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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
1675 Posts |
 Posted - May 18 2011 : 09:38:39 AM
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Did someone say glass blowing yet? :)
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com
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rebekahj
True Blue Farmgirl
128 Posts
Rebekah
Santa Cruz
CA
USA
128 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2011 : 09:53:54 AM
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My grandpa owned a fix-it shop that he ran out of his garage when I was a kid. People would bring in appliances, vacuum cleaners, sewing machines, etc. and he would repair them for a small fee. These days people just throw them in the garbage and buy new ones.
Urban-Farmgirl Sister #2173
http://chicken-merry.blogspot.com/
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
4877 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2011 : 05:47:27 AM
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I went to BYU thank you for the nice comments on my blog I am actually getting back into printing ( letterpress) and I want to do glass blowing there is a place near by that does it I keep meaning to call them and see if they teach classes
in Utah
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Originally posted by Lady Woodworker
Hi Wendy,
What college is that? I wish my college had offered such courses. That sounds like an exceptionally wonderful place.
I checked out your blog too. Your crochet work is amazing! I love those pretty lacy gloves.
Nice to hear from you,
Karen (Lady Woodworker)
Farmgirl Sister # 2419
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
Farmgirl Sister #115
my blog http://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/
my store http://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageThreads
facebook http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Sunshines-Creations/104230882941628 |
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
1675 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2011 : 10:35:03 AM
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Basketweaving. :) My sis-in-law brought back a beautiful hand-made basket from jamaica...it was gorgeous!
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com
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rebekahj
True Blue Farmgirl
128 Posts
Rebekah
Santa Cruz
CA
USA
128 Posts |
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cynfullypurple
True Blue Farmgirl
190 Posts
Cynthia
Endwell
NY
USA
190 Posts |
Posted - May 20 2011 : 04:35:11 AM
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We have a guy who comes to the Ithaca Farmers Market who does basket weaving and he actually shows you how he does it because he's always working on something while he's there. He even brings the logs that he strips the bark from! His baskets are beautiful, but unfortunately for me, way out of my price range right now 
It is wonderful though to watch him working. Such craftsmanship!
Cyn~
Farmgirl #2817
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
1675 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2011 : 06:10:17 AM
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And what about calligraphy!? My mom used to make money doing calligraphy for stores around town. Computers nixed that!
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com
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cynfullypurple
True Blue Farmgirl
190 Posts
Cynthia
Endwell
NY
USA
190 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2011 : 06:38:29 AM
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Calligraphy is something I've always wanted to try my hand at (no pun intended )
Maybe one of these days I'll find the time amongst all the other things I'd like to try...
Cyn~
Farmgirl #2817
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
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cranberryrose55
True Blue Farmgirl
62 Posts
Jan
San Jose
California
USA
62 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2011 : 3:34:37 PM
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Welding is not an old art, but because the trades are not taught in schools anymore. we are running short of welders.
Jan--
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AmberNWichita
True Blue Farmgirl
113 Posts
Amber
Wichita
Kansas
USA
113 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2011 : 2:32:34 PM
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The Amish community near my town has recently lost their wheel wright without anyone to replace him.
I want there to be no peasant in my kingdom so poor that he cannot have a chicken in his pot every Sunday.
Henry IV |
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QI-TAH GIRL
Farmgirl at Heart
2 Posts
Jenny
Oconomowoc
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2011 : 11:01:48 PM
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There are more of these so called lost arts professions out there than some may realize. I know two blacksmiths-yes, that is their job-and my chiropractor just had a midwife deliver her baby.
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
1675 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2011 : 5:21:19 PM
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Midwives who work outside of a doctors office are becoming very in-demand.
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
2045 Posts |
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JILLSEWSIT
Farmgirl in Training
22 Posts
JILL
RACINE
WI
USA
22 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2011 : 6:35:41 PM
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Hi, There non-tech jobs everyway. I think they will become more in demand; we are absolutely a consumer people. There will be less & less plastic. Make it your goal. There are welders. I know one here; he's independent. I just worked a fairly popular flea market selling some of my stuffand made decent money. There are hundreds of people who do flea markets and craft fairs.
My real concern is that when I went shopping for a heavy bedspread not made in China, Mary Jane's version was made in China. To me that is not understandable. I know what China has done to our economy, our air, it's own people. No one wil listen to a list of China's gross wrongs. My family lived in Taipei, Taiwan for 2 yrs. Find someone else to do your work, Mary Jane. Disappointed, Jill |
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Wildcrafter
True Blue Farmgirl
340 Posts
Suzanne
Seattle
WA
USA
340 Posts |
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marmieto12
True Blue Farmgirl
213 Posts
laura
utah
USA
213 Posts |
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Rejena
True Blue Farmgirl
149 Posts
Rejena
WY
USA
149 Posts |
Posted - Nov 18 2011 : 05:01:07 AM
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My son is a budding blacksmith. He's fourteen. Has been working on it for two years and continues to find the challenges and new experiences exciting enough to go out there and get all coal dusty. (His fav. part is freaking me out when he comes in looking like a coalmine kid!)
We are moving to WY in the next few months. I hope he can connect out there with some greats as he did here in Pennsylvania.
Anyone know any great blacksmiths in WY?
Rejena
www.violetacresfarm.com
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KatTylee
True Blue Farmgirl
230 Posts
Katrina
Mitchell
Nebraska
USA
230 Posts |
Posted - Feb 28 2012 : 07:39:46 AM
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Rejena,
Where at in Wyoming? I know one in the Jackson Hole area, or did, and can find out one in Pinedale, but I don't know elsewhere. My dad was a farrier/blacksmith for almost 30 years. I'm sure I could find a few names for you.
~"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
— Oscar Wilde~
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DebbiE
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
Debra
Kennebunk
Maine
USA
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Posted - Mar 01 2012 : 2:18:20 PM
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Hi all,
There are blacksmiths out there. My son in law is a farrier, and there is are schools of blacksmithing around, you just have to look for them.
Maine Farmgirl, weaving a life. |
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DebbiE
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
Debra
Kennebunk
Maine
USA
8 Posts |
Posted - Mar 01 2012 : 2:22:58 PM
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Someone mentioned weavers. There are a few small weaving mills around. There are a couple in Maine and some specialized places across the country. I have been weaving for years and there are many weavers around. Not many of us trying to make a living at it though.
DebbiE
Maine Farmgirl, weaving a life. |
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cranberryrose55
True Blue Farmgirl
62 Posts
Jan
San Jose
California
USA
62 Posts |
Posted - Mar 01 2012 : 9:43:20 PM
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While at the doctor's office opened a March Country Living, the article in it said if you knew how to upload a file, you could create your own fabric. The company- Spoonflower will print your design on fabric. http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome. An endangered job is as designing your own product and making it with your handmade
fabric. Weaving takes time to warp the loom, and people won't pay me for the quality of the yarn and my time. Toymaker- a mom made one of a kind stuffed animals from cloth she designed at spoonflower.
A servant is one who gets excited about making somebody else successful!
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2012 : 7:39:10 PM
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You can print your own fabric on your home computer. It's great for repairing quilts or mending, etc.
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cranberryrose55
True Blue Farmgirl
62 Posts
Jan
San Jose
California
USA
62 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2012 : 10:07:08 PM
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annie314
Farmgirl at Heart
6 Posts
Ann
Topeka
Kansas
USA
6 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2012 : 07:34:38 AM
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What I would like to find is a shoemaker. I have some wonderful old shoes that aren't made anymore. They're falling apart to the point they are no longer wearable. I'd love to find someone to custom make me a new pair.
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Prairie Gypsy
True Blue Farmgirl
823 Posts
Tammy
Wolford
North Dakota
USA
823 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2012 : 07:18:06 AM
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There's a group that's trying to keep blacksmithing from dying off. I'm not at home so I don't have the magazine with the name of the group on hand. For Valentine's Day I got my fiance a gift certificate for 4 hours of private lessons with a master blacksmith. He absolutely loved it. I'll probably give him the same thing for his birthday next month. He absolutely loved it and hopes to be able to build a forge at home.
Farmgirl Sister # 2363
http://twilightburrough.blogspot.com/
Warren, MI
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