Hello & Happy New Year!
I’ve dabbled a bit more in editing and filmography. I am enjoying this piece of the process and I hope my amateur skills add a little extra zing.
In this episode be prepared for LOTS of bird footage. As the title implies, there is a lot of ice and eagles. I enjoyed gathering little vignettes of my time over the holidays. I wonder what the next couple of weeks will bring now that I am back in school. I’ve brought my camera down south to my parents to capture some time with the sheep and maybe even my riding lesson!
I also awkwardly announce a Patreon page. You’ll see the link below the post if this is of interest to you. All the content remains free and charges will be on a per episode basis not to exceed two posts per month. Additional content will be posted here should I choose to add any additional episodes or enrichment. All the same, a heartfelt thank you for all support.
Notes:
Tenderhearts by Tin Can Knits-Rauma Strikkegarn
Kofteboken 3 Frokengardekofte Solje by Hillevag Yarn
The Jay Sweater by Rachel Brockman
High County Wool-Meadow
Little Women Knits
Lost Words MAL
Root of the Tree 
Oh I love this idea. I just happened to send (xmas) my Lost Words to my best friend of so many decades. Now I will have to purchase another.
I just love your video of your world of ice, birds and snow. Looks like a wonderful place to spend a pandemic. I think you should proceed with complete confidence. I have been watch for a few years now and we are often experimenting with similar things as far as textiles and fiber are concerned. Just happens I’m waiting on a pkg of square and round mirrors and of course more threads for embroidery all the way from India to me in Canada. In the mean time I have been busy working on, something, I’m not very sure what it is yet. So I thought I would come along for the ‘Lost Words’ stitching adventure. I’m not really clear where to send pictures. Perhaps I will have to watch the video again to figure it out.
Walk in peace
Syl
Dear Syl,
Thank you so much for your kind words. Please send any photos or videos to me at fibertrek@gmail.com. I will start a file. And can you share where you order your mirrors and threads from? I think square would be fun to work with on surface design! Fond wishes, Sarah
Etsy and the have triangle ( I’m thinking 2 beside each other with little gap make a diamond) also teardrop shaped. They have threads too. I found a number of shops from India that have supplies. Here’s the link to squares and click on store at top for rest. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/221692344/sqaure-shape-shisha-mirror-in-silver
Hi Sarah,
I’ve been meaning to contact you to let you know that my wool appliqué group has taken up the “Lost Words” challenge.
We have approximately 12 members and currently meet through Zoom due to the pandemic. We get together once a week and discuss all kinds of fiber art, but predominantly focus on wool appliqué. Our group is an offshoot of a much larger rug hooking group that we have all been members of for years.
Anyway, I heard about the Lost Words” challenge through the Gentle Knitter podcast. That led me to your Web site. I began to watch your videos and found out a little bit more about your ideas. I have owned the Lost Words for quite awhile now, and was most taken with your thoughts on a fiber project related to this book. I am also an avid birder, so the whole thing was perfect for me!
I presented the idea to our group and they are most enthusiastic. We have devised our own challenges in the past, and in fact, in December, we talked about coming up with something for 2021. Most people will be working on wool appliqué projects, but a few have expressed an interest in hooking a rug.
Our challenge will probably stretch out til June, as our members work on so many different fiber art projects. We all hook, several knit (myself included), quilt, embroider and cross stitch. You name it, we’ll try it!
I will try to keep you updated on our progress. The last Tuesday in January we are scheduled to update our individual progress. My idea is sketched out and I hope to work more on it later this week. I have been dyeing wool for over 20 years, so I have lots of fiber to choose from.
Take care,
Michele Phillips
Saratoga Springs, NY
Dear Michelle,
I am so thrilled you shared this with me and I am so glad you found my vlog through Nicole! Your groups sounds very inspirational, I’m glad to know you’re all out there doing all the the things. I understand how project evolve and deadlines don’t 😉 So, fly as you like with it! But please, as you say, to update me with any photos or stories to share. I need to get my stitching pants on here. Back to school has me a little stifled but I am hoping as the routine reestablishes itself I will too! Thank you so much for connecting! Sarah
You are so lucky to have those Eagles near you and I was very glad to see that the ice was much thicker than it looked !!
haha! Yes, it’s a bit disconcerting now, there is a bunch of slush on it!
Thank you Ruth. I think I have subscribed to Fiber trek. I hope you are doing as best as can be expected this winter. We are loving our time in Schoodic. No-one is here and cases are low. We stay put except for swimming at the YMCA in Ellsworth twice a week. I had so many plans for knitting retreats last year and they all fell apart. I am finishing Bleidaig sweater for myself here and have sent off many knit hats and woven scarves. I travelled with an 8 shaft table loom and am having fun with it. We see that Maine has a high vaccination rate, but seems disorganized. I returned home to receive my first dose at work ( I am still returning to work 2 days a month) and Tim found a spot yesterday and raced home to get his first vaccine today. I look forward to seeing my grand kids again.
I still hope that one day I will get to camp.
All my best to you, Lynne
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The eagles are amazing and the ice cracking was fun to hear. I appreciate a woman with an ice saw in hand! Glad to hear about the Patreon page–I’m looking forward to hearing how it goes as I’m sure you’ll be well supported for your awesome content ❤ And have I told you I love your embroidery and other sewing bits and bobs. It's always so beautiful and fun to see your stitching work.
Dear Melissa, thank you for your encouraging feedback and for being such a committed Wool Scout here at the vlog!
Hi Sarah,
Really excited to have found your little place on the internet. I found you through Cias Bod. Had to order the Lost Words book as it really appealed to everything I embrace. I love the words, (lost and found!) the artwork, all the symbolism and the fact it acts as a springboard for so much.
I knit a lot…but dabble in needlepoint, photography, and art journalism, even though I am no artist. I love that I can see a page even without words and I can recreate my feelings thoughts and acts of that moment in time.
My son used to live in Maine, near Portland, and I very much love that part of the world. I’m not sure if I will ever get back there now (I’m in UK and he is in Florida) but I have very fond memories of the space, the nature, the snow, the sunny days and big skies.
I will definitely be following along and when talking to my other half about this idea, we think we may incorporate something into a woodwork project he’s making as well as some knitting, I suspect.
Loving the peaceful vlog…quite refreshing.
Jwels
Dear Jwels,
Welcome! Thank you for reaching out here at the vlog! How wonderful you have some experience of Maine. I do hope you make it back someday. I am curious to know how the projects takes shape for you and especially in the woodwork! I am so glad you found me from Cia’s Bod. Her podcast is a favorite. Many fond wishes, Sarah