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• and then bam! all of the sudden its bedtime.

  
  AmpuTeeHee — Authority: 115
  It feels like bedtime has sorta snuck up on me here, so Im going just recap my day and leave it at that. The morning was a bit of a blur, but somewhere in there I fed everyone, meditated with TheMostImportantGuy, and I think I may have helped MyFavoriteKid stay on track with homework. I went to the spinning dream ...
  5 hours ago

• Getting Organised – I think

  
  Calidore — Authority: 112
  It’s hot.  Really hot and I’m hibernating under the air conditioner trying to get organised for the coming weeks and Christmas which is looming faster than I ever thought possible. I have hung out the washing.  Dashed down the street to grab baking paper as I had run out.  Rushed home got the tins for the ...
  12 hours ago

• Ceramic and Myrtlewood Support Spindle Spinning Bowl

  
  Grizzly Mountain Arts — Authority: 122
  Ceramic and Myrtlewood Support Spindle Bowl Once Dave and I had finished this piece, I could hardly wait to photograph it and get it online! This design turned out even better than we had planned! We have created a support spinning bowl that has combined the efficiency of a ceramic surface with the ...
  12 hours ago

• Icelandic chocolate fleece and more

  
  yarn spinner — Authority: 115
  I know what youve been thinking. Where is she? She just doesnt blog as much anymore. Its not you. Its me. ( really!) Ive been having a busy work week. When I wasnt busy, I wasnt breathing all that well, because I have asthma and am allergic to fall. Well, Im allergic to leaf mold, I think. So, with the h elp of ...
  14 hours ago

• Surf Rods And Reels - Make The Right Choice

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 577
  Choosing the right surf rod and reel will have a great deal to do with your success rate as a surf angler, so compromise on quality is often not a good idea.Visit Surf Rods And Reels and find out more on making the right choice with the most important aspect of your surf fishing [...]
  15 hours ago

• Presto Chango

  
  I'm Knitting As Fast As I Can — Authority: 410
  The recent spate of fiber festivals renewed my interest in spinning. Well, that and the pounds and pounds of unspun fiber that is occupying precious storage space in my basement.Many years ago, before I even owned a wheel, a friend gave me bags and bags of alpaca fleece from her friend’s flock. The [...]
  16 hours ago

• Twilight

  
  Tripping Yarns — Authority: 113
  No, not the books, or the film. None of those wastes of paper and time. I am talking fibre. And spinning. Spunky Eclectic Fibre Club for January 09, Twilight, in Organic Merino Beingthe daft thing that I am, I failed to photograph the fibre prior to spinning. Being the daft but somewhat generous thing that ...
  16 hours ago

• Sunday Catchup

  
  One Crazy Fiber Lady — Authority:
  Since my last post, we had halloween! I started and finished a sweater for the little miss: Project details are over here . I started a sweater for me: Project details are over here . I started a sweater for the little mister: Project details for this one are here . Yesterday, I saw this ...
  16 hours ago

• You spin me right round

  
  Emilee Knits — Authority: 118
  As you may recall, I bought a giant green ball of fiber at Rhinebeck . I’m pretty sure it was the Hand Dyed Crazy Balls wool blend from Spinners Hill (#2 if you follow the link) but I was so overwhelmed at Rhinebeck I can’t be certain. I got the whole remaining ball of green, a full pound of it, for two ...
  18 hours ago

• Since JessaLu decided to be a PITA..

  
  One day I'm going to run out of yarn... — Authority: 99
  here is that update post Still missing FO shots but that’s because I found several holes in the first sock of a pair that I was halfway done with the second sock…and I just ripped it all out. I was not in love with the yarn (DiC Smooshy) so I will re-knit the socks again at a later date in yarn that I love. On ...
  20 hours ago

• Spinning human dreadlocks

  
  Silja Devine — Authority: 126
  A while ago my neighbours daughter cut off her Dreadlocks, and I jumped at the chance to spin them into a yarn. This yarn had no purpose or meaning at all other than trying to see if I pulled it off and just for the fun of it. The purplewool is  this Horned Dorset I dyed a while ago And here are the dreadlocks ...
  1 day ago

• More!

  
  Queen Of The Froggers — Authority: 112
  I am in a spinning and knitting frenzy so have to keep blogging stuff to keep up with it all! So lovely ... Wensleydale 2 ply spun on my Ashford. 158 metres, itchy but pretty! Handcarded merino and a little sparkle. I dont know what I will do with them all but they look nice. I love hand carding. ...
  1 day ago

• Dont Fear The Reaper or A Funny Thing happened on the silk road

  
  Knittingdragonflies — Authority: 113
  As you know I have been raising silkworms, or trying to. It started with the idea of raising them for their cocoons, and eggs and then dyeing them to spin. Along the way I became charmed by these little hairy babies. Lifting their heads up,every time I opened the container to feed or check on them. Little piggy ...
  1 day ago

• Creative Spinning in Kent

  
  Willington Weaver — Authority: 106
  Last week end I was invited, by Kent Guild of Spinners, Dyers and Weavers, to tutor a Creative Spinning workshop. This annual members event runs from 11.15am to 3.30pm so there wasnt a lot of time for them to get their heads round Creative Spinning using an image as a source of inspiration. Here are a few ...
  2 days ago

• Going West

  
  Just Above Sunset — Authority: 425
  Yes, some of us end up in Hollywood, but not for the reasons you’d expect. Sure, this apartment building just off the Sunset Strip, which looks like the set of Melrose Place and is sometimes actually used in films, has the young folks who come and go, those who arrive hoping for the big break and move out in a month ...
  2 days ago

• Farewell to my Glimakra Loom

  
  Janet's thread — Authority: 118
  My first loom was a Spears rigid heddle loom which I purchased in a local toy shop in 1975.   We were being posted to Fiji and I wanted to learn to weave.  During our previous posting in St. Lucia in the Caribbean I had wanted to weave but couldn’t figure out how to go about it. So I included this small rigid ...
  2 days ago

• Spinning Friday: Grey Room

  
  How The West Was Spun — Authority: 120
  The other thing I did during my stay-vacation was treat myself to a new spinning project. I dug through the stash, in a merino sort of mood, and pulled out 4 ounces of merino top from the Funky Carolina Fiber...
  3 days ago

• Blingtastic

  
  the knottygnome knits — Authority: 120
  we havent turned on our heat yet so things take an age to dry. i finished spinning this last friday and its finally ready for its closeup. My Blingtastic romney yarn, spun from my first batts . 158yds/39g low-twist singles yarn, light worsted weight, thick n thin the batts were pulled into roving and spun ...
  3 days ago

• The good old days?

  
  Joyknits! — Authority: 116
  Archergal at Knitting With Dogs posted this link which I found really fascinating: Furr Homespun Dress.If you scroll down a bit (about 1.5 “Page Downs” on my display), there is a box containing an estimate of the time needed to produce 30 yards of homespun fabric, then she continues, … it [...]
  4 days ago

• wool, it happens when you least expect it

  
  yarn spinner — Authority: 115
  While I was visiting my family in Virginia (in between teaching and book signing adventures), my nephews nursery school had a sheep shearing program. This wasnt entirely a surprise... In fact, probably when my mom started this nursery school in 1970, she hoped it would always have events like this as part of ...
  4 days ago

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