found a new technique. knitted blanks from the knitting machine, scarf length; using different shaps of plastic pieces and rubberbands, tie-up the plastic bits as if to do tie-dye. Then felt the scarf and pull out the plastic bits! What a great idea! I am going to give it a try when I get home.Leslie Carroll-Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566306947227448474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619110.post-1145908110351660752006-04-24T12:48:00.000-07:002006-04-24T12:55:35.453-07:00Our Summer Trip to Russia<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7402/2554/1600/LJB.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7402/2554/320/LJB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /> The summer of 2005 we visited St. Petersburg, Russia. Here you see me waiting with a bronze statue of a writer. Don't ask me who! We had a wonderful experience check out our slides at <a href="http://bartlettfarm.com">http://bartlettfarm.com</a>Leslie Carroll-Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566306947227448474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619110.post-1143647158298532642006-03-29T07:45:00.000-08:002006-04-04T08:34:38.173-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/14/8407/320/leslie2.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/14/8407/320/leslie2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Fiber Retreat 2006 was a great success. Thank you to all who turned in evaluations. Our Retreat Committee 2007 will have lots of great information to working with in planning next years event.<br />Leslie at Fiber Retreat 2006 <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="absMiddle" border="0" /></a>Leslie Carroll-Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566306947227448474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619110.post-1143412755454604912006-03-26T14:31:00.000-08:002006-03-26T14:39:15.456-08:00Weaving with Color Focus!<span style="font-family:verdana;">What to do what to do? A new project, as Winston Churchill stated, a blank canvas is the most intimidating of objects. </span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I have started the weaving process, with five 17 inch squares, now the question is to construct the garment or felt first? There are always questions to begin a new garment. I like to think these things grow with process, the clothing will appear with the transition from fiber to cloth. That may be too esoteric to the creative ideal, but I am hopeful that it will work for me once again as I begin this project.</span></p><p></p>Leslie Carroll-Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566306947227448474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619110.post-1143148167205574912006-03-23T13:08:00.000-08:002006-03-23T13:09:27.213-08:00It is great to see SOAR doing a blog. I hope everyone is as excited as I am about going to California this fall. I mailed my registration yesterday, can't wait to see what workshop I get!<br />LeslieLeslie Carroll-Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566306947227448474noreply@blogger.com1