• Sheep Breed: Blue Faced Leicester

    I always say Blue Faced Leicester (BFL) is my favourite sheep & subsequently, fibre to work with, both in spinning and knitting. If you google ‘blue faced leicester’, much information is available on these quiet tempered…

  • a classic skirt.

    I had a little bit of a teaser in my last post. If you looked at the photos closely, there was a navy blue skirt in a couple of them. While I am not working towards…

  • cool west.

    Guess what? I have a finished project that has nothing to do with spinning or breed specific wool or anything! It’s a complete deviation and I luuuurve it! Pattern: Esjan by Stephen West Yarn: Berroco Ultra…

  • February {Videopurl}. Episode 2 ~ The one with many parts.

    I can’t believe we are in February already! Welcome to Episode 2. It seems fitting that I spend quite a bit of the show talking about fractal spinning and this ended up being recorded in a…

  • the mysticism of our craft.

    There is a certain mysticism about washing fleece. At least there was to me as I entered the world of spinning yarn. I mean, I could (and did) watch YouTube videos, read books and blog posts,…

  • summing up January.

    We are in February (what?!), which means it is almost time for my monthly videocast to air. I’ve decided that the second weekend of every month is best as I can put together what I want to talk…

  • something in the water.

    I must be coming down with something. There must be something in the water. I’m ailed in some way with something: I’m a sweater knitter, through and through. But we just don’t have the weather here…