I took a leap of faith last weekend and entered some of my handspun yarn into a local yarn competition. I’m pretty self-conscious and critical of my work but I figured: 1) it is good to support local competitions like…
Handspun Competition
Fleece and Fibre Fun
I’ve been taking advantage of the warm weather to try to get a number of sheep fleeces, which I’ve had stored for a while, cleaned up. One large fleece that I was lucky to score last year was a beautiful Clun…
Dye Job
Look at that colour! Ever since I got home from the July spinning group meet up, I’ve been obsessed with dyeing fibre. Maybe it’s a good thing I don’t get a chance to meet up with this incredible group of…
On the Wheel
It feels like forever since I’ve been at my spinning wheel. Life has been busy these last few months (when isn’t it?). But I managed to finished off two spinning projects in the last few weeks. This beautiful skein is…
Wool Combs
The desire to make things yourself, when at all possible, is a deep, deep rabbit hole. LOL. Many years ago I would have considered knitting to be the point where I would be “making something myself.” Then I learned that…