at home with Lara's wheels, spindles, looms & dye pots
A 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 MoreHappy chilly morning of Halloween! Going out with Spark this morning, I had to wear my longer, warmer coat for the -3C temperature. It’s been an exhausting lead into this Halloween. The start to this virtual academic year (by choice in our Province) with the same school/new administration was intense. As if that were not […]
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 MoreWe joined hands and spent a mid-October Saturday together at the 10th annual Woodstock Fleece Festival. These right steps answered T’s big question: Why do you go to a spinning festival anyway? Reason Number 1, there are fibre animals, dear The 4-H Llama Club brought super tolerant llamas. This sweetheart was almost eye-level with 6 […]
Read MoreThe weaving that I mentioned in the last post is all pressed with pictures pending. I can’t wait to go through the shots and share them with you! We are in a 4-day family break for Easter, and this is a short (yes, really – I know I can make it so) post. Best wishes […]
Read MoreThis past Saturday was the 9th annual Woodstock Fleece Festival, and I made it! It is held an hour away by car, and is by faaar my favourite local event for fibre folks. Last year was a definite miss. It’s much improved but a school week is a school week – I can’t predict whether […]
Read MoreWarm (i.e. wooly) congratulations to the flock that I wrote about in my last post! Laurie’s Little Lambs farm won blue ribbons in 2 categories of the 2015 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair fleece wool competition. Both are in the competition’s Down-type category (26-33 microns). It was their first year exhibiting, and I am very happy […]
Read MoreJust a couple of days after my last blog post, I headed out to the Woodstock Fleece Festival. It was a day of bustling spinners’ mayhem, and this post is brought to you by a happy co-incidence. The spark for this adventure is a local credit to adolescents everywhere, E. Her grade 8 school project […]
Read MoreOver 5 days of work this month the remaining prime Romney lamb’s locks met my Forsyth Fine wool combs. Most of the more defined locks had already been combed. I hunted for the still distinct tips, and pulled away. When even those weathered tips were disorganized, I did Margaret Stove’s trick of moving the locks […]
Read MoreOur final goodbye for Toby was yesterday evening. A joint decision after helping him through a major seizure on Sunday afternoon, and his ongoing decline in health due to the brain tumour. Family, and also my friends where I hang out online were so supportive. You know who you are. These are my thanks for […]
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