visitors from America Archives - Kiri Cottage https://kiricottage.co.uk/tag/visitors-from-america/ CONTENTED, CALM, CREATIVITY at your fingertips in Kiri Cottage Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:51:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://kiricottage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Kiri-Cottage-Logo-100x100.png visitors from America Archives - Kiri Cottage https://kiricottage.co.uk/tag/visitors-from-america/ 32 32 Gentleman’s Favour Straw Dollies at Kiri Cottage https://kiricottage.co.uk/2024/07/24/gentlemans-favour-straw-dollies-at-kiri-cottage/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:45:52 +0000 https://kiricottage.co.uk/?p=2415 Kiri Cottage was visited by another lovely family from Florida, visiting Belfast, the North Coast and Ards Peninsula. I was very fortunate to meet them at my workshop as part of their peninsula travels with tour guide Lizzie Charley.

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Kiri Cottage was visited by another lovely family from Florida, visiting Belfast, the North Coast and Ards Peninsula. I was very fortunate to meet them at my workshop as part of their peninsula travels with tour guide Lizzie Charley.

We had a chat about the spinning process, along with a demo, and also about the Northern Ireland linen heritage.We also took a little time to make a ‘Gentleman’s Favour’ straw dolly, and chatted about the traditions associated with these.

The visit finished after we went down to the stables to say hello to Shamrock, Holly and Fleurry.

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]]> Kiri Cottage Hosts Bobby and Hal from Florida https://kiricottage.co.uk/2024/07/20/kiri-cottage-hosts-bobby-and-hal-from-florida/ Sat, 20 Jul 2024 19:30:51 +0000 https://kiricottage.co.uk/?p=2385 It was lovely to meet Bobby and Hal this afternoon, over for a visit to Northern Ireland from Tampa Florida.

We swapped tales of Linenopolis and our linen ancestry for stories of growing pineapples in back gardens, and how to tell if they are ripe (by getting down on the ground and smelling the base of the pineapple - smells sweet and pineappley when ripe!).

We spent some interesting time in my workshop and I hope they went home to Florida with fond memories of the Ards Peninsula. 

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It was lovely to meet Bobby and Hal this afternoon, over for a visit to Northern Ireland from Tampa Florida.

We swapped tales of Linenopolis and our linen ancestry for stories of growing pineapples in back gardens, and how to tell if they are ripe (by getting down on the ground and smelling the base of the pineapple – smells sweet and pineappley when ripe!).

We spent some interesting time in my workshop and I hope they went home to Florida with fond memories of the Ards Peninsula. 

The tour guide is Lizzie Charley: https://tourguidesni.com/guide/45/lizzie-charley
 

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]]> Preparation for American Visitors at Kiri Cottage https://kiricottage.co.uk/2024/07/18/preparation-for-american-visitors-at-kiri-cottage/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:06:08 +0000 https://kiricottage.co.uk/?p=2377 I have been preparing the workshop for a group of American visitors later this afternoon. I have laid out the machinery I use to prepare wool for spinning to demonstrate to them and thought I would share a video of this, as well as some items 'I made earlier!' 

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I have been preparing the workshop for a group of American visitors later this afternoon. I have laid out the machinery I use to prepare wool for spinning to demonstrate to them and thought I would share a video of this, as well as some items ‘I made earlier!’ 

The tour guide is Lizzie Charley: https://tourguidesni.com/guide/45/lizzie-charley

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