Alaska trip

Trip to Fairbanks

Quiet day today, a long drive to Fairbanks. Good to have a day to relax, with such a beautiful drive. Enjoyed the scenery along the way, and took a lot of pictures.

Also contacted Colleen White of The Qiveut Connection. She's out of town right now, so we were not able to meet, but I'll be talking with her more about working with qiveut and sources of yarn. Here's how Colleen describes her business, "Owned and operated by Second generation and lifelong Alaskan, Colleen White in her Sheep Mountain studios, The Qiveut Collection, manufactures knits and weavings that echo the majestic beauty of Alaska. Colleen offers a wide variety of luxurious garments in a dazzling array of colors and sizes. In addition Colleen will be happy to help you with your custom orders. In case you are wondering about the various spellings of the word pronounced "kiv-ee-ute", here's the scoop. There is no standard English spelling, as the word comes from various Eskimo dialects. "Qiviut" is trademarked by the Oomingmak knitters co-op. "Qiveut" is the spelling the Colleen uses. And "Qiviuq" is the spelling that Wendy Chambers of Folknits uses in Canada.

(Neither Wendy nor Colleen have any relationship to the Oomingmak Co-op.)