Wooly lengths were not the only yarns in Harrisville last week.

There were the story yarns as well. Our small group of knitters chatted happily about knitting inspiration, patterns, gossip, and iPhone apps on the way up to Harrisville.  We were totally intrigued by Chick’s tour of the Harrisville Designs spinning mill.  For 30 plus [...]

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 [...]