tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post1110259303703482457..comments2024-03-20T12:56:39.078-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Crafty Crone: Is it Culture, class or Age?jafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-43026201862608042402010-02-05T02:09:01.407-08:002010-02-05T02:09:01.407-08:00this is really interesting - who would have though...this is really interesting - who would have thought that the yarnbombing would have created such a fuss?!keep up the great workGuerilla Embroideryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07174988755999622059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-11516076718510354432009-12-20T10:06:36.412-08:002009-12-20T10:06:36.412-08:00O,thankyou for your link. the ambiguity stems from...O,thankyou for your link. the ambiguity stems from a cultural difference. I am not dismissive of the concerns, I did read the links. I didn't grow up in this country and didn't experience crafts as being racially or socially divisive. Since the racial term that concerns people isn't one I grew up hearing, or being used, I didn't see the connection. I just saw a play on the word jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-18158538171171366712009-12-14T05:22:59.697-08:002009-12-14T05:22:59.697-08:00*Scratching my head*
I really am not sure why th...*Scratching my head* <br /><br />I really am not sure why there is any ambiguity when the group name is actually a play on a racial slur that has strong class implications. Article with links here if you are interested:<br /><br />http://onegrandhome.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/knitta-please-and-resisting-racist-handicraft/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903598849972840410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-73541953942552275282009-12-07T16:29:25.721-08:002009-12-07T16:29:25.721-08:00Hiay shanti, and thanks for dropping by and leavin...Hiay shanti, and thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment :)jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-82404240725730517172009-12-07T15:24:22.119-08:002009-12-07T15:24:22.119-08:00Keep on Keeping on.. Love your Embroidery piece an...Keep on Keeping on.. Love your Embroidery piece and I am a new devotee to your blog.. Letz face it when I am economically challenged is when my work is at itz best, cause I have to be creative with what I use too! Being poor is a state of mind and has nothing to do with mula! My head space says I am rich, after all I do live in the US of A....<br />And reusing anything for creative endeavor is daShanti Harvell https://www.blogger.com/profile/01924715568361455519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-8329143198158227772009-12-07T08:02:53.992-08:002009-12-07T08:02:53.992-08:00ps. yes, I generally use recycled yarn, or donated...ps. yes, I generally use recycled yarn, or donated odd skeins people give me, or buy yarn that costs less than what some pay for a starbucks coffee.jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-22199795065187580432009-12-07T07:58:32.902-08:002009-12-07T07:58:32.902-08:00I think you hit the nail on the head undaunted in ...I think you hit the nail on the head undaunted in regard to slave labour.jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-63467842017891372752009-12-07T07:49:31.350-08:002009-12-07T07:49:31.350-08:00Wow, that emboidery is lovely! And hear hear! Po...Wow, that emboidery is lovely! And hear hear! Poor people can knit too y'know! In fact I'd say that in years gone by those with less income needed to knit their own jumpers and such like - y'know, before slave labour made it cheaper to just buy brand new and ready made! People can yarn bomb with left over scraps of wool, they don't need to go and buy new balls!Undauntedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600222853782999884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-15958210592493276172009-12-07T04:59:06.098-08:002009-12-07T04:59:06.098-08:00thanks lana, I see it is cultural since brits use ...thanks lana, I see it is cultural since brits use a hard t in pronunciation whereas americans use a soft t. Still it is a bit of a stretch to make that kind of perception.<br /><br />thanks collette, kind of puts my current work to shame ;)jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-1053166989264365892009-12-06T23:26:56.090-08:002009-12-06T23:26:56.090-08:00Wow that is stunning and look at the back! it is s...Wow that is stunning and look at the back! it is so neat! <br /><br />I have a little something for you stop by!Colette Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442660605798634154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-12752289454481942222009-12-06T20:37:19.101-08:002009-12-06T20:37:19.101-08:00In regards to the perceived problem around "k...In regards to the perceived problem around "knitta," I <a href="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/d/dd/NiggaPlease.jpg" rel="nofollow">refer you to this example</a>, which is completely politically incorrect.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-64793269468504209182009-12-06T18:03:13.055-08:002009-12-06T18:03:13.055-08:00"With a bit of pigment and a cave our ancesto..."With a bit of pigment and a cave our ancestors managed quite nicely."<br /><br />boy did they ever :)jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-51145127295468348802009-12-06T14:01:47.278-08:002009-12-06T14:01:47.278-08:00Great observation that art activity doesn't re...Great observation that art activity doesn't really have much to do with class. As a activity the impulse seems to cross all social distinctions with differences showing themselves in material choice and availability. With a bit of pigment and a cave our ancestors managed quite nicely.William Evertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552959930900393198noreply@blogger.com