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“You must wear something colorful when you ride a camel.” said Mary Underwood’s Mongolian friend, Bodio, before Mary’s first trip to the Gobi Desert. Willing or not, one does make a statement when suspended seven feet off of the ground! Some eight years later, during the week of Tsagaan Sar (the Mongolian new year), Mary traveled again to the Gobi with her friend for a camel festival and to study with a renowned camel saddle weaver. In this class Mary opens the doors of our imagination to the world of camel fibers, camel husbandry and racing, and to how a camel saddle is created. Join us as she treats us to a glimpse of Mongolian life and culture from her travels around that country. Mary Underwood is a hand spinner and weaver who works with natural fibers. Her yarns and weaving are intended for functional use, for apparel, or the home. She is a member of local, state, and international weaving guilds and groups. Her interests extend to those who grow, raise, prepare, and dye the fibers and yarns she uses. Mary’s constant thirst for adventure has led to multiple trips to Mongolia to ride horses and document the textile traditions there.
