Did you know I own a spinning wheel? I expect a lot of you didn’t. You may have thought I only spin with spindles. And for the last 4 years (FOUR! YEARS!) you were correct… But I actually do own a spinning wheel. It was just in storage from 2018… Read More »Spinning, Just Like Ride a Bicycle
It’s been a busy week on a number of front. I’ve had a lot of work meetings, including some later into the evening, so that’s definitely reduced my time for crafting and blogging. I have been able to get a decent amount of spinning done, and I’ll be on the… Read More »Light at the end of the Rainbow
I continue to make progress on my rainbow gradient. Fiber that keeps moving through the colors certainly helps keep things going! I’ve been mixing the transition pieces by hand rather than using any sort of carding or comb to do it. I have such implements, but wouldn’t want to use… Read More »Don’t eat these limes!
I continue to be delighted by my lovely bog oak spindle. Last week I reached the end of the first half of the rainbow gradient: I just love how in the photo above you can see hints of the deep raspberry yarn peeking through the brilliant blue of the last… Read More »Yarn in Production
I’ve started another new spinning project. And this time it really is different from my long term project to create the 3ply pomegranate yarn. First, I’m using a batt which I purchased from Barn2Yarn earlier this year: As you can see, it has little bits of wool locks, and other fibers… Read More »This one really is different
Last week I sent AwesomeE a picture of a finished cowl, and she responded that I must have finished it really quickly. At which point I realized I’ve been working on it accidentally in secret. It’s a fairly basic pattern, so it’s been my travel project for taking the train… Read More »Stealth Projects
I had three blog posts in one week, and then suddenly I check in and realize it’s been over a week again. But, I have some crafting updates to make up for it. First, I’ve fnished a cop of singles towards the 2nd skein of yarn in this colorway: I… Read More »I was doing so well
My Tour de Fleece goals have been modest this year: finish the Pomegranate mohair (including plying) and spin at least 15min each day. I met the first goal over the weekend in Amsterdam: 200+ yards of 2ply mohair in a color dubbed “Pomegranate”: I bought the mohair back in 2014… Read More »Tour de Fleece update
This year I made an effort to prepare for Tour de Fleece. By which I mean I got it together enough to join a team on Ravlery: Team Spindlers 2019. It made sense to me since it means my team mates are fellow spindlers. Yet again, I realized this was… Read More »Tour de Fleece 2019
I received an amazing surprise in the mail: yarn! And really special yarn at that. My cousin was able to attend the annual carding and spinning event on a Navajo Reservation in New Mexico. First, I am extremely jealous as it sounds like she had an amazing time and the… Read More »Surprise Yarn
