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Earlier this week I shot, edited, transcibed and captioned what I call a video postcard \u2013 a simple and straightforward video greeting from me where I talk about a project I am working on. I create the postcards for my patrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to get my video postcards you are welcome to become a patron on patreon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made my first video postcard a couple of years ago when I was on holiday in Abisko with my family. I talked about the area and the vast landscape in the northernmost part of Sweden and the middle of S\u00e1pmi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A compelling format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

That first video postcard was just a spontaneous greeting. I did enjoy the format and decided I would do it as a regular thing, just saying hello to my patrons once a month. It gives me a more personal connection to a smaller group of readers than I can provide in my public videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the March 2022 patron postcard I start weaving a rya Beach pad for my husband\u2019s 50th birthday (video screen shot).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since then I have made several video postcards, some from vacations, some from home and some from the weaving room. I have talked about spinning bulky yarns<\/a>, weaving a rya rug<\/a>, spinning a lopi style yarn<\/a>, teaching at S\u00e4tergl\u00e4ntan<\/a>, picking a fleece<\/a>, spinning silk<\/a> and lots more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patron perk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I create my video postcards as a perk for my patrons. They have chosen to support me financially because they enjoy what I do. By the monthly fee they support me with, they play an important role in helping me keep my free stuff free for those who can\u2019t pay. This way a large part of what I publish is free and accessible for a larger audience; this blog, my youtube videos, webinars and a lot of the courses, challenges and lectures in my online spinning school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cutting down the rya warp in the Weaving room in the June 2022 patron postcard (video screen shot).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Relaxed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The video postcards are always very simple and unpretentious. To keep them as simple as possible I don\u2019t use a script and I usually shoot the video in one take and with a minimum of editing. I allow these videos to be as natural and low tech as possible. I want to enjoy making them and not see them as a burden. It\u2019s very liberating to make these videos totally unscripted for a group of people that is as nerdy as I am, very differently from how I would approach a public youtube video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the August 2022 patron postcard I am in Austria, pointing out Schafberg\/Sheep Mountain (video screen shot).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sneak peeks and deep dives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes I make the postcards as a sneak peek into something I blog about later, sometimes I dive deeper into something I write about. Other times it\u2019s just a simple greeting from a place I am visiting. Every postcard is a sincere thank you for the support I get from my patrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An improvised camera setup for a weaving moment for the October 2022 patron postcard. Photo by Dan Waltin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fresh from the editing room<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The video postcard I made this week was about a project I have been working on for several years now and that is almost finished. Two shots in different angles, a bit of editing, transcribing the narration (this takes time, though) and captioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the May 2023 patron postcard I show some p\u00e5s\u00f6m embroidery on my two-end knitted sleeves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Just to give you a glimpse of what a video postcard can look like, I will share one of them with you. This one is from July 2022 at S\u00e4tergl\u00e4ntan<\/a> where I talk about my course A spindle a day. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy spinning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find me in several social media:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n