{"id":508,"date":"2012-12-27T19:46:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T19:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/27\/blog-review-2012-2\/"},"modified":"2012-12-27T19:46:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T19:46:00","slug":"blog-review-2012-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/blog-review-2012-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Blog Review 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<\/p>\n
\nBlog Review<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nWith the end of the year I want to review several of 2012
\nblogs.   <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nApril 13th<\/sup> Knitting and Crochet Work<\/div>\n
\n  <\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/a>   In this
\ndiscussion I introduced Bernice Pearl and Ethel Trujillo 2 fellow volunteers at
\nthe Southside Branch of the Santa Fe Public Library.  These two ladies and their \u201csewing  circles\u201d produce hats, afghans, scarves and shawls which are
\ndonated to the needy, not only in Santa Fe but throughout New Mexico and as far
\nas Guatemala and China.  This year alone
\nBernice knitted nearly 1000 warm, colorful hats for anyone who needed or (as
\nfrequently happened) requested one. 
\nEthel and her colleagues have supplied newborn hats and afghans and
\nprayer shawls, numbering in the hundreds of hand crochet articles.<\/div>\n
\nI asked anyone who had yarn to donate to please do so and
\nthe response was very much appreciated. 
\nHowever, the need for yarn is ongoing as is their dedication.  If you are able to help you can contact me
\nat margy@cinnamonstudio.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nJuly 6th<\/sup> Molas<\/div>\n
\n   <\/div>\n
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\nAt the TSA
\nBiennial this Sept (Sept 28th<\/sup> blog) I met a most delightful woman,
\nDiana Marks, from Sydney, Australia who had just finished her PhD thesis on,
\nyou guessed it..Molas!! She presented a most interesting paper on the political
\nimplications in the history of Mola production by the Kuna Indians of the San
\nBlas Islands off the coast of Panama.<\/div>\n
\nI just got a holiday greeting from Diana and she graduated
\nwith her doctorate degree on Dec. 12th..<\/sup>  What a great Christmas gift!! <\/div>\n
\nIf you have an interest in Mola textiles, I suggest you
\ncontact her at diana.marks@student.rmit.edu.au<\/a>
\n. <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nAugust 10th<\/sup> 
\nColcha Embroidery<\/div>\n
\n       <\/div>\n
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\n  <\/div>\n
\nThere was a
\nquestion posted regarding the motifs used by Santa Fe Colcherias regarding the
\nprevalent use of floral designs. 
\nAccording to Nina Wood, who was featured in the blog, Santa Feans are
\nusually traditional (although some do create their own designs).  This tradition of florals came, of course,
\nfrom the Spanish who had  historic
\nconnections with the Arab influence of the Ottoman Empire.  Stylized flowers dominated their art, and
\nhence, can be seen in these elaborate embroideries.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n  September 9th<\/sup>    Pirate Flags<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\n        <\/div>\n
\n   I had just
\nposted this blog before attending TSA and you can image my delight at meeting
\n,at a session, a member who carried a crochet tote bag with a skull and
\ncrossbones design.  Needless to say this
\nunique accessory created quite an interest. 
\nCarol Ventura of Baxter, Tennessee has a business creating crochet
\npatterns.  Carol\u2019s work can be seen at http:\/\/www.tapestrycrochet.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nDecember 7th<\/sup> 
\nTenerrife lace<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n         <\/div>\n
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n   Yesterday
\nI met with friends to see a fantastic antique shop, Pegasus, way up in the
\nSanta Fe hills\u2026Way up!!! The day was bright and sunny and the view of the snowy
\nmountains gave reason to why anyone would want to climb that dirt road.  The collection was nearly overwhelming with
\nevery type of antique and collectible imaginable.  Naturally I headed straight for the textiles.  Baskets of hankies and crochet work, bins of
\nbuttons and trims, drawers of lace. 
\nThere I found, right on top, this lovely Tenerrife doily.  I keep saying there are vintage textiles
\navailable, reasonably priced, you just have to look.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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