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ellen_fremedon and I met up with mrshamill and her family to see Othello downtown at the Shakespeare Theater. Avery Brooks was playing lead, and as good as he was, the actor playing Iago -- Patrick Page -- was amazing. He played Iago as a man who used sex as a weapon, and only a weapon. He rejected his wife Emilia in disgust when she made advances to him, but touched both Roderigo and Claudio in intimidating and sexually suggestive ways. It was quite a mesmering performance.
Sunday, I went down to the Mall to demonstrate spinning on handspindles at the Knit-Out with other members of my guild. They brought their spinning wheels, I brought many handspindles and loose wool so that people could try their hands at spinning. It was quite fun, though I never did get a chance to sit down.
One woman brought her mother forward -- an older immigrant woman from someplace in the Middle East by her dress -- who had spun from childhood. She took one of my top-whorls and was spinning fine in seconds. I think she was amused by the lime green wool I handed her; I have a bunch of Perendale wool I dyed with Kool-Aid and Easter Egg dyes that I bring along because the colors attract kids.
I also had at least *three* troops of Girl Scouts come up and ask for demonstrations. That was fun, and hopefully the guild's education/outreach program can hook up with the troops later and help out with their craft badges. I also got several kids and moms spinning, and gave away all of my brochures and flyers about how to make spindles at home. I even got a man spinning -- usually men wind up making spindles or spinning wheels if their wives have gotten into spinning (so many retired engineers get a second career as wheelwrights this way) -- admittedly it was because his girlfriend pushed him into it, but he made a respectable length of pretty even yarn.
tricksterquinn and our friend A came by about midway through the afternoon. I was surprised to see A, as I hadn't told him about the Knit-Out, there being no fly-fishing to interest him, but tricksterquinn apparently had. They gave me the carrots out of their lunches, and Quinn let me eat half her sandwich; evidently I looked starved. Which was sad, because I had gotten down there a half hour early and had breakfast at Teaism.
Anyway, it was a fun, busy weekend, and I'm probably going to sleep for the rest of the day.
ellen_fremedon and I met up with mrshamill and her family to see Othello downtown at the Shakespeare Theater. Avery Brooks was playing lead, and as good as he was, the actor playing Iago -- Patrick Page -- was amazing. He played Iago as a man who used sex as a weapon, and only a weapon. He rejected his wife Emilia in disgust when she made advances to him, but touched both Roderigo and Claudio in intimidating and sexually suggestive ways. It was quite a mesmering performance.Sunday, I went down to the Mall to demonstrate spinning on handspindles at the Knit-Out with other members of my guild. They brought their spinning wheels, I brought many handspindles and loose wool so that people could try their hands at spinning. It was quite fun, though I never did get a chance to sit down.
One woman brought her mother forward -- an older immigrant woman from someplace in the Middle East by her dress -- who had spun from childhood. She took one of my top-whorls and was spinning fine in seconds. I think she was amused by the lime green wool I handed her; I have a bunch of Perendale wool I dyed with Kool-Aid and Easter Egg dyes that I bring along because the colors attract kids.
I also had at least *three* troops of Girl Scouts come up and ask for demonstrations. That was fun, and hopefully the guild's education/outreach program can hook up with the troops later and help out with their craft badges. I also got several kids and moms spinning, and gave away all of my brochures and flyers about how to make spindles at home. I even got a man spinning -- usually men wind up making spindles or spinning wheels if their wives have gotten into spinning (so many retired engineers get a second career as wheelwrights this way) -- admittedly it was because his girlfriend pushed him into it, but he made a respectable length of pretty even yarn.
tricksterquinn and our friend A came by about midway through the afternoon. I was surprised to see A, as I hadn't told him about the Knit-Out, there being no fly-fishing to interest him, but tricksterquinn apparently had. They gave me the carrots out of their lunches, and Quinn let me eat half her sandwich; evidently I looked starved. Which was sad, because I had gotten down there a half hour early and had breakfast at Teaism.Anyway, it was a fun, busy weekend, and I'm probably going to sleep for the rest of the day.
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We need to teach you to spin, though. Then I can get you a fancy spindle for Yule or something -- maybe with quivut to spin.
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But yes. I want to learn to knit well enough to make those scarves, and I want to learn to spin, and weave.
Interesting thing -- carding wool wasn't a problrm, as long as I'm sure not to hold it too tightly.
My body is so weird.
In other news, did you know A likes the Spice Girls? He squeed.
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The Quidditch scarves are EASY. No purling, and only color changes instead of colorwork.
Spinning -- well, we'll see. Weaving, I can set up cardweaving so easily...
In other news, did you know A likes the Spice Girls? He squeed.
Must tease! Must tease!
You know, if he keeps hanging out with us, he's going to wind up writing femmeslash...
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*grins* Whee! Craftiness! (...like I haven't got any already. *shifty eyes*)
Teasing = good.
Femmeslash? Definitely. Which would be highly entertaining!!