You know what’s annoying? That creative drive that keeps you awake at night with an idea that you just can’t forget about and go to sleep! There are too many things I want to do. If I don’t have a creative project to work on, I have to think about Read more »
Tag Archives: spinning
Shameless Self Promotion: Giveaway 1
As some of you already know, I am running a Kickstarter campaign during the month of May. We are currently 14% funded! The beauty of Kickstarter is that if you don’t get enough backing, the project isn’t funded and no one is out any money. That doesn’t mean I’m not Read more »
Rose Garden Sweater
The first sweater I ever designed from scratch (for handspun) is finally done, and the pattern is almost ready! I’m knitting another version of it in a lovely gray to test the collared version (with no hood), but here’s a little preview. It started out with a moss green braid Read more »
Straight From the Sheep
This weekend will be the anniversary of my first adventure with fleece. It’s hard to believe it’s only been one year, especially looking at the collection of fleece I have now. (We won’t speak of that because we’re pretending it’s not a problem.) The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival opens Read more »
Tour de Fleece 2012
It’s coming! Preparations and Team Signups have opened on Ravelry. The Tour de Fleece is a challenge month for spinners that runs parallel to the Tour de France. The idea is that while they’re spinning their wheels, we’re spinning ours! (Spindles are mini-wheels; they totally count.) Of course I will Read more »
Spinning from a Batt
I sell blended fiber batts for hand spinning in my Etsy shop, and one of the questions I sometimes get is how to prepare them for spinning. There are many ways you can do it; anything you can think of that actually lets you go from fiber into yarn is Read more »
Batts, Roving, and Spinning Styles
I’ve been experimenting with different types of fiber, different preparations, and using worsted and woolen spinning techniques. One great way I’ve found to try out these many different fiber options is to play with combining samples or to swap things I have plenty of (hand-dyed yarn) for things I don’t Read more »
Prancing Pixel Spinalong
Last year I started participating in the Phat Fiber community, which is a lovely group of fiber artisans. Every month, they release a sample box with varying types of fiber goodness inside. It lets people see and feel first-hand the products of internet fiber vendors. I have gotten a few Read more »