Category Archives: long draw

How I Make Yarn, Continued

Posted on February 28, 2010 by heather219

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 →

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Snowstorm Files, Day 5

Posted on February 9, 2010 by heather219

Day 5 of the snowstorm brings this: MORE SNOW. School is closed (for the kids) through the end of the week. Friday was scheduled to be a teacher professional day (aka “training”) in the first place, and we’ve been instructed … Continue reading →

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