New England is dotted with mill towns. The brick buildings along rivers and streams powered the 19th Century industrial revolution. They also extended US political revolution by promoting economic independence from Britain. Each mill developed and declined as manufacturing moved elsewhere in the US and eventually overseas. As I explore New England, it’s so interesting [...]
The Boston Globe Travel Show graced the Seaport World Trade Center last weekend. Friday morning featured trade workshops before the floor opened to the public that evening. It was good to meet area travel agents, industry reps, and listen to fun travelers talking about social media.
Walking the floor, however, reminded me of just [...]
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And there went the Winter 2010 Travel Journal, Tactile Travel’s season newsletter. Call it seasonal ’cause it has been about as erratic as the weather in the last year. For a long time, the Travel Journal was a pdf painstakingly emailed in small groups to avoid being labeled spam. As the mailing list grew, [...]
Roberto Capucci is one of my favorite designers of all time. In 2001, I had the opportunity to translate between him and a Japanese interviewer, viewing truly the artist he is. I fear that I hogged up most of the questions….
Originally from Rome, he worked in Paris before coming south again. As part of the [...]
Nicky Epstein shares her design inspiration for the 2009 book, “Knitting in Tuscany.” What a design powerhouse! She talks about her new releases, as well as Mary’s challenge to knit everything in “Knitting on top of the world.” I am going crazy looking through these books. Listen to the podcast HERE
Conventional wisdom would denigrate Boston as a prime winter destination. Too bad for you, if you follow conventional wisdom. Currently it is cold, with no snow, blue skies and a slew of fantastic textile exhibits that should not be missed.
Scurry over to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem for one of the most inspiring fashion [...]
At the last Greater Boston Knitting Guild meeting, Adrienne Sloane shared a picture of this:
The 65 meter hand knitted “toilet paper pink” rabbit was created by the Austrian artist’s collective Gelitin. It took five years to construct the rabbit, which was installed in September 2005. Stuffed with hay and oozing knitted organs (the rabbit is dead and [...]
You know how we all get in that cooking rut? Even if you like new recipes and enjoy cooking, I tend to fall into the same old routine. About 10 years ago, nominating a “vegetable of the season” was one way to try new things I saw in Italian markets, stretch taste buds and expand [...]