at home with Lara's wheels, spindles, looms & dye pots
This morning I read creator, Lutze Segu’s post that begins with this soaring salutation (in caption; image is my own): The post by Lutze Segu, the Social Justice Doula (here on Patreon) is more open & fair-to-self than I might manage. These are very different spaces but I deeply felt transparency offered about a shift […]
Read MoreWell, hello new followers, and anyone with the patience for these large gaps! This spring an idea to garden has been taking flight. As of this last long weekend (Victoria Day in Canada/ Labour Day in Jamaica), I have spoken softly to seedlings, refreshed old beds, and made way for shrubs to add privacy. The […]
Read MoreA year ago, yesterday, we brought this guy home. Spark was a little damp & a lot bouncy back then. It was an inspired decision helped by my Mom (thanks, Mom). The main pros for this Double Doodle dandy were correctly plotted. Ancillary pros (size of the Best Bud, whoa shedding) were slightly incorrect. We […]
Read MoreHuge stretch of a gap between posts, and this in the 10th anniversary, Dear Blog. In winter as we started to see the benefit of folding new supports in with the old, I opened a first IG account. This is how I first discovered the story of Ravelry having a new look. We had been […]
Read MoreThe year is unfolding in tough & unexpected ways. As we work hard to adjust, meet these challenges, I have been pressed out of regular posting as just one result. By Eastertime, I wanted to pivot and weave something beautiful. Out came Sarah Jordan’s stunning handspun merino/tencel that I won from her summer 2015 Shawl […]
Read MoreThe creative forces at Sheepy Time Knits have been keeping my spinning & knitting life very happy in one way or another since I first put together that Mandie is a dyer when we met at Stringtopia these many years ago. You may have noticed that they come up a lot on TKK, and never […]
Read MoreThe August challenge theme in Spindlers group on Ravelry is “fantasy,” and I took the plunge! This 5 oz braid of combed top from Corgi Hill Farm is in my favourite blend, alpaca/merino/silk. The spindle choice is my 22 g Spanish Peacock spindle, Flame Box Elder. The group challenge is to spin at least 1 or […]
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A new spinning project was inspired by this month’s challenge theme in the Spindlers group on Ravelry: favourite places. This special 50% merino/ 50% silk braid is hand-dyed by Mandie at Sheepy Time Knits, and was a door prize that I amazingly won at the 2013 String Thing event. With some more discipline to keep […]
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The fall became a marathon almost as soon as I hit ‘Publish’ on the last post. With adjustments work continued. Writing, and updating the projects fell that far behind. We are here now, year-end! As much as I have missed sharing the work it has been a good test in many ways. With less time […]
Read MoreMonths! Unavoidably so but I have missed posting so much. The circumstances of moving my studio away from this window, bringing down the guest room, painting for light, and generally growing into long-term plans have been very happy. It has been a long process with challenges and a ton of joy. Naturally, knitting went into […]
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