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This project successfully raised its funding goal on January 1, 2010.
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Photo of the sheep, finished yurt or an awesome part of the process -- your choice!
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Photo of the sheep, finished yurt or an awesome part of the process + a "scale model" (mini-yurt) of the project crocheted out of locally spun yarn!
Pledge $25 or more
Photo of one particular sheep from our local flock with an information card and a sample of their wool + a "scale model" (mini-yurt) of the project crocheted out of locally spun yarn + a shout out on www.YurtAlert.com!
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An awesome 15 piece crocheted mini-yurt work of wall art + photo of the sheep, finished yurt or an awesome part of the process + a shout out!
Pledge $100 or more
Personal yurt alerts by me (frequency is of your choosing) + a 30 piece crocheted mini-yurt work of wall art + a shout out in the Yurt Alert!
Pledge $250 or more
I’ll send you a package so you can felt a segment yourself (complete with everything you'll need and all instructions + return packaging) + a 40 piece crocheted mini-yurt work of wall art + a Yurt Alert shout out!
Pledge $500 or more
An invitation to come be a part of the process in New Hampshire, learn how to felt, and make a segment of cord to be included in the yurt + a 50 piece crocheted mini-yurt work of wall art + a Yurt Alert shout out!
Pledge $1,000 or more
An invitation to spend two nights in the yurt (or with it, depending on the weather) upon completion + personal yurt alerts by me (frequency is of your choosing) + a 60 piece crocheted mini-yurt work of wall art + a shout out in the Yurt Alert!
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I'm a longtime felter but I didn’t have the space to make the soapy mess required for the process after I moved to New York City in 2006. I experimented with needle felting and came upon crochet, which, to me, seemed like something you could make anything out of. This was further reinforced when I watched Margaret Wertheim’s TED Talk and saw how crochet can be used to represent hyperbolic space and coral reefs.
I became very interested in oversized knit and crochet work by artists like Kwangho Lee, Claudy Jongstra, and Christien Meindertsma -- now it's time to see what I can do with huge hand-felted cord.
By day I work in media relations for technology companies at Brew PR, by night I nurse my textile addiction.
