A Great Fly Fishing Honor!
You all already know, crochet is one of my great loves. Well, you may not know that my other great love is fly fishing. There is a zen quality I feel when fly casting and standing in the water, listening to the water move downstream.
The Catskill Fly Fishing Museum and Center has a great exhibit on the evolution of women in fly fishing. During the fall last year, while speaking with the Executive Director, I told him about a jacket I embellished with a trout scene. He immediately wanted to see it. I shipped it to him and he just loved it. I am proud to say that it is now part of the exhibit!
On Sunday, I had the opportunity to see the exhibit and my jacket was prominently displayed! I was just walking on air! Glenn took several photos of me standing in front of the display with my jacket. I am both excited and honored to have something I created that combines both my love for crochet and my love for fly fishing displayed in such an important place in the sport. Words just can't describe...






That is so cool, Andrea!
I saw a fly fishing exhibit at the Peabody Museum (New Haven, Ct) when I was there last November. I don't fish, but found crocheted lures pretty cool (http://www.acc.umu.se/~widmark/fly/crochet.html). Have you crocheted any lures yet?
Congrats on being part of the display!
~Dee
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Hi Dee!
Thanks for your comment! I actually do crochet some flies for use when I am fly fishing. They are always a big hit when I appear at shows with my husband Glenn. And they really do work VERY well!
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Brilliant!
I remember you showing us pics of your jacket just after you finished it. It deserved to be seen by more people.
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Andrea,
That's great! Hooked twice! The fly & the crochet.
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