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Archive for year: 2006
Spinning polyphemus silk
This is the process I use for degumming and processing the Polyphemus wild silk cocoons into yarn. There are a LOT of photos (26 more) under the cut.
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Dream 20060718, 5:00 AM: Three-Thousand Degree Kilns, Snow-Cones at the Fair
This was a cool dream. I know that there were a couple of intense ones earlier in the night, but this is the only one I remember.
Dream 20060718, 5:00 AM: Three-Thousand Degree Kilns, Snow-Cones at the Fair
Dream 20060702, 11:30 AM: Leaving Camp Gideon
Many of y’all who read this for the fiber arts stuff, may not know that it started out as a dreamwork journal. I’ve been in a different mental space for a while, and hadn’t been chronicling my dreams – but it’s clearly time again. I’ve been having the monumental epic dreams again, so I’ll be writing them down here.
I don’t censor or limit my descriptions, so they may be disturbing, sexual, graphic, etc. This one in particular has no sex, but some very explicit violence. It disturbed me, in the dreaming, although not enough to wake me. I do always put them behind cut-tags.
Dream 20060702, 11:30 AM: Leaving Camp Gideon
Silk Library
I’m sure that most of you who are into obscure textiles information, know about the Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving, Lace and Related Topics. Ralph Griswold scans out-of-copyright books, and makes them available for download as PDF’s.
In my silk research adventures, I’ve gotten hold of a lot of fascinating old books. Some of them are decades old, and others stretch back a couple of centuries. Some of them have information on hand-processing silk which has faded from modern knowledge in most of the West.
I’ve started a collaboration with Ralph, sending him my books a couple at a time to scan and render into PDF’s. He’s posting them on the Archive, and I’m also making a Library Page on wormspit.com.
Right now, there are only two – more will be posted as the scans are completed. Presently on the virtual shelf, a short book for young readers called “The Story of Silk,” and a fascinating in-depth “Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury” – a remnant of one of the many attempts to establish silk in the US. Currently in the works, an 1830’s translation of Chinese manuscripts, and a Young Learners type book on sericulture.
Cardboard itomaki
This is a simple cardboard itomaki, or silk winder bobbin. I worked this out as a way to skein up tiny amounts of silk for embroidery skeins; it works well for times when you need a small but regular skein.
Photos of how it’s made
The San Antonio Living segment – YouTube
I know several of y’all have seen this already.
I put the San Antonio Living segment up on YouTube. Their rules about television shows didn’t address when it’s news, and it’s ME – I’m hoping this doesn’t get yanked out for copyright reasons!
If you were able to download the video from SendSpace, it’s the same footage – although this is a nicer copy.
Me and the bugs, live on TV!
This is a Real Video clip from my appearance on San Antonio Living on June 8. Thanks to Sue Cooke for taping it, and to my sweet hubby Chris for making it go to computer!
It’s a big file – about 8 megs. It’s on SendSpace right now, to save bandwidth.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/iwxaag
Video compression?
Howdy folks!
Does anyone know of a good tutorial, or other reliable information, about how to compress and play video?
I’ve got some video footage, but the file is HUGE – and I want to make it into something smaller that I can put up on a website. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
