Last Sunday I got to go to a wonderful Renaissance Faire which is held near the place I reside. In summary: it was absolutely fabulous. In fact, I’ll break tradition and show you a non-spinning-related picture. Here’s the costume I wore. Actually, it turned out to be partially spinning-related because I made a felted pouch [...]
Archive for the ‘New Purchase’ Category
Renaissance Faire
Posted in Dyeing, Fiber, New Purchase, tagged costume, cutch, fleece, goldenrod leaves, indigo, mortar and pestle, Renaissance Faire on June 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Original Jackpot
Posted in Fiber, New Purchase, Project Progress, tagged cream of tartar, flax, Jacquard Acid Dyes, merino, merino+bamboo+nylon, merino+tencel, Norwegian, thiourea on January 8, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Not one, but two fiber-related boxes came today! One from Paradise Fibers, the other from Earth Guild. I’m set on fiber for the rest of . . . the winter?
The Wonder of Plying
Posted in Drop Spindle, New Purchase, New Year's Dash, Walking Wheel, Yarn, tagged batt, Chinese knotting, gawain, library, Maggie Casey, New Year, New Zealand wool, Paradise Fibers, sock yarn, Start Spinning on December 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Once again I didn’t get this up last night. I have an excuse, though! I was busy plying this wonderful skein of sock yarn. Gawain is done! I absolutely love it when the seemingly endless thread you’ve been working on for the past who-knows-how-long comes together and makes yarn. It’s amazing. That makes three things [...]
A Really, Truly Great Wheel
Posted in New Purchase, New to me, Walking Wheel, tagged 1800s, antique, Walking Wheel, YouTube on November 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Alright, I’ll admit it. I’ve been holding out on you. A week ago I got to play with a new toy, and I’ve been enjoying it ever since. This is our Walking Wheel. (Also called a “Great Wheel.”) And it really is a great wheel. Not to mention big. The top of the wheel comes [...]
A Blank Canvas
Posted in New Purchase, Yarn, tagged DK weight, Knit Picks, lace weight, merino, superwash, worsted weight on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Look what arrived in the mail! A pile of yarn skeins eagerly waiting to see what color they’ll become. The possibilities are endless. That’s two skeins of merino worsted weight, a skein of merino lace weight, a skein of superwash merino DK weight, and a skein of superwash merino worsted weight. Fun fun fun! I’m [...]
