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August 20, 2015

This combo spin has been hanging out on my wheel(s) for a while … just being done as I want to work on it. Combo Spin :: Spunky Eclectic Polwarth in October 2014 Fibre Club “Hungry”…
August 17, 2015

There are many, many, many spinning approaches out there and each does the exact same thing: Spin fibre into yarn. There are any number of saxony, castle, Norwegian, modern, electric and spindle (Charkha, quill, etc) wheels,…
August 10, 2015

Per my agreement with my No. 1 partner (aka my husband), I am spinning from stash for much of the rest of the year. We have two festivals in the fall that I faithfully attend ::…
August 3, 2015

There are many posts out there about superwash yarn and how it is made. I think it’s important to be informed about the process, and like Bren says of the Snerb Yarn blog, then you can…
July 30, 2015

About a year ago, when Norah was really wee, I was driving through a southern Vancouver neighbourhood called The River District and found myself dreaming about baby toques. Problem was, once I started dreaming about it,…
July 28, 2015

This was a very fast spin but it sat on my bobbins forever. In an effort to clean them off for Tour de Fleece this year (2015), I decided to ply these up for Ply Days…
July 26, 2015

Thank you for listening to this slightly different format! As I mention in the episode, I am exploring different mediums to decide how I want to proceed with the podcast. For show notes, see below. If…

Previous Posts

January 9, 2015

The first installment of my monthly video posting! For show notes, see below. If I…
January 4, 2015

Every year I write a New Years post looking back at the previous year and…
January 1, 2015

There is a part of me who can not believe that it is 2015 already…
December 10, 2014

Advent and the month of December tend to be a time of quiet reflection for…
December 7, 2014

As I continue on my journey towards becoming a more experienced spinner, I am learning…