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Category Archives: Spinning
Not even 60
George took the call from Reiner this afternoon. We met Nina Fink in In the summer of 1994. Out in one of the small towns near Heidelberg at a Fest and there was a group of spinners. One of them … Continue reading
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not even a picture
I started something different today – a cowl instead of a shawl. Took the ball of Zauberwoll and a pattern from Raverly. Knit in the morning. Had a couple of friends over for knit, chat and spin this afternoon since … Continue reading
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California Handweavers
Sometimes you can just be in the right place at the right time. My luck ran that way today. From what I think I read, it was the annual convention of the California Handweavers complete with classes, banquet and fashion … Continue reading
Posted in Fiber, fiber toys, Sewing, Spinning, Uncategorized, Weaving, yarn
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Trying to find the bed
Since my plane went to Munich in order for me to change planes to go to Frankfurt to catch a train to go to Heidelberg (you figure it out, by the time I was on the train I was too … Continue reading
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Progress
I went ahead and frogged the second sleeve of Pyramide. leaving only the first pattern repeat, I picked up all the stitches and am working my way back down the sleeve. This time I will check regularly to make sure … Continue reading
Spinning
There is a certain quiet of a house when the dog has gone. Toys sitting where they have been forgotten, dog bed empty and the food dish just waiting to be filled. There is dog hair on the carpet of … Continue reading
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Volunteers and the rest of the stash
So where, you might be thinking, is the rest of the stash? It is tucked in here. Seriously, this closet contains the total and complete UK stash not including WIPs and the sock yarn. I have a sweater envelope with … Continue reading
Posted in Military, Spinning, Uncategorized, yarn
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Sock Yarn Stash
I don’ think that I mentioned cleaning, organizing and moving the furniture in my bedroom. Or maybe I did, with apologies for my lousy memory. As part of the straightening, Ms Soprano and I moved all of the fiber related … Continue reading
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More Combing
Shetland is so much fun. I like the length of the locks, I like the color (might it be because I am getting more than a bit grey myself?) and I really prefer combing to carding as fiber preparation especially … Continue reading
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plying
I spent a bit more time pying and now have almost a full bobbin on the dutch wheel of the grey shetland. It takes forever to ply on this wheel since it seems to have perhaps the lowest ratios in … Continue reading
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Cotswold
finally managed to get these babies in the mail. The UK Spinners (on Ravelry) have an ongoing, rolling swap. I had claimed a lovely braid of hand dyed in soft russets and browns (fall project in mind) and it was … Continue reading
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Shetland
Remember last year (2008) when I bought those Shetland Fleeces? Or a while ago when I spent a day up to my elbows in hot soapy water? It is dry. The weather is lovely. And I have my combs……
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Spinning around
As you can tell, I have been messing around with the blog appearance again. Never mind that the sidebars seem beyond repair in all themes or that this particular theme has no options whatsoever. (Meaning that I have to get … Continue reading
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Oh, ewe
The lightening struck, the penny dropped. Standing in the bathroom this evening wondering why my clean towels all smelled a bit off. A bit funky, a bit like…….sheep? All the clothes have smelled a bit weird for the last month … Continue reading
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Fleece
It has been a long time since I muttered around about spinning. And normally I go no where near fleece, washing fleece or processing from the beginning. But lately, as the price of roving seems to have sky rocketed to … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Tapes, Knitting, Spinning, Uncategorized
Tagged Podiobooks, Shawls, Shetland Fleece
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What to do
Goals and Priorities for the summer. Hummm. The KnitWit brought up the idea of setting some knitting and spinning ones for the summer. It is summer out there, isn’t it? Given that it has been cloudy and a whole 15 … Continue reading
Posted in Arches&Doors, Knitting, Military, Spinning, Travel, Uncategorized
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Socks Update
Work, as you can tell, is not exciting. Spinning While wandering around, looking for something else (like a source of Finwool outside of Finland), I came across a lovely site on the Northern European Sheep Breeds. Not only have they … Continue reading
Fiber and Belts
It finally happened today. The Mole started on the garden. munching along through the high grass. unfortunately, the fan belt gave out – leaving me with an incompletely mowed lawn. Lawn sculpture anyone? Ah, well. I have flowers and plenty … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Tapes, Home, Spinning, Uncategorized
Tagged garden, JA Konruth, roving
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Spam in cycles
Honestly, you wonder that people don’t have better things to do. Dummy websites that pull posts from around the world based on key words. Mailers that send out dozens of offers for various insurance schemes. Drugs that none of us … Continue reading
Spinning Guilds
A Monday back in the office means a number of email accounts to check, a search of the calendar to make sure that I don’t forget anything and a bunch of filing. In other words, booorrrring. Sock Wars III I … Continue reading
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Tagged fleece, sheep, Sock Wars III, Spinning
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