By MtnMeadowWool on January 29, 2012
What was the biggest thing we took away with us from the winter 2012 National NeedleArts Association trade show? Palm trees. Oh my God, palm trees. Who knew that other places in the country weren’t experiencing cold and snow and cold and more cold and actually had palm trees! Just being in Phoenix, Arizona for [...]
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By Karen on January 6, 2012
We just had a very fun project going on in the mill over the holidays that we wanted to share with everyone. My daughter Kristen and her husband John are building a “yurt,” or “ger” to live in. A yurt is a portable, circular wood-framed structure traditionally used by Turkic nomads on the steppe, [...]
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