Over a couple days this past week I got around to washing my Barn2Yarn skeins to set the twist. Because the weather was not conducive to hanging the drippy skeins to dry outside, I did half one day, and half the next so I could hang them in our small… Read More »A Discerning Thief
In various old fairy tales, a “year and a day” is an important length of time – whether it’s the length of a magic curse, how long somebody has to complete a task, or simply the accepted length of time to remain in mourning (which is much more humane than… Read More »A Year and a Day
One of the last things my husband and I packed up before leaving was our artwork. We both come from art loving families, and each brought a fair bit of artwork to our marriage, whether it was pieces collected by family members over the decades, or (especially on my side),… Read More »Home Decor, Orange and Pink
This is the spinning I worked on today: Even the least observant can see that this is NOT more plying. If nothing else, the lovely handful of fiber gives it away. But its mohair, and it said it wanted to be spun, and how can you say no to mohair?… Read More »How can you say no?
If you are not familiar with it, Tour de Fleece is an event for spinners which occurs along side Tour de France. They bike, we spin. The rules are pretty open, but generally spinners set goals for themselves and spin every day. I have not historically participated in Tour de… Read More »Tour de Fleece – Modest Ambitions and a Late Start
