• Spinner Spotlight :: Robin Wiest

    The Handspinner Spotlight is an opportunity for me to share with all of you some of the amazing handspinners out there in our community. It is an opportunity to see some of their work, as well…

  • Running out of stash.

    I’ve been thinking a lot about my stash lately and wondering what I’m going to do with some of the fibre I have accumulated over time. My enthusiasm and excitement lays with natural shades and local…

  • GIVEAWAY WINNER // Turtlemade Spindle

    I was completely blown away by the response for the Turtlemade giveaway. I want to thank each and every one of you for your replies, thoughts and comments about spindles. What an amazing community of handspinners…

  • little effort.

    This Spinning Socks Six Pack in Panda (60% superwash merino, 30% bamboo rayon, 10% nylon) from Sweet Georgia Yarns has been sitting in my stash since October 2014. That is almost two years ago because I…

  • Fibre Friday.

    For Fibre Friday this week, there is a new site devoted just to #fiberfriday and it can be found here. Please have a look – I chose this route for ease of seeing people’s linked up blogs.…

  • it’s not over until …

    Remember back in November 2015 I took a weekend-long workshop at Maiwa in dyeing? Then I had a weekend of dyeing fun a few weeks later and created a gorgeous skein of hand-painted Romney in natural…

  • a waltz.

    After my previous post about this yarn, I got to thinking about why most projects have some area of angst or turmoil about them. If I can see that turmoil through by letting it be, leaving…