[Killietalk] George Maiier Fund shawl

["Catherine Carney" <schmidtcarney at ecr_net>]

Hi Edd and all--

I would say, given the weight of the shawl, that it will not only drape well
when worn (and it feels SO luxurious, trust me),but will look beautiful when
hung (which is what I plan to do with the one I made last year for myself).
A humid fish room is probably not the best place, though, given the silk and
wool content of it, but the rest of the house should be OK.  Finished color
should be creamy ivory (natural color from the fibers) with some luster from
the silk....I've calculated out the time involved to make it, BTW, since I
made another very similar last year--this shawl will have about 50 hours of
spinning time and about 50 hours of design and knitting time in it. Weaving
in the yarn ends and pinning it out for blocking will probably take me
another couple of hours. Definitely a labor of love here, but the finished
product is worth it....

I agree that this auction should contain rare and unusual items. Personally,
I like the idea of artwork and autographed book copies (especially rare/out
of print). It's too bad that there isn't a way to provide services or
memberships to zoos/wildlife funds/etc (or is there).

All for now. Way too many things to do and not enough time to do them.

Catherine


> Wow! thanks Catherine.! I know that Roger Langton is soliciting
> donations for the GM Fund silent auction right now and I agree 100%,
> that your shawl might save one of our skins if we remembered to bring it
> home to our wife. How would it look hanging on a family (or fish) room
> wall too?
>
> We really have spent quite a bit of time thinking about the concept of
> what kind of item should be requested and eligible for the GM Fund
> silent-auction. This is the first time anyone has done this. We
> generally decided that "normal" killie-fish shouldn't be placed there.
> They belong in either the show, as entries, or the fish sale. We did
> agree that very unique fish which could get good donations into the GM
> Fund would be appropriate in this event. For example. If everything
> works out, CKC hopes to donate a pair of Episemion callipteron for the
> silent auction. In addition to these rare fish, we expect to see
> killie-related art work like your shawl, Lee's wooden Blue Gularis of
> Jan's stained glass too. Rare killie books (autographed copies?) would
> seem appropriate too. We're open to ideas for any item that can lead to
> building up our conservation/research grant program. An idea for which
> "THE TIME HAS COME"!
>
> But we are so really excited to finally see this program off the ground
> and running. What do you guys and ladies think about the GM fund silent
> auction concept? What Kind of items should Roger solicit in order to
> have an event that you'd like and that will add to the GM Fund. Is there
> anything we should exclude from the event, because perhaps it conflicts
> with other convention activities?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Catherine Carney [mailto:schmidtcarney at ecr_net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 2:02 PM
> To: killifish discussion list
> Subject: {Spam?} Re: [Killietalk] George Maiier Fund
>
> Hi all--
>
> Edd (and others that are wondering): the item I'm making is a handspun
> 50%
> Bombyx silk/50% Merino wool knitted lace shawl--probably about 4' by 4'
> when
> finished. The yarn is spun, just have to design and knit it. I will have
> to
> see if I can come up with a reasonable "fishy" pattern to knit into
> either
> the center or the borders. Oh, and it will have "AKA 2004" or some such
> knit
> into an edge....Trust me on this, this will be an incredible piece, and
> might even save you from "wifely wrath" if you spend $150 on a pair of
> fish
> (vbg).
>
> Catherine
>
>
> To join the AKA see http://www.aka.org/pages/join.html
> Archives are at http://fins.actwin.com/killietalk/
>
>
> To join the AKA see http://www.aka.org/pages/join.html
> Archives are at http://fins.actwin.com/killietalk/


To join the AKA see http://www.aka.org/pages/join.html
Archives are at http://fins.actwin.com/killietalk/