I’m so happy for you that you got your meet these lovely women in person, thank you for sharing!!! And isn’t that how life should be: places and things are just the backdrop for sharing fun, heartache and love with special people. Beautiful colors all around…. Enjoy knitting some memories 😍!

I had a smile on my face through the entire episode....Thanks so much for sharing what was obviously a fabulous weekend.

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

I'm so glad... thank you ❤️

Good company, good food and good wine are a tonic for the soul, then add a yarn festival surrounded by creativity and positive vibes and you have the perfect break. Well done Mario for organising such a brilliant trip, Ivanna you looked so full of joy and peace ❤

@therepublicofme

6 ай бұрын

Thank you... it was a trip full of joy. Wishing you a very happy new year. ❤️

What a wonderful celebration of joy and friendship!❤

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you... I'm glad you liked it. We had such a great time ❤️

What a wonderful time spent in a beautiful place with new/old friends! The yarns you chose will always remind you of a special time in a very special place. The wrap you gifted is spectacular as usual!

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Edythe... it really was a special weekend ❤️

I really enjoy your selection of music, every episode you just nail it. Wonderful.

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much ❤️

You look so happy, Ivana!❤ Beautiful surprize from your husband!

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much... it really was a special weekend ❤️

Doors opened and my card came out 🤭😂 Mario for the win, what a great husband. It was so lovely to watch all the joy. Thanks for sharing, Karen 💕

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

It was such a nice and special weekend. Mario did good :) ❤️

This was my favorite Recap of Barcelona knits ❤ thank you. many greetings from germany

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

I'm so glad... thank you very much ❤️

What a beautiful podcast, beautiful yarn, I have never been to a fiber festival, I would go crazy, have a wonderful weekend, hugs❤

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. Wishing a lovely week❤️

What a pleasure to see your joy about Barcelona and meeting these wonderful people. Selam is such an open sweet person. I met her briefly at Knit city 2022, she is a great person. All your nice yarn will be full of great memories.

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

She really is... we had such a great time ❤️

Hello Ivana, what a lovely trip. Time spent with friends and yarn how wonderful. Happy knitting 🧶💕

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊 It was a really special weekend ❤️

This is just ♥️♥️♥️all the way around

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you.... I'm glad you liked it ❤️

Ivana must have been wonderful!!❤❤❤❤ I'm very happy for you!

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

thank you, it really was wonderful ❤️

So nice to see you so happy. Looks like a fabulous trip. Thanks for sharing.

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much... it was such a nice time ❤️

Loved that montage at the end. ❤

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

My favourite part :) ❤️

Such an enjoyable video, wish I went to Barcelona too. Happy to eee you happy x Julia

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much dear Julia ❤️

I love the wonderful joy and energy you ladies shared!!! So precious how you describe that is what you'll remember most!! I also watch Selma on little big knits, I will check out the others😍

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Patricia ❤️❤️❤️

Fabulous!!!

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

thank you ❤️

Lovely trip Ivana! Thank you for sharing it with us.

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

I'm glad you liked it... thank you ❤️

So glad you had a blast in Barcelona! I love when the podcasters I follow meet up and have such a good time with each other. I love wooldreamers too! I have made two sweaters with it and am about to start a third. It's warm, it's very light weight and wonderful. I don't have the guts to separate the strands though, good luck with that.

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.... i'm looking forward to working with it ❤️

What an amazing friendship trip😊

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you... we had such a lovely time ❤️

I’m so glad you had a great time. ❤

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you... it was really special ❤️

Mario nailed it! A surprise trip to Barcelona so the one he loves could meet up with her podcast friends and be around so much fiber! Ivana, you looked as if you were walking on clouds. Thank you for sharing. 🧶

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. Yes, he is very good in taking care of me and gives me very thoughtful presents. ❤️

Dear Ivana! I was grinning through this video, so much love and joy came through and I got chills many times. This trip was truly special and I’m super grateful to call you a friend. ❤️ greetings to Mario as well!

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you dear Anniina... I feel the same way ❤️

Just see you that happy, any yarn you can show us will not be as pretty. Your husband is the coolest! Inga knows alot of color work patterns, I can't do patterns at all, I'm sure you will nail it!! :)

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

That is so nice, thank you very much ❤️

Love your videos ❤️ full of joy 😊 thank you 😊 "Apmezga" is Lithuanian yarn dyer 😊

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, and thanks for letting me know about Apmezga... they really had some lovely colours. ❤️

Oh, Ivana, you looked so happy! I was not able to go to Barcelona, but I've already got my tickets for the Madrid fair, and I'm also looking forward to seeing the Dark Omen yak yarns in person.

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

I've never been to Madrid, but hopefully one day. You will really like the Dark Omen yak.... beautiful colours. ❤️

😘❤ It was the best time! ❤❤

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Yes it was ❤️❤️❤️

You are so ,so loved ❤😊 romance ,excitement.🎉

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

thank you very much ❤️

Ivana Ithank you for your videos, they are lovely! Just a side note about your unspun yarn, I haven't worked with it but from what I've herad from many knitters is that it is extremely delicate and really easy to split, so I'm not sure that it is recommended to unravel the two strands, it will be a nightmare I imagine, and you will have to be very careful

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the heads up :) I saw it was very delicate so I'll test it in case I decide to use only one strand, but I'll probably knit it double in the end or hold one strand with a strand of my handspun. Ivana❤️

Such a fun podcast and you are happy! I’m glad Mario gifted you a beautiful trip with friends. I will be curious what you make with Manchelopi . I was gifted three plates and I’m searching for a good pattern. Go to my chef friend’s restaurant Albe next time you are there in Barcelona!! Have a great day❤

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

I'm glad you liked it... thank you. Wishing you a lovely week ❤️

Hi Ivana, I just loved hearing about how beautifully you all got along, so much energy can be exchanged via the internet format that can build sustainable friendships. I saw the Wrap you made for Selma, on Selma on her podcast and honestly it looked like "home" on her. It is extravagantly beautiful, I would have struggled to part with it :) I loved the wool you bought, especially the burgundy malagbrigo, and the colour of the wool Selma gave you is soooo beautiful, makes your eyes pop, in a good way :) Im so glad that Mario was taking video's for us all to see. Thanks for sharing, that was really fun to watch :)

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much... it was such a special weekend ❤️

It was just a wonderful weekend, and such a joy meet and hang out with you and Mario. I hope we do it again before too long! Xoxoxoxo

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Same here dear Lisa ❤️

So lovely to visit Barcelona festival vicariously through your video and the beautiful yarn you bought. I’ve been gifted two alpaca fleeces which I need to prep and try spinning on my drop spindle so I’m heading down the spinning rabbit hole. With that and the knitting I’d like 48 hours in a day for my Christmas gift this year. 😊❤️

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

I know the feeling... but how exciting that you started spinning. ❤️❤️❤️

An episode full of joy! Thank you, Ivana.

... I don't know what to say 🥲....❤I will just say thank you once more! You're intense!!!❤

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

thank you very much ❤️

What a wonderful trip filled with friendship, yarn, and love. Thanks for sharing the festival with us, Ivana! 🥰

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you dear Lisa ❤️

Did you know Ivana the song in Spanish when you are in the festival with the vendors is about Covid pandemic 😂 but sang in a Very happy way I am from Latin America so this is so cool to me It sounds like cuban son. I am so nice to see you had a lovely time

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

That is so funny, I laughed with my husband. Thanks for letting me know ❤️

@thebooknitter

7 ай бұрын

@@therepublicofme of course 🩷

Oh how lovely to spend some time with you my dear Ivana!! Truly enjoyed reliving our weekend together and I loved the cottage that Mario captured of us all together!!

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Selma...I had a permanent smile on my face as I was editing the footage in the end. ❤️

@littlebigknits

7 ай бұрын

@@therepublicofme I’ve watched your footage at the end twice now!! 😘😘😘

I’m so glad you had a good time at the festival Ivana. I went both days and absolutely loved it. It was also my first yarn festival. Shame I did not bump into you but you had enough company by the looks of it! I did go to meet Selma. What a gorgeous person she is. 😘

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

shame...it would have been lovely to meet you. I hope you had a great time though. ❤️

Bravo, divno iskustvo i uživanje !👍🎊👏🏻😘🙋‍♀️

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

Stvarno je bilo divno. ❤️

hello, AP MEZGA is from Lithuania.

@therepublicofme

7 ай бұрын

thank you for letting me know ❤️