{"id":800,"date":"2011-04-02T18:46:44","date_gmt":"2011-04-02T15:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neulakko.net\/?p=800"},"modified":"2011-04-02T20:14:24","modified_gmt":"2011-04-02T17:14:24","slug":"loistokasta-gorgeousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neulakko.net\/?p=800","title":{"rendered":"Loistokasta \/ Gorgeousness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z6IwQBqMNVU\/TX-LfHWMHvI\/AAAAAAAABMQ\/-FPwZgmyLYI\/s1600\/tunnustus%2B2011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin-top: 9px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-right: 9px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z6IwQBqMNVU\/TX-LfHWMHvI\/AAAAAAAABMQ\/-FPwZgmyLYI\/s1600\/tunnustus%2B2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Hauskaa, olen gorgeous blogger eli upea bloggaaja <a href=\"http:\/\/korteoja.blogspot.com\/\">Eveliinan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/embroidery.racaire.at\/\">Racairen <\/a>ja <a href=\"http:\/\/evagrelsdotter.blogspot.com\/\">Evan<\/a> mielest\u00e4 (ja erityispalkinto <a href=\"hibernaatio.blogspot.com\">Sahralta<\/a> viel\u00e4)! Niill\u00e4 kaikilla on muuten ihanat blogit, mutta en annakaan niille t\u00e4t\u00e4 kun niill\u00e4 on se jo. Suurkiitokset! Neulakko on mun beibi ja olen siit\u00e4 aina v\u00e4lill\u00e4 (niinkuin nyt) kovin iloinen ja ylpe\u00e4.<\/p>\n<p>Leikki jatkuu sill\u00e4 tavalla ett\u00e4 vastaan viiteen kysymykseen ja sitten annan saman huomionosoituksen viidelle muulle bloggaajalle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Koska aloitit blogin?<\/strong><br \/>\nPiti tarkistaa arkistosta: Toukokuun 16. vuonna 2007. T\u00e4n\u00e4 vuonna tulee nelj\u00e4 vuotta t\u00e4yteen! Ensimm\u00e4inen artikkeli oli nimelt\u00e4\u00e4n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neulakko.net\/?p=7\">Tartu Neulakkoon<\/a> ja seuraava koski ny\u00f6rinp\u00e4\u00e4n kiinnitt\u00e4mist\u00e4. Joka muuten on tarpeellinen mutta rasittava puuha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Mist\u00e4 kirjoitat blogissasi, mit\u00e4 se k\u00e4sittelee?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neulakko k\u00e4sittelee keskiajan k\u00e4dentaitoja. Linjasin ensimm\u00e4isess\u00e4 blogimerkinn\u00e4ss\u00e4: <em>&#8221;Blogiosastolla kerron p\u00e4ivityksist\u00e4, meneill\u00e4\u00e4n olevista  k\u00e4sity\u00f6projekteista ja kiinnostavista uutuuksista historiallisen  pukeutumisen saralla.&#8221;<\/em> N\u00e4iden lis\u00e4ksi aihepiiri on laajentunut muuhunkin keskiaikaharrastamiseen: tapahtumiin, kirja-arvosteluihin, ostosten esittelyyn, museovisiitteihin ynn\u00e4\u00c2\u00a0 muihin. Punaisena lankana pysyy kuitenkin keskiaika ja k\u00e4sity\u00f6t.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.  Mik\u00e4 seikka tekee blogistasi erilaisen muihin blogeihin n\u00e4hden?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>T\u00e4t\u00e4 pit\u00e4isi varmaan kysy\u00e4 palkinnon antaneilta! Aikanaan se oli suomenkielisyys: halusin perustaa sivuston keskiaikak\u00e4sit\u00f6ist\u00e4, koska suomeksi oli aika v\u00e4h\u00e4n materiaalia saatavilla. Sittemmin tilanne on kohtentunut ja on olemassa liuta suomenkielisi\u00e4 mainioita keskiaikablogeja. Ja olen alkanut blogata my\u00f6s englanniksi.<\/p>\n<p>Toinen asia on ehk\u00e4 se, ett\u00e4 olen yritt\u00e4nyt koota Neulakosta blogin lis\u00e4ksi my\u00f6s sivustoa kuvilla, linkeill\u00e4, ohjeilla ja artikkeleilla. Se on puoli, jota haluaisin kovasti kehitt\u00e4\u00e4 jos vain aikaa riitt\u00e4isi. P\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4 on kauheasti ideoita joita pit\u00e4isi ehti\u00e4 toteuttaa t\u00e4nne sivustolle!<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Mik\u00e4 sai sinut aloittamaan blogin kirjoittamisen?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yll\u00e4 mainitun suomenkielisyyden lis\u00e4ksi halu koota keskiaikatuotoksia johonkin jotenkin j\u00e4rjestyneesti ja halu samalla jakaa oppimaansa ja kehittelem\u00e4\u00e4ns\u00e4. Lis\u00e4ksi halusin opetella verkkosivuston py\u00f6ritt\u00e4mist\u00e4 sis\u00e4ll\u00f6nhallintasysteemin kautta.<\/p>\n<p>Kylki\u00e4isin\u00e4 on tullut kaikkea muutakin hyv\u00e4\u00e4\u00c2\u00a0 ja hy\u00f6dyllist\u00e4 &#8211; on tutustunut uusiin ihmisiin, verkottunut saman alan harrastajien kanssa,\u00c2\u00a0 saanut k\u00e4yd\u00e4 hyvi\u00e4 keskusteluja kommenttipalstalla,\u00c2\u00a0 saanut kuulla antaneensa ideoita ja inspiraatiota, oppinut paljon erilaisia teknisi\u00e4 juttuja ja voinut kokeilla yht\u00e4 sun toista verkkoviestinn\u00e4llist\u00e4.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Mit\u00e4 haluaisit muuttaa blogissasi?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kaikista eniten juuri nyt haluaisin saada vihdoin tehty\u00e4 muuton toiselle palveluntarjoajalle t\u00e4lt\u00e4 jonka kanssa on ollut yht\u00e4 sun toista ongelmaa. Uusi tila on jo varattu mutta muuttoprojekti pit\u00e4si tehd\u00e4 viimeist\u00e4\u00e4n nelivuotisp\u00e4iv\u00e4\u00e4n menness\u00e4.<\/p>\n<p>Minulta tunnustus l\u00e4htee eteenp\u00e4in seuraaville (vaikea valinta, koska hyvi\u00e4 blogeja on niin paljon!):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/m-silkwork.blogspot.com\/\">Medieval Silkwork<\/a> oli varmaankin suurin inspiraatio oman blogin perustamiselle<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/oneyearandoneth.wordpress.com\/\">One year and a thousand eggs<\/a> on uusi tuttavuus, hyvin lupaava semmoinen. Ruokablogeja voisi olla enemm\u00e4nkin! Reseptej\u00e4 on kiva kokeilla kotioloissa.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tinctoria.blogspot.com\/\">Dulce et utile<\/a>a lukiessa oppii melkein aina jotain uutta. Viimeisin postaus esimerkiksi oli aivan mahtava.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gotmedieval.com\/\">Got Medieval <\/a>on hysteerisen hauska ja ihana.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/indemejarecristi.wordpress.com\/\">In deme Jare Christi <\/a>mainiot tyypit bloggaavat mainiosta vuosisadasta.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PS. Neulakossa on ollut v\u00e4h\u00e4n hiljaista viime aikoina, koska t\u00e4n\u00e4 kev\u00e4\u00e4n\u00e4 joudun tekem\u00e4\u00e4n tosi paljon t\u00f6it\u00e4 t\u00f6iss\u00e4. K\u00e4sit\u00f6it\u00e4 olen kuitenkin iltaisin tehnyt ja yrit\u00e4n kirjoitella niist\u00e4 kun ehdin. Ensi kes\u00e4lle on kuitenkin aivan todella makeita juttuja tulossa (no siis ainakin omasta mielest\u00e4ni) ja niist\u00e4 voin kertoa teille jo maanantaina!!!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>****<\/p>\n<p>Happiness! I got a Gorgeous blogger-award from <a href=\"http:\/\/korteoja.blogspot.com\/\">Eveliina<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/oneyearandoneth.wordpress.com\/\">Eva <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/embroidery.racaire.at\/\">Racaire<\/a> and a special award from <a href=\"http:\/\/hibernaatio.blogspot.com\">Sahra<\/a>! (They all have gorgeous blogs, btw, but I&#8217;m not giving the award back since they already have it.)<\/p>\n<p>Thank you! Neulakko is my baby and it makes me very happy (and proud, at times like this).<\/p>\n<p>Now I have to answer 5 questions about my blog and pass this recognition to 5 other bloggers I like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. When did you start your blog?<\/strong><br \/>\nI had to look in the archives for this: on the 14th of May in 2007. So Neulakko will turn 4 soon. My first article was called was about starting the site and what I planned to do with it, the second covered attaching lace chapes, a very tedious yet necessary task.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. What do you write about?<\/strong><br \/>\nNeulakko is mostly about medieval crafts, mostly textile stuff like tailoring and embroidery. I also write about other aspects of this hobby like events, interesting books, museum visits etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. What  makes your blog special compared to other blogs?<\/strong><br \/>\nI guess the people who gave me the award would know better. When I started, it probably was that the site was in finnish: this was one of my reasons to start writing and publishing. There wasn&#8217;t that much stuff online about medieval clothing. Since then the situation has improved with lots of medieval blogs in finnish. And then, I started blogging also in English.<\/p>\n<p>Another thing is that I try to think of Neulakko more as a site than just a blog, with pictures and tutorials and texts. My head is absolutely bursting with ideas I&#8217;d like to do with this site. Which is of course great, once I find the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. What made you start writing?<\/strong><br \/>\nI wanted to create a site in Finnish and also have a place where I could somehow chronicle my projects. I also wanted to try out operating a site via a content management system (that was new back then).<\/p>\n<p>But Neulakko has given me much more than I expected. Besides the stuff listed above, I have met new people, connected even internationally with people with similar interests, had good discussions in the comments section, gotten to hear I have inspired projects and learned loads of technical stuff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. What would you like to change in your blog?<\/strong><br \/>\nHave time to work on all my ideas &#8211; and move the site to a new service provider from my current unreliable one. I should really get around to doing that by the time the site turns 4.<\/p>\n<p>I give this award forward to these gorgeous bloggers (tough pick btw, there are so many lovely blogs out there):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/m-silkwork.blogspot.com\/\">Medieval Silkwork<\/a> was probably my biggest inspiration to start blogging.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/oneyearandoneth.wordpress.com\/\">One year and a thousand eggs<\/a> is new and exciting! More blogs on medieval food and recipes, please.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tinctoria.blogspot.com\/\">Dulce et utile<\/a> teaches you something new almost every time you read it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gotmedieval.com\/\">Got Medieval <\/a>is hysterical and lovely.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/indemejarecristi.wordpress.com\/\">In deme Jare Christi <\/a>has fab people blogging about the century of fabness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PS: Neulakko has been sort of quiet lately because this spring work has kept me super busy. I have, however, worked on projects and will try to show you some of them here too. And I have awesome plans for the summer! (or at least I think so) That I can share with you on Monday! Whee!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hauskaa, olen gorgeous blogger eli upea bloggaaja Eveliinan, Racairen ja Evan mielest\u00e4 (ja erityispalkinto Sahralta viel\u00e4)! Niill\u00e4 kaikilla on muuten ihanat blogit, mutta en annakaan niille t\u00e4t\u00e4 kun niill\u00e4 on se jo. Suurkiitokset! Neulakko on mun beibi ja olen siit\u00e4 aina v\u00e4lill\u00e4 (niinkuin nyt) kovin iloinen ja ylpe\u00e4. Leikki jatkuu sill\u00e4 tavalla ett\u00e4 vastaan viiteen &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neulakko.net\/?p=800\" class=\"more-link\">Jatka lukemista<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8221;Loistokasta \/ Gorgeousness&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-neulakko"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3uIb4-cU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neulakko.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neulakko.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neulakko.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neulakko.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neulakko.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=800"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/neulakko.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":804,"href":"https:\/\/neulakko.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions\/804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neulakko.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neulakko.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neulakko.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}