tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post115447060139259961..comments2024-01-23T11:10:44.714+00:00Comments on Celtic Memory Yarns: Earliest Irish Knitting Magazine Discovered?Jo at Celtic Memory Yarnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10783844924689656726noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1154539207423187172006-08-02T18:20:00.000+01:002006-08-02T18:20:00.000+01:00Finished my scarf/shawl today by really working ha...Finished my scarf/shawl today by really working hard.I've cast on another in rose and greens.I have put wool in the freezer but a spinning wheel !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1154512650646044012006-08-02T10:57:00.000+01:002006-08-02T10:57:00.000+01:00Anne, you're absolutely right, there is a little c...Anne, you're absolutely right, there is a little cup at the base and I wondered what it was for. Yes, flax does need to be sprinkled, doesn't it? And I think there is a place to fit a distaff too... This is getting more and more like The Sleeping Beauty - or Act I of The Flying Dutchman.Jo at Celtic Memory Yarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00463172440388610300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1154504062766705012006-08-02T08:34:00.000+01:002006-08-02T08:34:00.000+01:00Peg, "Gretchen am Spinnrade" was written by Franz ...Peg, "Gretchen am Spinnrade" was written by Franz Schubert to an excerpt from the Faust poem of Goethe. Gretchen was translated in English as Marguerite in later versions of the story. Franz Liszt transcribed the song for solo piano, and it is this version which I prefer. There are many recordings readily available, including one by Renée Flemming. Here is a clip of the song, rather flat to my taste, but you get the idea.<BR/><BR/>http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/62422.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1154485455048225232006-08-02T03:24:00.000+01:002006-08-02T03:24:00.000+01:00The wheels are true beauties. I can imagine strok...The wheels are true beauties. I can imagine stroking the wood with wax - was it Bee's Wax? I have bought secons-hand wool, pillows, etc. that could not be washed, and I used the freezer method too. Easier to toss in a throw pillow than a spinning wheel, but what is a girl to do when she 'must' have the wheel and not the worm?<BR/>Thanks for the wonderful story - as my Dad would say - she might not always tell the truth, but she does embroider it anyway!<BR/>I love Angeluna's story about the classical piece of music with the spinning sound - believe I have heard it, but would love to know the full name of the piece!<BR/>You make my day, Jo, now that I have found your blog!Peg-woolinmysouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790536800383924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1154482819878326182006-08-02T02:40:00.000+01:002006-08-02T02:40:00.000+01:00I like your tale much better than my thoughts :D ...I like your tale much better than my thoughts :D And the wheels are beautiful and you know I love the chair -- so what is the story about that wonderful blue work of art behind the wheels.... inquiring minds want to knowrhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07857144840375879009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1154479801947497282006-08-02T01:50:00.000+01:002006-08-02T01:50:00.000+01:00Thank you for showing your wheels. The little Fren...Thank you for showing your wheels. The little French girl is a beauty alright. <BR/><BR/>The spinning stool beside your Haldane - is that the Welsh one pictured the other day? Is it comfortable to use? I've got plans to make one with an octagonal seat like that, but have also seen ones with slightly larger, plainer seats. Now that I've seen yours beside a wheel though, I think I like it better. <BR/><BR/>And how good of you to have saved those researchers the trouble of slaving over the verse found in the bog. :o) I'm certain your version of the tale is much more interesting than what they may come up with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1154474260902236932006-08-02T00:17:00.001+01:002006-08-02T00:17:00.001+01:00Oh dear, Jo, I find myself checking all day long (...Oh dear, Jo, I find myself checking all day long (when I am supposed to be WORKING) to see if you have posted yet. It is a joy to see where your mind has wandered each day! My day job is managing classical musicians. There is a lovely spinning song by Schubert, Gretchen am Spinnrade (from Faust). It exists as a song, or in Liszt's transcription for piano, and when well played, you can hear the wheel spinning as her tears fall. Always one of my favorites. Should have a copy here somewhere if you don't know it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1154474243498709032006-08-02T00:17:00.000+01:002006-08-02T00:17:00.000+01:00Love your story! My son called me halfway through ...Love your story! My son called me halfway through my reading - I dashed off to dress his sore toe, then dashed back, with cat in hand (and then on lap) to finish the tale. Won't the museum get a shock when they can't work out the patterns, as I'm guessing they won't have charts to follow. Oh, a grand story, Jo.<BR/>I'm very happy to hear that you found my Flickr pictures. I have no idea how to make links, etc., but I, too, have learned a new thing through this. I should have added that the scarf is about 9" by 62" (around 23cm by 155cm). It's extremely soft and drapes very well.<BR/>What an stunning wheel. I've never seen anything like it, that's true. What a thrill to find it, then to have the pleasure of using such a beauty. <BR/>Thank you for your kind words, and your wonderful story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-1154473829120542732006-08-02T00:10:00.000+01:002006-08-02T00:10:00.000+01:00oh that upright french wheel is handsome alright! ...oh that upright french wheel is handsome alright! how can you keep your hands off it?<BR/><BR/>it looks like it has a little cup attached to its foot—is that to hold water for flax spinning? (or am i seeing things . . .)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com