Category Archives: spinning

Summ-er(ar)-y Things

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

WOW, it’s been a long time since I blogged. Things have been crazy here as usual. Here’s a rundown: ~The Boy LOVES his pump. Not so much the insertion sites, but we all see the ease with which the daily … Continue reading →

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Mail Call!

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Recently, the postman has been busy delivering things to my house. I entered the Survivor Pool on the knitting website Ravelry, and lo a behold, I won!! Since I enter tnis pool, as well as one for Dancing With the … Continue reading →

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How I Make Yarn, Continued

Posted on February 28, 2010 by

Okay, when I finished up over there, I was talking about ‘carding’ the fiber with hand cards – mine are Ashford student hand carders, 72 point. Once the fiber is nice and smooth, I then roll the fiber into rolags. … Continue reading →

Posted in fleece, knitting, long draw, spinning, spinning wheel, trigger finger | Tagged | 2 Comments

And Another One On The Way

Posted on February 5, 2010 by

So, Yesterday, I had a day off with The Boy. The reason? 3 inches of snow on the ground (which had melted off the roads and sidewalks by about 9:00 in the morning. Oy. Here’s the backyard in it’s snowy … Continue reading →

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Off The Wagon

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

Guess who now belongs to me? Her! I’m very happy, if even more broke, now. I’m happy to have supported my favorite all-time local yarn shop in buying it, and I think the Ashford products are wonderful besides (and I … Continue reading →

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