Shiny Happy Spindle Bag
So. I like to spin. And I usually do most of my spinning in front of the TV, so whatever spinning project I’m currently working is usually on/near the couch. I can’t just leave a pile of wool out in...
View ArticleBucket of Worms
Somewhere on the interwebs I saw a really cute little thread catcher basket recently, but I can’t for the life of me find it now. At the time I looked all over and couldn’t find a pattern for it,...
View ArticleTAST Progress
I’ve been putting my TAST sampler photos on Flickr, but I don’t think I’ve talked about them here lately. (It’s not quite Tuesday, but close enough — if I don’t put this up now, it might not go up...
View ArticleWherein I Actually Do Some Spinning and Knitting
It’s been, erm, a while since I posted. I owe a few people comment replies, and I was having this weird social anxiety argh talking to people is hard moment — okay, that’s me all the time and not just...
View ArticleThe Sound of One Hand Crafting
I didn’t expect to be posting here until the cast came off since there’s little in the way of crafty things that I can do. But I actually ended up finding something new I can do & thought I’d put...
View ArticleFinally Quilting
I've been spending a lot of time working on the skill builder sampler quilt. I got the top finished sometime last month and started basting. I've known for a while that I wanted to try thread basting....
View ArticleTwisty
I got a spinning wheel recently (yay!) and have been playing with string a lot. I had a pound of undyed Polwarth top set aside for when the wheel came since I knew there’d be a bit of a learning curve...
View ArticleProjects Begetting Projects
I’ve had the Central Park Hoodie pattern — and the yarn I’d planned to make it with — for something like eight years. I absolutely adore this sweater. But I felt seriously lacking in the confidence to...
View ArticleHandspun Journal – free printable sheet
I am an obsessive weirdo fascinated with documenting things. A while after I started spinning, I realized it might be a good idea to keep track. There are so many variables to handspun yarn — what if I...
View ArticleA Stitch-Resist Dyeing Experiment (which I’m ecstatically happy about)
Lately I’ve been doing a bit of dyeing, something I’ve wanted to try out for quite a while. I bought a set of three little jars each of mixing primaries of Procion MX dyes to use on cotton fabric and...
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