A Yarn is Born
My blog has been quiet in recent months, because there haven't been many new events to share. It's been winter, which is a slow time on...
Sheep to Shawl...sort of...
I was about 11 years old when I first saw a Sheep to Shawl demonstration. I was at a downtown arts festival with other people, so I...
Free With Purchase
We bought new alpacas this winter, bringing our herd up to five. When we had the three new boys loaded in our Honda Odyssey, the sellers...
Knitting with luxurious angora
I ran across this knitting pattern for tams, written by Angela Sixian Wu, and I thought it would be a wonderful way to showcase my...
Using my hand-spun yarn: My first project
I've been spinning for over a year now, and I couldn't help wondering: What does this yarn look like when it's knit into something? I...
Playing with Kool-Aid
Summertime had me busy with the garden, so I suspended my fiber activities. Once the last of the butternut squash and persimmons were...
The Loom
So this story starts sometime in the early- or mid-1970's, when Tom and his family were living in Europe. While they were there, his...
My Spinning Wheel
I got a spinning wheel a month ago for my birthday. It's a "Joy" model, made by Ashford, and I bought it used at my local yarn shop. The...
