FU Office Hours – End-Year Trimester 2021

FU Office Hours – End-Year Trimester 2021

  • 31 August 2021 Office Hours – New Student Orientation
    • Welcome to the first Office Hours for the Fall 2021 Trimester. This Office Hours session is geared towards new and returning students who want an orientation for how classes, FIGs, and Discord works.
    • 00:00 Intro, year in review and the Why of Franquemont University
    • 12:45 What are Office Hours and why we have them
    • 15:40 Summary of curriculum, baseline concepts and terminology
    • 20:05 Discord as supplement to classes and office hours as well as social outlet
    • 23:40 Class video formats and availability of class materials
    • 27:00 Adjuncts
    • 31:00 How to Attend Class: New Students – Abby’s talking directly to you here
    • 35:40 Office Hours structure
    • 39:30 Discord for in depth student interaction – OMG You don’t need to try to read the whole thing
    • 43:20 Due dates and timelines
    • 44:38 “The Slow Lane”
    • 45:00 Homework
    • 49:35 FIGs
    • 59:20 Discord Demo
    • 1:19:00 Discord organization, permissions and channel availability
    • 1:30:00 Class supply partners and discount codes
    • 1:36:00 Open ended questions
    • 1:41:40 Office hours schedule for fall trimester
    • 1:43:00 Magpie Update and Peru tech purchasing
  • 07-Sep-2021 – Office Hours
    • 0:00 Welcome and Status of the Giant Bobbin
    • 9:49 Special Presentation: Winners of Shenanigans
    • 26:10 Daedalus crew as guests, espinner talk
    • 30:55 Q: Effects of Mechanization on Textiles Knowledge
    • 46:14 Designing FOR SPINNERS to enjoy spinning more
    • 52:42 Q: Does knitting count as rest time for hands?
    • 56:53 Q: Clockwise Z vs Counter-clockwise S in Spinning
    • 1:07:47 Q: Anything problematic about spin direction choice?
    • 1:14:40 Q: Troubleshooting Drum Carder alignment
    • 1:22:18 Q: FIGs class this Saturday? OH talk and Patreon video coming
    • 1:27:45 Technical Difficulties: Shenanigans, Calendars, Time Zones
    • 1:31:49 Abby Returns
    • 1:33:30 Q: When do classes meet for Spinning I, II, III? FIGs?
    • 1:37:39 Evanita’s Bobbin, Bobbin Talk
    • 1:44:05 Dale’s Woven Cotton Sampler
    • 1:47:57 Bobbin Competition, Bobbin Styles
    • 1:53:02 What time for Cooking Live Stream?
  • 14-Sep-2021 – Office Hours: Road Edition
    • 0:00 Rolling back from Cusco with Abby
    • 33:45 Stop for Gas and Snacks, Questions from Chat
    • 46:06 Question interrupted by Traffic Checkpoint
    • 48:41 Q: Can we talk about Plying Bracelets?
    • 54:45 Stop to Buy Bread, More Bracelet talk
    • 1:03:30 Pimmie Show and Tell: Add twist to singles
    • 1:06:00 Vampy Show and Tell: Darning knockoff tool
    • 1:08:33 Abby: Using Descriptive names for tools rather than ethnic “branding”
    • 1:14:56 Pimmie Q: How and Why of Kick Spindles?
    • 1:18:50 Vampy Q: Do we call it Navajo spindle then?
    • 1:21:05 Diana Q: Breeds best for cards vs combs
    • 1:31:10 Yes, California Variegated Mutant is a real breed
    • 1:32:38 Deciding how to draft
    • 1:38:48 Whichy Show and Tell: First Core Spinning
    • 1:43:03 Maggie Show and Tell: How Turtle Cops Behave
    • 1:48:30 Citikas Show and Tell: Finished Round Tuit Shenanigans blanket
    • 1:56:43 Diana Show and Tell: Phang spindle
  • 16-Sep-2021 – Office Hours
    • 0:00 Welcome and Super-glue plus fingers: Not recommended
    • 4:30 Daedelus TEST Unit of the “Sparrowhawk” or Falcon
    • 6:58 Size compared to Electric Eel Wheel
    • 9:10 Spinning on the Test Unit Daedelus Falcon
    • 12:08 Close up of bobbin, flyer hooks, soft start/stop
    • 19:38 Path from bobbin yarn guides to orifice
    • 21:30 Coming up to speed, up-close view
    • 24:18 What happens when the thread broke?
    • 26:26 Threading back to the orifice
    • 29:50 Testing to try bury the end in the bobbin
    • 31:22 An empty bobbin for this test unit
    • 32:46 Trying to Test for Problems
    • 41:00 Finally got ballooning
    • 41:46 Comfortable yarn at 65%
    • 43:39 Tour of the various tripods and ring lights
    • 49:26 Q: Increase tension? air resistance and high rpm issues
    • 1:01:57 “good enough” or “worthy” of various tools
    • 1:08:55 Specialized tools and impact on people
    • 1:13:42 Pimmie’s Sweater Knitting Progress show-and-tell
    • 1:16:10 Yoselyn’s Sweater Knitting Progress show-and-tell
    • 1:17:17 Martha’s projects, household spinning on espinners
    • 1:22:16 Q: What is Vampy’s 86 gram spindle-shaped object?
    • 1:29:10 Q: Choosing where to draft from?
    • 1:31:18 Sneak Peek: What’s coming in Spinning-I Episode 2?
    • 1:34:14 Q: Tips for spinning finer than you’re used to?
    • 1:44:30 More about spinning extremely fine threads
  • 21-Sep-2021 – Office Hours
    • 00:00 Intro, Abby’s Day in Cusco
    • 6:00 This Saturday’s FIG class, Spinning from the Fold
    • 14:20 Discussion of some drafting and plying info to come in Spinning II and III
    • 17:24 Discussion of what to expect for Spinning IV
    • 18:55 Martha’s Spinning
    • 21:43 Kitten Cam Interlude
    • 22:45 Weighing Martha’s Yarn and Winding it off
    • 33:00 Questions for Martha
    • 35:55 Martha Learning to spin as an adult, growing up working and managing business as a child
    • 46:45 What’s next for Martha’s crafting
    • 47:30 How many meters in Martha’s Skein
    • 53:36 What to do with this yarn, and the next yarn
    • 56:02 What is the standard yardage out of FU members first spins?
    • 57:35 Caitlin’s first spin
    • 59:30 How many spindles are “enough”?
    • 1:01:00 Spinning for Sale
    • 1:05:00 Peruvian tourist economy
    • 1:07:00 Vet House call
    • 1:09:00 Potential 2021 Limited Peru Trips available
    • 1:12:40 Beth’s question about shipping goods to the U.S. and economies of getting goods from Peru to the U.S.
    • 1:24:20 Tour group and 2022 plans discussion
    • 1:32:00 Shipping TO Peru costs and times
    • 1:37:00 Caitlin’s question – What does Abby wish she could teach or question she wants to answer? – Abby discusses Dream Classes
    • 1:45:00 Fiber Arts Stand-up
    • 1:49:15 Vinyl Stickers for FU
    • 1:52:00 Quechua Classes
  • 23-Sep-2021 – Office Hours
    • 0:00 Welcome and the Concept of Time
    • 5:27 Yoselyn and the Quechua Language classes
    • 9:11 Plans for FU Language Labs
    • 15:35 Fiber Vocabulary
    • 21:47 Kitten Break (and zoom is a brat)
    • 23:55 Wrapping up Language Talk
    • 30:04 Reminder: Send Qs before Office Hours
    • 36:20 Pimmied Q: About the quality of cable yarns
    • 48″12 Abby demos some Cable Yarn constructions
    • 56:42 Conclusions about Cable Yarn constructions
    • 1:06:00 Kait comparison of three yarns
    • 1:07:57 Cables: Designed for rope, cord, bridges
    • 1:15:32 Spinning Clip for Observation/Discussion
    • 1:33:00 Thumb joints, reduced fatigue, fiber management
    • 1:42:24 Value in self-critique
    • 1:51:00 “The Bathroom Spinner” story
  • 28-Sep-2021 – Office Hours: Adjuncts Edition
    • 0:00 Welcome
    • 1:33 Maggie’s flax
    • 4:59 Vampy’s knitted cowl
    • 6:15 Heather’s show-and-tell
    • 11:38 Dale’s flax and spindles
    • 23:12 Dan’s festival story and spinning
    • 29:13 Sue’s dyeing: ceriops tagal (mangrove tree bark)
    • 35:10 Sarah’s nalebinding, knitting, and weaving
    • 39:26 Ellen B’s story, Backstrap chat
    • 42:30 Ellen B’s sock knitting wip
    • 46:35 Sarah’s cardweaving finished trims
    • 49:04 Cat’s chats about Spin Together
    • 54:11 Maggie’s new combs
    • 57:40 Pimmie’s lead for organic indigo brick
    • 1:00:56 Ellen B’s first 4-ply
    • 1:04:40 Teaching the Mighty Stick with friends!
    • 1:07:25 Ellen B’s 1986 dinosaur-first-spindle
    • 1:08:52 Dale’s teaching story
    • 1:13:50 Wrap-Up, Final Thoughts, Vampy’s weaving
  • 05-Oct-2021 – Office Hours
    • 0:00 Welcome
    • 2:18 Cat’s Spin Together cops
    • 3:30 Vampy’s plying and cabling
    • 4:38 Maggie’s Spin Together
    • 6:47 Vampy’s story: Core spun tapestry yarns
    • 13:38 Abby arrives! Survive and latest medical
    • 19:34 Spindle Shapes and discovery
    • 25:40 Gripes about Academic claims
    • 26:39 Lizzie’s observations about spindle shapes
    • 28:40 Virtual class versus in-person class
    • 30:20 Assumptions: How spindles “should be”
    • 33:52 Story: Cat’s Flying Buttress yarn anchor
    • 35:55 People Can Like Different Things
    • 40:58 All Spindles All Day, spindle therapy, spindle likes
    • 44:33 Dale’s spindle creations
    • 49:20 Homework: Spin singles for Spinning II
    • 51:32 Question about making Plying Balls
    • 52:42 Q: Naming Knitting in various languages
    • 1:01:05 Q: Prep for Spinning II class?
    • 1:02:06 Q: Cultural Exchange vs Appropriation (incl pizza)
    • 1:32:20 Story: Transformers Movie filmed in Peru
    • 1:37:10 Conclusion: Andean Weaving patterns
    • 1:38:57 Diana: Magpie – regular flyer, art flyer?
    • 1:44:25 citikas: Garter stitch for historic garters
    • 1:49:48 Q: Peruvian Coffee Culture (vs USA coffee culture)
    • 1:59:30 Dale’s show-and-tell: publication and cotton/flax
  • 07-Oct-2021 – Office Hours: CTTC Visit – The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco
    • 0:00 Welcome to the CTTC Weaving Gallery and Museum
    • 5:32 Close look at Wari / Huari hat – Anudado (knotted) technique
    • 7:45 Close look at Paracas Anillado (cross-looping) technique
    • 10:52 Some traditional knitted hats
    • 25:27 Tour of the Museum
    • 52:36 Sitting with Yanette – alpaca and vicuña fiber
    • 1:03:50 Yanette’s plans for various processing tools
    • 1:09:25 “Traditional” stools in Peru and Scotland (kitten/dog cam)
    • 1:15:50 Rolls for equipment, Traditional methods, Heritage/Artifacts
    • 1:20:35 Yanette’s current projects, community access to vicuña
    • 1:26:27 Q: How do we close AirBnB? Global effects of things, wrap up 
  • 12-Oct-2021 – Office Hours
    • 0:00 Welcome and Yoselyn’s update
    • 1:45 Martha’s first bobbin
    • 4:02 Josefina Judges a TV Cooking show, and Transformers in Cusco
    • 10:57 Martha’s spinning on EEW espinner
    • 13:03 Yanette made Drum Carder blends and brought vicuña fiber
    • 18:51 Martha’s sweater quantity of yarn (blending!)
    • 27:38 Using Cool Tools mixed with Cultural Contact concerns (Some Rants)
    • 38:42 Q: Identifying Fiber: Many Techniques
    • 45:43 Q: Judging Good/Bad fiber, Costal (potato sack) from llama fiber
    • 54:02 Q: Bad Fiber when fiber has been damaged
    • 1:03:35 Q: Go from fiber to project or project to fiber
    • 1:07:45 Q: Ergonomics when spinning (and posture from spinning in art)
    • 1:19:44 Q: Shopping for (processed) fibers online
    • 1:29:40 Q: Why/When to get an e-spinner?
    • 1:51:15 Q: How “do they do that?!” yarn with interesting cross-section
  • 19-Oct-2021 – Office Hours
    • 0:00 Welcome and an Elliptical adventure
    • 8:10 The game of accents in other languages
    • 10:55 Language sounds in Quechua
    • 17:15 Language labs in… November? Other end-of-year activities
    • 20:25 Q: Replacing a cashmere sweater: Sampling, blending, planning
    • 53:38 Q: Wool and Angora, how to keep the angora in?
    • 57:01 putting off the Pimmie question, time to ask for Live Questions
    • 59:15 Q: Where is my missing spinning mojo?
    • 1:00:55 Q: Making “slippers” from Gotland? 
    • 1:07:28 People’s assumptions about sheep breeds and wool use
    • 1:14:43 Using the Spinning II matrix of samples for sampling purposes
    • 1:16:38 Misc conversation, waiting for more questions, wrap up
  • 21-Oct-2021 – Office Hours: From Chinchero
    • 0:00 Welcome to Chinchero!
    • 5:16 Some of the weavers and knitters 
    • 7:37 Close-up on Adela’s knitting
    • 10:05 More Adela’s finished hats, finished bags
    • 14:20 Behind the scenes, around the courtyard
    • 16:00 Traditional dress, commissioned woven trim project
    • 18:25 Baby in carrier, close up weaver
    • 20:29 Spinning or plying on spindle while seated
    • 21:16 Deciding windows/doors new 2nd floor construction
    • 23:32 Llama rope and tassels/pom pom decorations
    • 26:27 Utilitarian indoor/outdoor spaces
    • 27:33 Pin cushion dolls, Dyestuffs Demo Area
    • 31:21 Going to work: Blended Tradition and Modernity
    • 34:10 Onsite museum (closed right now), Agricultural tools on wall
    • 36:34 Q: Weather and Seasons locally
    • 40:15 Always wearing a broad brimmed hat; Comments on Dyeing
    • 41:57 Q: How many weavers in the Chinchero association?
    • 50:07 Time Check; Q: Tell us about your Hat band Needle
    • 53:17 Q: Will there be spindles at the trunk sale?
    • 56:22 The comfort of courtyard and community
    • 59:20 Hello from Nilda, Picking up for the rain
    • 1:03:30 Vampy’s Show-and-Tell sock
    • 1:05:26 Cat’s Show-and-Tell paper quills, spinning
    • 1:09:30 Pimmie’s Show-and-Tell cochineal sweater project
    • 1:16:45 Ellen F’s spinning for office hours
    • 1:17:49 Kait’s is shaving slippers, discussion of pilling
    • 1:24:42 Heather’s blending cashmere samples and projects
    • 1:28:33 Whichy’s brand new weaving project, things we learn
    • 1:34:49 Cat’s favorite things, everyone has passions
    • 1:35:33 Kitty Cam!
    • 1:37:55 Tangles and Detangling; Card-weaving, Inkle weaving
    • 1:41:58 “Looms are just sticks and string” and Tools vs Process
    • 1:47:07 Learning in this community, from each other
    • 1:49:54 Brocading in cardweaving, Visual effects in monochrome
    • 1:54:39 Kait’s show-and-tell: book and the sock darning tools
  • 22-Oct-2021 – Special Event: CTTC Trunk Show
    • 0:00 Welcome and Walking into the Store
    • 4:15 Starting with Ellen’s hats
    • 11:59 Selections of Hats / Chullos
    • 35:46 Feature: Knitted Sleeves from Chinchero
    • 37:00 Beads and Bobbles on Hats
    • 44:38 Back to Natural alpaca fiber hats
    • 50:12 Detour for a Manta (women’s wrap)
    • 52:02 Preview Oversized Anillado technique
    • 52:45 Narrow Scarves or runners
    • 1:16:37 Christmas Ornaments
    • 1:32:55 Wide Scarves or runners
    • 1:44:49 Padded bags (computer, tablet, phone)
    • 2:00:50 Anillado (looped) technique
    • 2:05:05 Aside: Hummingbird anillado keychains
    • 2:11:39 Anillado Large figures
    • 2:18:10 Rewind for padded cases (and some hats)
    • 2:19:50 Rewind for narrow scarves
    • 2:28:36 Rewind for some hats
    • 2:30:25 Rewind for narrow scarves
    • 2:33:21 Rewind for large scarves (esp white)
    • 2:36:49 Review Laurel vs Lauren bags
    • 2:40:06 THANK YOU SO MUCH from everyone at CTTC
  • 26-Oct-2021 – Office Hours
    • 00:00 Connectivity Dance and Intro
    • 1:25 Trunk Show recap and info about upcoming
    • 2:55 Saturday’s Class Plans – Backstrap Weaving
    • 4:20 Upcoming Trunk show plans
    • 7:20 More Saturday Class Details
    • 9:10 Backstrap weaving kit details
    • 19:24 What you need for class – Don’t get anything until Abby tells you what you need!
    • 22:20 Question: Is one tie enough to secure a figure eight skein?
    • 23:30 Question: Weighting vs non-weighting skeins while they are drying?
    • 30:50 CTTC Sample items
    • 46:22 About the CTTC, supporting local weavers and the economies of exploitation and retail –  manifesto time!
    • 59:00 Pensions and healthcare for the CTTC weavers
    • 1:01:00 Andean identity, work vs subsistence work, community, and craft
    • 1:06:00 Community response to the previous trunk show
    • 1:11:00  Question: Are there similar organizations to the CTTC around Peru?
    • 1:12:00 Nilda’s massive contribution to running and organizing CTTC
    • 1:14:30 The importance of initiatives coming from inside the community vs paternalism
    • 1:22:00 Question: Is there an interest from more “general audience” and/or urban Peruvians in the indigenous crafts?  Making, crafts, class and social and cultural equity
    • 1:27:48 Peru, class and indigenous culture conflicts
    • 1:31:30 Howard and Tim bring the class, culture colonization and development discussion from Scotland and Orkney Islands. Also lobster sex and a plague of inedible geese
  • 28-Oct-2021 – Office Hours
    • 3:30 Prep for big events, rush of TIME, learning to do things
    • 10:48 Abby’s Yarns CTTC Trunk Show #2 plan, FIG class plan
    • 22:15 Q: All Access / Sustaining? access types?
    • 23:29 Q: How will pre-requests be handled for trunk show 2?
    • 26:45 Heather: Yarn design, cashmere halo, shedding
    • 42:32 Q: Fiber preparation, jargon, and online shopping Qs
    • 1:03:45 Pimmie Q: Uses for outer coat, guard hairs in spinning
    • 1:1625 Closing kitten / puppy cam time
  • 29-Oct-2021 – Trunk Show #2
    • 00:00 Connectivity Dance and Intro
    • 07:15 Store Tour
    • 18:59 Bed covers
    • 25:10 Table Runners
    • 28:30 Bags
    • 32:50 Pillow Cases
    • 36:00 Holiday Decorations
    • 37:50 Short Poncho
    • 39:22 Beach Bags
    • 40:00 Pricing bundles
    • 47:34 Place mats
    • 49:45 Small Zippered Phone cases
    • 51:20 Tablet cases – and washing instructions
    • 53:10 13″ laptop cases
    • 54:20 Cross body bags
    • 57:18 Handwoven Straps
    • 59:09 Purses
    • 1:00:00 Tote bags with leather
    • 1:02:02 Hats
    • 1:07:20 Narrow Table runners
    • 1:08:55 Traditional Poncho
    • 1:17:30 Chuspas – fringed small bags
    • 1:21:00 Non-traditional Poncho (short poncho)
    • 1:27:40 Jackets/Tailored tops
    • 1:30:45 Weekender Bags
    • 1:34:40 Double weave cloth straps
    • 1:36:45 Small purse, passport bags, fanny packs, coin pouches
    • 1:39:35 Key chain/Christmas ornament
    • 1:40:43 Micro, Medium purses and fanny packs
    • 1:43:50 Potato Sacks
    • 1:45:50 Ropes
    • 1:46:47 Slings, Fiber based weapons
    • 1:48:15 Hand-knit Sweaters
    • 1:50:30 Decorative Warps
    • 1:52:00 Drawstring pouches
    • 1:52:34 Large Decorative Warp
    • 1:57:06 Large Blankets and throws
    • 2:17:39 Discontinuous warp pieces
    • 2:25:00 Backpacks
    • 2:26:00 Wrap up
  • 09-Nov-2021 – Office Hours
    • 0:00 Welcome, Time Changes, and Equinoxes
    • 5:54 Trunk Shows, Black Friday, Holidays
    • 12:50 Cross-cultural differences in ecommerce
    • 16:38 Quick pause to return a phone call
    • 17:20 Pimmie’s Show and Tell rolags
    • 22:04 Spindles are in, More Future Plans
    • 29:25 Ecommerce is not a thing in Peru
    • 37:50 Q: Weaving kits for later class?
    • 42:02 Q: Spinning III: How to store fiber prep tools?
    • 45:04 Kitten Cam Break
    • 46:20 Wrapping up tool storage, Misky Cam
    • 47:58 Q: Why does silk need so much twist?
    • 52:15 Q: Spinning Thick Yarn Long Draw?
    • 56:40 Q: Guard hairs in Pygora?
    • 1:00:53 Q: Figure of 8 skeins? 
    • 1:03:10 Q: Hackles history? use for flax v wool?
    • 1:05:14 Q: bleached tussah silk?
    • 1:07:45 Pimmie Q: Fabric w/outer coat warp, under coat weft?
    • 1:19:10 Heather Q: Finishing fabric woven from handspun?
    • 1:30:35 Quechua weaving terms, upcoming class expectations
    • 1:39:08 Finalizing what the FIG may be this weekend
    • 1:39:50 Howard’s results for thick yarn long draw
    • 1:41:20 Q: Prerequisites needed for Andean weaving in 2022?
    • 1:47:50 Q: FIG contenders?
    • 1:49:38 Q: Fiber for woven washcloths? Ellen’s FIG? Wrap up
  • 11-Nov-2021 – Office Hours
    • 0:00 Welcome, latest from Trunk Show
    • 3:53 Saturday’s FIG will be Hand Carding, led by Pimmie
    • 7:05 Local news: A loud rooster in the field
    • 8:38 Q: When/which fibers carded? or combed?
    • 12:18 Q: How to increase % of cashmere in a blend?
    • 24:12 Puppy Cam Break for Peluchín
    • 26:54 More on drum card blending
    • 30:29 Call for Q, Sheep hides are drying
    • 31:58 Pimmie Show-and-tell: Sweater WIP
    • 34:10 Alyse Show-and-tell: Sweater WIP
    • 38:47 Q: Fabric effects with different twist directions
    • 44:10 Q: Citikas making plans for a breed study
    • 57:00 Brief Kitty cam with Citikas
    • 59:09 Book Rant re: sheep per family per year?
    • 1:12:48 Wrap up and thank you
  • 16-Nov-2021 – Office Hours
    • 00:00 Intro plus standard denial of date
    • 03:40 Thanksgiving Trunk shows
    • 06:05 Seeing the Trunk Show items arrive
    • 07:30 Peru Covid Status
    • 10:15 Back to Trunk shows and the amazing textiles
    • 20:50 Sonja’s question – Which fibers need prep vs fibers that don’t need prep
    • 26:45 Spinning I-III vs FIGs in FU
    • 32:48 Pimmie Scouring vs Washing, Soap vs Detergent and Fiber prep
    • 46:45 Gringa horse care vs Peruvian animal care mini-rant
    • 59:40 Itani’s questions about hand-cards, both brands and teeth meshing
    • 1:14:00 Abby and Martha’s SPINDLEQUEST`
    • 1:33:30 Longevity of hand-carded rolags
    • 1:36:00 How long has Pimmie been handcarding, and how long did it take you to achieve mastery
    • 1:40:00 The Black market in Cusco
  • 23-Nov-2021 – Office Hours
    • 0:00 Welcome… From the Trunk Show Loft!
    • 5:33 The history of the land and street
    • 10:35 Peek at the textiles on hand
    • 18:46 Impact of these trunk sales
    • 27:50 Q: Yarn for Yarning Purposes for Weaving?
    • 32:30 Spinning to Weave: Interview with Yanette
    • 45:28 technical difficulties
    • 46:30 Interview with Yanette, part 2
    • 52:30 Q: Chain-plying discussion
    • 57:42 Q: Cotton and Charkha discussion
    • 1:11:43 Q: Woodworker items for spinners
    • 1:23:38 Last look around the loft
  • 09-Dec-2021 – Office Hours
    • 00:00 Intro
    • 2:20 Photographing products
    • 4:20 Health Update and Tendinitis 
    • 5:25 Peruvian Marriage Customs and a Family Wedding
    • 12:20 Spindle Quest
    • 18:50 “Short Poncho Men”
    • 22:18 Slide Show Spindles and Textiles
    • 56:00 Website Sales
    • 58:45 Questions
    • 59:00 Homba: What happened to denim anyways?!?!?
    • 1:17:40 Pimmie’s fabric loophole and show’s off her “wearable blanket”
    • 1:22:30 Lizzie: Breed vs Spinning technique related to squishability
    • 1:27:34 Some Merino is the Wonderbread of the spinning world
    • 1:28:15 2021 Midyear Trimester Discount package for current FU students (Dec2021)
    • 1:32:20 Vampy Peruvian textile fiber content and methodology
    • 1:34:00 Abby’s plans for working with Andean mills on producing yarns for sale
    • 1:39:20 Lizzie: Electric wheels vs spindles for checking yarn consistency
  • 14-December-2021 – Office Hours
    • 00:00 Welcome, elbow tendonitis, and general strike lately
    • 11:50 What is a General Strike? About Labor History
    • 21:28 When Santa got towed, a story
    • 24:50 Shipping stories from Peru and Explaining on-line shipping
    • 38:40 Full circle back to labor practices: Textile Workers
    • 43:22 Q: Spinning IV 2- or 3-ply best? for color, steeking, or longevity
    • 51:50 Q: When will we know about Weaving class kit materials?
    • 53:36 Q: Three Kings in Ollantaytambo, parties in pandemic
    • 1:00:50 From steeking to cakes of sadness
    • 1:03:09 Pimmie: Environment impact of synthetics, other decisions
    • 1:18:58 Making decisions about where we spend money
    • 1:21:16 Upcoming live “Ask Me Anything” AMA
    • 1:22:55 Driving distances are different in some places
    • 1:29:10 AMA typical questions and how odd they can be
    • 1:37:30 Q: are the camelids different in the textiles?
    • 1:39:58 Q: dogs in the woven designs?
    • 1:40:22 Q: owls in the woven designs? and last remarks
  • 16-December-2021 – Office Hours
    • 00:00 Welcome to Date Denial, and the End of the Endless September
    • 4:40 Latest in Chinchero and in Cusco
    • 13:20 Chinchero traditional CTTC textiles: Chullos! knitted sleeves!
    • 17:15 Close-ups of the Chinchero knitted sleeves
    • 26:46 Close-ups of the Chinchero chullos (hats with long tails)
    • 44:21 Q: Gender politics in Peru, colonial and catholic history
    • 54:40 Gender in languages (Spanish and Quechua), Gender roles
    • 1:01:40 Gratitude for Yoselyn’s photography, More CTTC products coming
    • 1:05:40 Plans for Bat figures in products, “bat channel”  
    • 1:07:18 Puppy Cam! and dog stories, plans for first dibs merch on Discord
    • 1:12:54 finalizing New Year Trimester coursework, gift certificates launch
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