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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Living with looms and working with wool</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 6, 2013) March is the start of another busy season of exhibits, fairs and road trips for artisans across the region.  Over the next few months, we&apos;ll bring you some of the voices of the many folks in the North Country who make a living in their own workshops, basements and spare rooms.    It might sound charming - setting your own work hours - but the artisans we&apos;ve talked to say full-time art is not an easy decision and a lot of hard work.  Finding space, commissions, marketing, moral support, and reserving uninterrupted creative time are some of the challenges.Today, a trip to the woods near Harrisville, in the northwestern Adirondacks, to visit a couple who gave up jobs in marketing and at the post office to devote their attention to all things fiber, from woven rugs to knitted sweaters.   Lis Barsuglia-Madsen and her husband Michael moved from New Jersey to the North Country twenty years ago.   The new environment offered a chance to focus on following a dream  —  spending time together as artisans inspired by the mountains, deep woods and solitude. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21561/20130306/living-with-looms-and-working-with-wool">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[March is the start of another busy season of exhibits, fairs and road trips for artisans across the region.  Over the next few months, we&apos;ll bring you some of the voices of the many folks in the North Country who make a living in their own workshops, basements and spare rooms.    It might sound charming - setting your own work hours - but the artisans we&apos;ve talked to say full-time art is not an easy decision and a lot of hard work.  Finding space, commissions, marketing, moral support, and reserving uninterrupted creative time are some of the challenges.Today, a trip to the woods near Harrisville, in the northwestern Adirondacks, to visit a couple who gave up jobs in marketing and at the post office to devote their attention to all things fiber, from woven rugs to knitted sweaters.   Lis Barsuglia-Madsen and her husband Michael moved from New Jersey to the North Country twenty years ago.   The new environment offered a chance to focus on following a dream  —  spending time together as artisans inspired by the mountains, deep woods and solitude. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21561/20130306/living-with-looms-and-working-with-wool">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Swapping stories, stitches on a winter day</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 23, 2013) It&apos;s a natural fit on a cold winter day - working with wool yarn to knit a hat, socks or a sweater.   But it probably comes as no surprise that for avid knitters, it&apos;s a year-round passion.    Todd Moe stopped by Traditional Arts in Upstate New York in Canton last winter to visit a weekly knitting group. There are dozens of similar clubs around the region that meet at craft shops, bookstores, churches and living rooms. Socially-minded knitters donate their creations to charitable projects, experienced knitters work on larger projects or enter contests and then there are those who just knit. This month, the knitters are meeting at the Brewer Bookstore, as TAUNY prepares its new exhibit.  So, on Tuesday mornings you&apos;ll find just a couple of knitters or a group as large as twenty sitting in a circle surrounded by skeins of yarn, half-finished sweaters and a spirit of generosity. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21313/20130123/swapping-stories-stitches-on-a-winter-day">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It&apos;s a natural fit on a cold winter day - working with wool yarn to knit a hat, socks or a sweater.   But it probably comes as no surprise that for avid knitters, it&apos;s a year-round passion.    Todd Moe stopped by Traditional Arts in Upstate New York in Canton last winter to visit a weekly knitting group. There are dozens of similar clubs around the region that meet at craft shops, bookstores, churches and living rooms. Socially-minded knitters donate their creations to charitable projects, experienced knitters work on larger projects or enter contests and then there are those who just knit. This month, the knitters are meeting at the Brewer Bookstore, as TAUNY prepares its new exhibit.  So, on Tuesday mornings you&apos;ll find just a couple of knitters or a group as large as twenty sitting in a circle surrounded by skeins of yarn, half-finished sweaters and a spirit of generosity. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21313/20130123/swapping-stories-stitches-on-a-winter-day">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:15</itunes:duration>
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<title>Knitting&apos;s hipness: sharing yarn, swapping stories</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 24, 2012) It may seem like a natural fit on a cold winter day – working with wool yarn to knit a hat, socks or a sweater.  But it probably comes as no surprise that for avid knitters, it’s a year-round passion. Todd Moe stopped by Traditional Arts in Upstate New York in Canton last week to visit a weekly knitting group. There are dozens of similar clubs around the region that meet at craft shops, bookstores, churches and living rooms. Socially-minded knitters donate their creations to charitable projects, experienced knitters work on larger projects or enter contests and then there are those who just knit.  At TAUNY on Tuesday mornings you’ll find just a couple of knitters or a group as large as 20. Last week, there were eight women sitting in a circle surrounded by skeins of yarn, half-finished sweaters and a spirit of generosity. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19180/20120124/knitting-apos-s-hipness-sharing-yarn-swapping-stories">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It may seem like a natural fit on a cold winter day – working with wool yarn to knit a hat, socks or a sweater.  But it probably comes as no surprise that for avid knitters, it’s a year-round passion. Todd Moe stopped by Traditional Arts in Upstate New York in Canton last week to visit a weekly knitting group. There are dozens of similar clubs around the region that meet at craft shops, bookstores, churches and living rooms. Socially-minded knitters donate their creations to charitable projects, experienced knitters work on larger projects or enter contests and then there are those who just knit.  At TAUNY on Tuesday mornings you’ll find just a couple of knitters or a group as large as 20. Last week, there were eight women sitting in a circle surrounded by skeins of yarn, half-finished sweaters and a spirit of generosity. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19180/20120124/knitting-apos-s-hipness-sharing-yarn-swapping-stories">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:44</itunes:duration>
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