Aug 16, 20192 minTour de Fleece 2019It had been three years since I participated in the annual spin-along, Tour de Fleece. For this year's Tour my goal was to just get back
Sep 29, 20171 minFill in the BlanksSock blanks are all the rage right now. This spring I got a chance to attend a sock blank dyeing workshop at a knitting retreat. Photos of t
Jul 25, 20161 minTour de Fleece 2016 Wrap-UpThis year’s Tour is over! By the third week, I was definitely less enthusiastic about spinning (also, Pokemon Go was released…) But...
Jul 20, 20161 minTour de Fleece 2016: No Rest for the WickedThis year’s Tour, like any other, has the customary two rest days in the schedule. If I can’t spin, I can still play with fiber in some...
Jul 6, 20161 minDye-a-bolicalI went to a knitting retreat in April, and took a dyeing workshop there. We used reactive dyes, Kool-Aid, water, and vinegar. These two...
May 4, 20162 minLonging for LongdrawLongdraw or woolen spinning has long (ha!) been on my list of things a spinner should try but it’s just seemed too scary and difficult to...
Oct 22, 20141 minJust Another Dye DayResults from this summer’s second fiber dyeing session. This time the theme was purples and greens. A bump of humbug Jacob became a...
Jul 2, 20141 minWIP Wednesday: The Spinning EditionIt’s become a tradition to get together with my bestest knitting friends each summer and dye some wool. Last year’s theme was blues and...
Aug 16, 20131 minFiber DyeingA couple of weeks ago me and three friends of mine got together to knit, chat, eat chocolate mud cake and — most importantly — to dye...