Category: Spin

Well today was the Knitter’s Frolic. And Wow did I Frolic! There was a ton of wool but I was there strictly for spinning stuff. I can get wool anytime…and now spin my own!
My friend Kathleen and her delightful daughter Mara joined me as we Frolicked our little butts around the festival. I saw may old friends and made a few new ones. Pirkko, Rochelle and Laura were all there as well as blogless Terry (who made Lillith’s bag).

Oh and there is the little matter of the Majacraft Gem that I somehow ended up buying.

I did some kettle dyeing last night using this method, but instead of painting, I just dumped it into a big pot. I used about 1.5 lbs of Corriedale and some Jacquard dyes. My method is totally unscientific (very unlike me), instead I went by the glug method.

The purpose of having a traveling wheel is …well…to travel with it.
I like to take my wheel to guild meetings and S’n’B’s, and up to this date I’d been wrapping her in garbage bags. Which was quite a hit to both of our dignities.
My friend Terry came to the rescue. A budding spinner herself, Terry is a gifted seamstress and knitter and crocheter.

What’s a poor stashaholic to do when her friend keeps posting pictures of a lush and verdant Houston. Especially when said stashaholic is stuck in 15 (count them 15) days in a row of -30C weather.

I’ve had a very stressful couple of weeks since we got back from Nova Scotia – both personally and professionally. I won’t go into details because I want to respect the privacy of those involved, but it’s been very difficult. To the point where I can’t sleep, am grinding my teeth all the time, and snapping at those around me.

This was an …

I had my first wheel spinning class last night at Lettuce Knit. Laura from CosmicPluto was the teacher, and as always, was wonderfully patient with me as I fumbled my way through the evening. I learned a few things. I am pretty much spastic for about an hour while learning new things. After that it gets a bit better All wheels are not equal. I started the class on an Ashford Kiwi and finished on a Louet S10. Like going from a Chevette to a Porsche. Next week I’ll try the Lendrum. I am in …