Hi Aud,
You asked Els about the history of Birkeland Bros., are they Norwegian? I don't know myself, but I did ask when I was at the shop how long they'd been open - since 1933 I think the woman said - some time in the 1930s. Their website is
David
David, I did go and visit their website again, they have renewed it since I was there last. They have a video of their carding machine. I watched it and now have to laugh at my very simple explanation of this machine.... . There are many more rollers or drums, on the machine shown in the video, than I stated in my posting. They are over a meter long. We are talking about an industrial carding machine here. It looks very very large.
Els
On Sun, 28 May 2006 09:53:14 -0700, "David R. Sky" spewed forth :
Wow, if those are Canadian (or even US) prices I need to order some fiber. The black Corrie sliver catches my attention...
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The history page on
Keep us posted on what you are going to get from them. Naturally when I have been in the store I pay with Canandian dollars. For some odd reason, very often when you order via the internet, no matter where, you pay with American dollars.
Ask and they will tell you Wooly
Els
There is always a next time....Jan
Els
On Mon, 29 May 2006 02:49:50 GMT, snipped-for-privacy@telus.net (Els van Dam) spewed forth :
Yep, I sent an email via their "contact us" link, now I just need to be patient.
I need more yarn like...well, I just don't need more yarn right now. I've got an order working for a pile of Icelandic from Istex since I don't need whole bundles (which is the only way Schoolhouse Press will special-order it for me) and there's also a Bendigo (.au/.nz mill) order sheet making the rounds at various knitting groups I sometimes join...
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David, This is very interesting! OUR Birkeland, the verterinair, is ALSO called Olaf Birkeland! I have to ask him next time I see him!! AUD ;-)
Hi Jan,
Well, there's always a next time. Although at the moment some areas of Vancouver require more busses to go from place to place due to Olympics construction around the city.
David
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