the place where fibre becomes yarn.
At the last minute, without participating in any groups, I decided to join in with Tour de Fleece 2014 with the simple goal of spinning every day throughout the race. No pressure: If I so much as spin for 5 minutes, I’m counting that as a day I participated! My reflections on Week 1 are…
Continue reading ➞ tour de fleece 2014. week 2.
At the last minute, without participating in any groups, I decided to join in with Tour de Fleece 2014 with the simple goal of spinning every day through out the race. No pressure. If I so much as spin for 5 minutes, I’m counting that as a day I participated! Day 1, 2 & 3:…
Continue reading ➞ tour de fleece 2014. week 1.
Happy Canada Day! I hope you are all celebrating with your family & friends -- and to everyone else, Happy Tuesday :) Today I talk all about my spinning! Oh, and a little knitting. My first "art" yarn, lessons in twist, and a successful spin! A book review and more. No show notes - there…
Continue reading ➞ all about spinning.
To attempt to cure my "finishitis", I have been working on one project at a time (even though I still have three projects on the needles - I am trying to focus). The project I am currently trying to finish - and will do so tonight - is the Whisper Cardigan by Hannah Fettig. It's…
Continue reading ➞ unfinished and ready to start
Recently I celebrated my birthday, which meant I was "allowed" to go out into the online world of Etsy and purchase from roving. I ordered some handpainted merino roving from FreckleFaceFibers, which I am stoked to say arrived today: The above is colourway Safari, the below is colourway Frankincense. I came face-to-face with the realization…
Continue reading ➞ a smattering of colour …
I ordered an unfinished Kromski Minstrel after Fibres West back in March. It arrived through Canada Post in early April -- it has taken me over two months to put it together and get it working. Part of the reason for the major delay was waiting for stain to dry - I chose an oak…
Continue reading ➞ the minstrel
Officially, my new spinning wheel is in the mail!I have recently discovered that there are many knitting techniques I have yet to try and would like to learn. When I realised Dad's birthday was fast approaching, I decided to find a way of learning some new things without the addition of a ton of knitting.…
Continue reading ➞ natural fibres
