January 19, 2012
by Julie
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There’s been slow but steady progress on the BFL/alpaca roving. I finished up a second ginormous skein this week. I lost count but I think it’s upwards of 700 yards. Winnie was keeping a wary eye on the proceedings.
January 10, 2012
by Julie
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It was a lovely weekend with a chance to meet some online fiber friends and hang out and spin. I got a lesson on Turkish spindling and a lesson on hand carding and I managed to fill another bobbin with … Continue reading
December 10, 2011
by Julie
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My Bluefaced Leicester/Alpaca blend roving is starting to turn into a lovely lofty 3-ply yarn with a beautiful heathered brown color and a nice luster. This first skein is 470 yards and I’m hoping to have enough for a sweater … Continue reading
November 21, 2011
by Julie
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Whoops, memory failed me. I haven’t been spinning cormo/romney to ply with my angora. Durante’s fleece is actually BFL/cormo and now it’s all plied up. I have a skein of 2-ply BFL/cormo and a skein of 3-ply that has 2 … Continue reading
November 17, 2011
by Julie
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I finished spinning my lovely bunny fluff. I am planning to ply it against some Durante (cormo/romey) which matches most of the fluff in a browner grey sort of color. If you look closely at the angora bobbin on the … Continue reading
November 12, 2011
by Julie
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I finished a bobbin of the medium brown merino I bought at Rhinebeck at the beginning of the week and have started working with the gorgeous grey angora. It’s really relaxing to just spin a bit when we watch TV … Continue reading
October 24, 2011
by Julie
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I came home from Vermont with some lovely goodies: gorgeous grey French Angora for an itch-free hat, delicious apple cider fresh off the press, and kefir which I have been interested in trying since I first heard about it a … Continue reading
October 22, 2011
by Julie
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While many of my friends are down at Juniper Moon Fiber Farm for shearing this weekend, I am up at Gilead Fiber Farm to help with a sewing machine introduction and lend a hand in general. Three of us came … Continue reading
October 20, 2011
by Julie
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I don’t like to let things sit on the bobbins too long or I forget what they are so this week I’ve plied up all my singles. The top three images are all llama from roving I bought from … Continue reading
October 17, 2011
by Julie
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For car knitting I took my Cherry vanilla hurricane shawl which I bound off just as we were approaching Hyde Park. I think that’s sort of fitting as the white yarn was spun from a fleece bought a Rhinebeck a … Continue reading
