Comments on: Yo Yo’s

By: helle

helle — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:16:25 +0000

Your beret is very beautiful.

I was recently given many plain white yo-yo’s by a friend and have been trying to come up with ideas of how to display them so that I can enjoy looking at them all the time. There’s something very special about the texture created by the perfect little pleats.

Came to visit you via Jude at Spiritcloth.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:46:06 +0000

Older fabrics and textiles seem to carry some kind of aura or mystery to them that newer pieces don’t convey. Even if they are worn and torn they bring forth a response that is comforting it seems. They become very addictive, with their gently worn patina.

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:00:59 +0000

When I saw the Chinese shawl, my breath was taken away. The Fortuny fabrics gave me the same feeling. I have so enjoyed what you have on your blog.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:29:27 +0000

Neki,
Thank you for your comments. I agree. I love all things Japanese. Some years ago I saw an exhibit at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco of Hokusai and Hiroshige. It changed much of my thinking on design and space. I appreciate the book references and will definitely look at these.

By: neki desu

neki desu — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:02:08 +0000

found your blog via Jude.
lovely beret!also lovely twist to the not so lovely yo-yos

neki desu

By: Deb G

Deb G — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:06:45 +0000

Your hats are so much fun! I’ve thought about making a yo-yo table cloth but suspect when I get around to it, that it will be place mats.

By: DebraAnn

DebraAnn — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:30:49 +0000

These are beautiful and yes nothing is original but everyone has their own unique perspective. I have a few photography friends and I love when they go to the same place and take completely different photographs.

I really love the hats they are beautiful.

By: jude

jude — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:09:09 +0000

ha! me too. i was just thinking about knowledge today in terms of real time experience and how much our stories can add to the enrichment of others. bravo….great post. and great berets by the way.

By: Lainie

Lainie — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:47:46 +0000

What a lovely blog. I’m glad to know of it. And the hats are very beautiful and charming — I just blogged about hats myself. It seems to be in the zeitgeist.

By: cathie

cathie — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:54:20 +0000

I laugh at what you said, “nothing is original,” – so true. No matter what we come up with by virtue of paint, fabric, the written word, etc. – the world is old enough now that someone, somewhere has done it before – over, and over again.

Lovely, lovely berets. My daughter is very in to berets right now as a friend of ours from Paris sent her a beautiful wool felt beret and she wears it all the time. I would love to try to make her one of these – they are gorgeous. Well done. And I give you permission to call them “original!”