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Tag Archives: spinning
Elemental – April 2016 Tiger Club Reveal
Did you know that metals burn in bright colors? Yup, they do! In a really loose form of actually using my Chem minor, I took the ideas of these flames and put together 4 warm colors and 4 cool colors to … Continue reading
Fleece Sampling
I thought I’d give you an update on the Corriedale/Friesian fleece I’ve been working on. The washing is ongoing, but I encouraged myself by doing some sampling. I started very simply, just a lock and a Golding ring spindle. I … Continue reading
The Year of the Turtle
This is the week I dye for club (which is quite pretty, BTW), so I don’t have anything new for the shop; although I didn’t blog about last Friday’s update of sock yarn…..plenty of self striping rainbows and Grand Old … Continue reading
No Fuss Fractal Loving Forest Shawl
Yes, my friends, I actually cast on for a knitting project. Don’t panic. But let me back up….. I finished spinning my Forest Targhee, which I used a fractal technique for (the link is to prior blog article about spinning … Continue reading
Odds and Ends
Last month, I showed you my lovely stack of boxes full of fibery good stuff…..well it is time to show you a preview of what was in the largest two boxes, since it is the March FotM. I (of course) … Continue reading
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Let’s take a spin….
I’ve been feeling lately like I haven’t done anything for awhile, so tonight I have a date with this here stuff…… The batts are ones I’ve recarded (with my Big Tom carder) from my misc. box of Brown Sheep mill … Continue reading
Corriedale Top – Fresh from the Dyepot
Need some lovely comfort spinning for the rainy days of fall? I have ten new colors of Corriedale wool combed top, all gently hand dyed. I love to spin these from the fold, sometimes splitting the top longways first to … Continue reading
Woot!!!
The box says it all! Original delivery date of this guy was last July, but circumstances happened, the plans changed hands, and the plans were improved. Now I have this. Um. Granola? Yup, more packaging than parts. Just … Continue reading
Corriedale Wool Top Update
Ah, the delightful comfort food of spinning….soft and versatile Corriedale Wool! I’ve hand dyed a bunch of new colors for you, and they are available in the shop. 1. Japanese Maple , 2. Grape Smash, 3. Cloud Nine, 4. Peacock … Continue reading
