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Tag Archives: spinning
A video for you…..
This one tickled my fancy today. Enjoy!
Michael Phelps is my brother.
Yup, that’s my big secret. Ok, quit scratching your head. My brother, Michael Phelps, is a computer programmer in Des Moines, Iowa. He can swim, but more in the ordinary, keep yourself from drowning, kind of way. The family name … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting stuff, Knitting Projects, Life, spinning
Tagged knitting, olympics, socks, spinning, yarn
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Everything’s coming up Rainbows!
Well, after being caught with my dye coat off (so to say) by the Yarn Harlot; I’ve kept myself very busy dyeing rainbows on all my major yarn bases. Here’s the tour: On Panda: On Peruvian Worsted: On Tiger Supersock: On Superwash … Continue reading
Posted in Fresh From the Dyepot, spinning
Tagged new yarn pics, rainbows, spinning, yarn
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Fiber Friday, April 18
I got in a new brand of dyes this week, so I don’t have bunches to show you, but I hope you’ll enjoy them none-the-less!! This is April Showers, which is a thick and thin art yarn I hand spun … Continue reading
Posted in Etsy, Fresh From the Dyepot, spinning
Tagged art yarn, fiber friday, hand dyed, hand spun, new yarn pics, spinning
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Stormy Rovings
This month’s April Challenge for Etsy’s Fiber Arts Street Team is Storms, so I am working on some hand dyed and hand spun yarns for that. This is a pale blue – gray roving with some bits of pink/purple here … Continue reading
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Second Spinning Project
Yes, I know….you already hate me for my first yarn. What can I say….I have a crafty thumb! (Or maybe Lizzie learned well from her first owner, and is giving me hints along the way!!) This project started out as … Continue reading
A warm spring day….
After our long, long, loooooong winter, this weekend has been quite nice…about 65 degrees or so. Yesterday, I had planned to dye a bunch while the kids were outside playing, but first the neighbor kid came over (my kids are … Continue reading
My very first Hand Spun yarn!!!
Ha! Now you are in for it. My first yarn has dried (and I’ve finally had time to do photographs), so you get to see my first (poor) efforts at spinning. Here are my singles: Gee, can’t tell which one … Continue reading
My first hand dyed roving!
My first hand dyed roving! Originally uploaded by ThePaintedTiger Yup, I stuck my hand in a whole huge can O’worms this time….yarn just wasn’t enough, I had to dye roving, too. Next I suppose I’ll have to buy a wheel … Continue reading
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Roving!
I peeked out my front door to assess the sloppy weather mess that we are supposed to get here today, tonight, and tomorrow….and this was on my doorstep! Yippee!! Something to play with during the probable snow day we will … Continue reading
Posted in Business Stuff, Fresh From the Dyepot
Tagged felting, hand dyed, mail, roving, spinning
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