We celebrated a special birthday yesterday! This sweet basset hound, Buster, turned 15!!!! He is my first basset (and my first dog). He has been with me through many life changes over the year and taking it all in stride.…
A Special Birthday
Handspun Competition
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…
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…