tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post5770158260368168179..comments2023-04-15T07:47:45.619-04:00Comments on drucilla pettibone: VM: the last frontierDrucillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03228978343783804866noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-80155977959356148542012-02-02T02:59:17.963-05:002012-02-02T02:59:17.963-05:00thanks all, and hi carrie! i'm super glad to ...thanks all, and hi carrie! i'm super glad to meet you... and your comment gives me a lot more insight. i know that night-sweating fear!Drucillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228978343783804866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-10758759461498382162012-01-30T04:40:05.938-05:002012-01-30T04:40:05.938-05:00I think it's just one of those things that peo...I think it's just one of those things that people/knitters/yarn customers are going to always have a divide over. Also I think for the non-farm-oriented or those newer to buying unprocessed fiber, there seems to be a pervasive fear of poo--did the grass go *through* the critter already, or did it get picked up in some non-sterile enclosure somewhere...? Some people think VM means unclean, or even worse, unprofessional coming from a spinner or battmaker. We just have to, I almost hate to say it, keep educating knitters that some yarn and fiber will have VM and that it's really OK, that it really can add character and authenticity to an art yarn, testifies to the hand process of making that yarn. There are people who will always disagree with that, but then again those are the folks who aren't likely to be shopping for art yarn, are they? They don't have to buy it in any case. (I'm always scared someone like that will buy one of mine someday and yell at me and be mean, in fact I have dreams about it and wake up sweating.) <br /><br />I've been oggling your shop for ages, btw, and your yarns and everything else you sell are just lusciously gorgeous!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16412454638068522178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-91688811686089267152012-01-21T00:40:40.680-05:002012-01-21T00:40:40.680-05:00don't do yarn but the post feels empowering.
...don't do yarn but the post feels empowering. <br /><br />i say rock on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-89796089778742463482012-01-20T23:14:27.384-05:002012-01-20T23:14:27.384-05:00i love the idea...especially for primitive doll ha...i love the idea...especially for primitive doll hair! i know when washing wool my big concern was getting out the dingleberries more than the bits of VM...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175115272437437064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-12159481914759261252012-01-20T18:23:04.849-05:002012-01-20T18:23:04.849-05:00I think this yarn is gorgeous!I think this yarn is gorgeous!indie grrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243851601391983082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-33805540459089483172012-01-20T18:19:58.828-05:002012-01-20T18:19:58.828-05:00I love your posts!I love your posts!Jennifer Hepler-Takenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401562526034232578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-59564519613812321092012-01-20T17:55:29.706-05:002012-01-20T17:55:29.706-05:00no it's not a problem, especially with batts a...no it's not a problem, especially with batts as beautiful as yours. i've told you before, that coming across a bit of vm makes me feel more connected to the animal and the land where it lives & in this case- to you too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-53541504062751757232012-01-20T17:49:24.669-05:002012-01-20T17:49:24.669-05:00oh i just love the way that yarn looks.
i'm no...oh i just love the way that yarn looks.<br />i'm not knowledgeable enough to answer your question.deanna7treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707505639796548961noreply@blogger.com