Newest combed rovings... 9 little roving cakes in the most delicious color... the warmest, softest brown milk fiber and bamboo blended with spring green merino and a touch of angelina. This has to be one of my favorite combed blends ever.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Chocolate Milk Fiber
More new milk fibers for my etsy store... This week I'm combing some of this silky fiber into a nice sparkling roving. I'll post that up this week.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23865788
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23865788
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Phat Samples for April
Hand-painted bamboo samples for Phat Fiber. I'll list the rest on Etsy... well, most of it. I think some of it will be combed into some rovings... maybe a little more of it will be spun up into a gorgeous single yarn. Maybe there won't be much on Etsy... or not for long anyway!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Hand Painted Silk Latte - Milk Fiber
New!! I'll be listing these milk fiber rovings as well as blending the milk fiber into my current combed rovings. I'm so excited to start offering this beautiful fiber in my Etsy shop this month.
The fiber is incredibly soft. I'll have to spin a sample soon.
Some info about Silk Latte:
Milk Fiber advantages:
* Superior in strength to wool!
* Contains 17 amino acids and natural anti-bacterial properties...hint hint..socks...
* Same ph as human skin (great for sensitive skin!)
* Milk Fiber is enviro-friendly and is considered a "green" product.
*Milk fiber is made from milk casein, instead of fresh milk
More info at: Wear milk if you can't drink it (Milk Yarn) - TE Online
The fiber is incredibly soft. I'll have to spin a sample soon.
Some info about Silk Latte:
Milk Fiber advantages:
* Superior in strength to wool!
* Contains 17 amino acids and natural anti-bacterial properties...hint hint..socks...
* Same ph as human skin (great for sensitive skin!)
* Milk Fiber is enviro-friendly and is considered a "green" product.
*Milk fiber is made from milk casein, instead of fresh milk
More info at: Wear milk if you can't drink it (Milk Yarn) - TE Online
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
New Combed Roving - Purple People Eater
I've decided to start playing with all of my stashed fibers. I have Everything at my fingertips, and I love to comb.
In the end there are about 5 roving balls with this set. They all contain the same fibers with differing levels of blending. The fibers include: handpainted mohair locks, supersoft white Merino, bright purple bamboo, lots of sparkly angelina, and just a touch of green sari silk.
I'll list this on Etsy in the next couple days as I start the next batch on my combs.
In the end there are about 5 roving balls with this set. They all contain the same fibers with differing levels of blending. The fibers include: handpainted mohair locks, supersoft white Merino, bright purple bamboo, lots of sparkly angelina, and just a touch of green sari silk.
I'll list this on Etsy in the next couple days as I start the next batch on my combs.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Phatfiber Samples for February
These were my samples for February. Made with the art yarn spinner in mind, but they can easily be carded into a fluffy batt. Next month, I think it'll be yarn... maybe merino. To get more info on Phat Fiber, head over to: http://phatfiber.com/
Monday, January 19, 2009
Pablo's new Ipod Sock
Made from Maggi Knits Irish Linen/Cotton, this little project was a fun one to figure out. After knitting two ipod socks in the last little while, I realized that I'm knitting socks...so I might as well knit some for my feet.
They're out of some really soft cormo yarn that I bought at the Pagosa Fiber Festival a few years back. I dyed the yarn last week, and it's been singing to me ever since.
They're out of some really soft cormo yarn that I bought at the Pagosa Fiber Festival a few years back. I dyed the yarn last week, and it's been singing to me ever since.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Slab pot
These are the newest thing...
Slab pot hearthstone clay, with alfred blue exterior and banana interior.
Slab pot hearthstone clay, with alfred blue exterior and banana interior.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Loved how these looked in the sunlight this evening
I'm working on another weaving. I want to have at least two more done before the Art Tour.
Lately I can't get enough of working on my knitted rug. There are pictures up over at flickr and at ravelry. I'm going to have to work on xmas presents again soon...
Lately I can't get enough of working on my knitted rug. There are pictures up over at flickr and at ravelry. I'm going to have to work on xmas presents again soon...
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Leclerc Table Loom
This is my newest piece of equipment and I love it. I'm probably going to take it apart this weekend and clean it up. It's got one part that needs to be replaced, lots of rust and dust, but overall, a great deal.
Jano
Status: No Longer Produced
Mechanisms: Table
Shafts: 4
Weaving Width: 20"
Features: First Leclerc Table Loom, does not fold, metal side levers, optional treadle stand.
Lately I'm knitting... a rug, a couple scarves, socks, and slippers!
Jano
Status: No Longer Produced
Mechanisms: Table
Shafts: 4
Weaving Width: 20"
Features: First Leclerc Table Loom, does not fold, metal side levers, optional treadle stand.
Lately I'm knitting... a rug, a couple scarves, socks, and slippers!
Friday, October 10, 2008
knitting in the bellybutton of california: wow! a contest!!!
knitting in the bellybutton of california: wow! a contest!!!
I just love contests... this is inspiring me! I think I'll have to post a contest too. Look for one by the end of the month. This to celebrate the resurrection of my crafty blogging. Starting today!
I just love contests... this is inspiring me! I think I'll have to post a contest too. Look for one by the end of the month. This to celebrate the resurrection of my crafty blogging. Starting today!
First Ever Sock
I'm still alive! Mostly busy making gifts and learning new processes.... oh and making stuff for the holiday festivals. This is the first sock I've made, and I'm making slippers too.
Yarn started on every bobbin, wool in the combs, wool in the carder, weaving on the loom... Must finish projects!
Yarn started on every bobbin, wool in the combs, wool in the carder, weaving on the loom... Must finish projects!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Wanna ride?
I have a riding class on the 5th & 6th... we'll see what I can do!
Pablo's making potato salad... the scents of pickles and onions come from the kitchen. There's steam rising in the sink from the potatoes in the strainer. Dad and Daniel are coming to visit in an hour or two.
It's a good birthday... quiet and happy.
Pablo's making potato salad... the scents of pickles and onions come from the kitchen. There's steam rising in the sink from the potatoes in the strainer. Dad and Daniel are coming to visit in an hour or two.
It's a good birthday... quiet and happy.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
My current fave!
This is currently my favorite bead that I've made. The picture doesn't really do it justice. There's red inside, orange stripes, and clear on the outside. It's lovely and turned out exactly as I imagined.
I received my first glass working tool in the mail Friday. It's a graphite rod that I can use to manipulate the glass, flatten it out, etc. next I need a pair of large tweezers......
I received my first glass working tool in the mail Friday. It's a graphite rod that I can use to manipulate the glass, flatten it out, etc. next I need a pair of large tweezers......
SLVFest booth at the Monte Street Fair
It was a beautiful day, and though I was tired, it was good. We sold some t-shirts, gave out lots of info, and showed off the beautiful Tina Jensen II spinning wheel that we're raffling off.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Blue/Green Lampwork
My newest craft is lampworking. I've started picking up more tools, and I'm planning to order a few new colors of glass in the next couple weeks. I absolutely *love* playing with glass and fire.
Art yarn with Swarovski
I'm so happy with how this yarn turned out. The single was on the bobbin for at least a couple months. I finished it up and plied it with a cotton thread and these gorgeous swarovski crystals. Now it's sitting in my living room for me to look at... I really should list things more often, but instead, I'm always hording them and enjoying them for myself.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Weaving again...
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet. - James Oppenheim, short-story writer, novelist, poet
Friday, May 16, 2008
Milo Bloom said,"The first sign of a nervous breakdown is when you start thinking your work is terribly important."
Oh, but I do... and then sometimes I just run off to the hot springs or some other equally wonderful quiet hiding space.
For now I'm working on preparing my warp for weaving, and a very simple mosaic of pottery up my living room stairs.
Oh, but I do... and then sometimes I just run off to the hot springs or some other equally wonderful quiet hiding space.
For now I'm working on preparing my warp for weaving, and a very simple mosaic of pottery up my living room stairs.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
1 7/8 funfur commercial yarn. Splits into two, makes a good plying yarn.
1 7/8 funfur commercial yarn. Splits into two, makes a good plying yarn.
Originally uploaded by polyartgirl
SOLD - 3/4 oz. neon red Mohair (partly combed)
$2 + shipping. Happy to combine shipping... more pictures on my flickr account...
Coarse wool, cotton chenille binder thread, 3 oz, 40 yards bulky
$4 + shipping. Happy to combine shipping... more pictures on my flickr account...
Wool & Mohair coils, 4 oz, cotton binder thread
$10 + shipping. Happy to combine shipping... more pictures on my flickr account...
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Throw Your Dreams
It's a new year... time for a post in the little neglected blog. 2008 has such potential...we're each embarking on a journey that is so big and so filled with energy. My heart is happy and calm today. For the moment, I'm curled up in bed with my big dog at my feet. I'm deciding just how to map out today. It's the last day of vacation, and I have three hours left of me time. So far I've let the dog out and stoked the fire...and made coffee. I think I'll start a pot of dye. I've gotten some gorgeous colors over the last few days. Laura turned me on to Cushings Dyes. They are fantastic! I also need to pull a handle for a pot that's been waiting for me...which means clothes and boots and jacket...it's COOOOOOOLD out there. Start a load of laundry... maybe I'll make something warm and rich in the slow cooker for tonights dinner.
All this to say that I'm looking forward to stepping into today and this year.
Happy New Year!
"Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country." Anais Nin
All this to say that I'm looking forward to stepping into today and this year.
Happy New Year!
"Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country." Anais Nin
Monday, October 15, 2007
Monday, October 01, 2007
Bas Relief Tile Bisque... Breaks will be incorporated into the finished piece
Bas Relief Tile Bisque... Breaks will be incorporated into the finished piece
Originally uploaded by polyartgirl
- H. Jackson Brown
I have to remind myself sometimes. It's a beautiful day but there's so much to do that I sometimes get bogged down with the details.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Intant Illumination I
Fantastic Sparkling Spinning batt... adding new creations to my etsy store every day: Etsy :: Instant Illumination I - Spinning Batt - 1.5 ounces - mixed fibers .99 shipping
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Live and Learn
"There is no difference between living and learning...it is impossible and misleading and harmful to think of them as being separate." ~ John Holt
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Nature's Way
Her spinning batts keep stealing my heart... I love this one... I may have to list some things on Etsy just so I can buy some of her fibers...
Monday, July 30, 2007
The Difference
The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behaviors affect the rights and well being of others. ~Sharon Anthony Bower, author
Friday, July 20, 2007
Spinning Competition
Spinners compete to see who can spin the longest yarn in five minutes. There was a lot of giggling and frantic problem solving.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Melissa's Weaving
I love sharing my love of fibers. I'm not a fan of tapestry weaving, but it really is the most portable weaving project to learn. Melissa and Christie both started weaving this week. Their very different styles (in learning and creating) are already coming out.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
SLV Folk Arts and Fiber Fiber Festival...
Sarah Bernhardt (the actress) once said, "Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich."
I feel spent and happy... everything worked out so well. There is such joy in seeing something like this come together.
I feel spent and happy... everything worked out so well. There is such joy in seeing something like this come together.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Raffle Spinning Wheel
This wheel is being raffled off at the SLV Folk Arts and Fiber Festival. We have tickets for sale online as well go to
http://www.slvfest.com/rafflewheel for details.
http://www.slvfest.com/rafflewheel for details.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
from my Spark People Reflections for the day...
"A man who wants something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse."
- Stephen Dolley Jr.
Do you see possibilities or problems?
It's been said that some of the smartest people around would make lousy entrepreneurs. How can that be? The fact is, some people are so smart they can easily see all of the problems, roadblocks, and snafus that they'll need to overcome to succeed. They can think of all kinds of reasons why their idea won't work. This knowledge can overwhelm any thoughts of possibilities or dreams. When you think of your goals, do you focus on the positives of making it happen, or the negatives of potential barriers? To reach your goals, you gotta really want them. More importantly, you gotta really believe that you can do it. Think more about why you CAN make it happen instead of why you can't. No more excuses.
- Stephen Dolley Jr.
Do you see possibilities or problems?
It's been said that some of the smartest people around would make lousy entrepreneurs. How can that be? The fact is, some people are so smart they can easily see all of the problems, roadblocks, and snafus that they'll need to overcome to succeed. They can think of all kinds of reasons why their idea won't work. This knowledge can overwhelm any thoughts of possibilities or dreams. When you think of your goals, do you focus on the positives of making it happen, or the negatives of potential barriers? To reach your goals, you gotta really want them. More importantly, you gotta really believe that you can do it. Think more about why you CAN make it happen instead of why you can't. No more excuses.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Get On
"The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them." ~ George Bernard Shaw, playwright
Thursday, May 24, 2007
morsbags sociable guerilla bagging
morsbags sociable guerilla bagging
"let’s do something positive to reduce the hideous number of plastic bags being used - 1 million are consumed per minute globally - of which hundreds of thousands end up in the oceans.
the idea is to get together with people in your local community, drink wine and make reusable cloth bags (from old duvet covers, curtains from charity shops etc) and hand them out to the unsuspecting public for free on specified dates outside different supermarkets.
meet new people, do something marvelous for the planet and beat other pods (groups) of baggers with your morsbag tally."
"let’s do something positive to reduce the hideous number of plastic bags being used - 1 million are consumed per minute globally - of which hundreds of thousands end up in the oceans.
the idea is to get together with people in your local community, drink wine and make reusable cloth bags (from old duvet covers, curtains from charity shops etc) and hand them out to the unsuspecting public for free on specified dates outside different supermarkets.
meet new people, do something marvelous for the planet and beat other pods (groups) of baggers with your morsbag tally."
Monday, May 21, 2007
Combing
I'll be offering these wonderful soft and lofty rovings at the SLV Folk Arts and Fiber Festival.
I'm loving the combs. Combing, Spinning, and Weaving are my three favorite fiber arts...
I'll have to buy a fleece just to make a project from start to finish...but then I'll never sell it... it would have too much of me in it.
Combing How to:
How to Prepare Fiber With Dutch Combs
There's detailed information as well as videos!
I'm loving the combs. Combing, Spinning, and Weaving are my three favorite fiber arts...
I'll have to buy a fleece just to make a project from start to finish...but then I'll never sell it... it would have too much of me in it.
Combing How to:
How to Prepare Fiber With Dutch Combs
There's detailed information as well as videos!
Monday, May 14, 2007
36 hr days
"Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness." ~Jean de la Bruyere, 17th century French essayist
Focus. Do things you love. Do things you'll care enough to remember. Don't wait for something else to happen. Live now.
Focus. Do things you love. Do things you'll care enough to remember. Don't wait for something else to happen. Live now.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
It's been a while...
since I restructured any old clothing. This was a gypsy like skirt. The waistband was at the top of the burgundy area. I cut a portion of the skirt from the back and used the largest black piece to make the top of the dress as well the little straps. I took the hanger rings from the inside of the skirt to make the ties at the top of the straps. We tied her hair back with a piece of left over fabric. I was really happy with how this little dress turned out...and she loved it enough that we had to wash it so that she could wear it again the next day.
Friday, April 20, 2007
International Freeform Artist: Laura Murphy
International Freeform Artist: Laura Murphy Go check out her newest freeform work displayed with the 2007 International Freeform Show EARTH AIR FIRE WATER!!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Poppy Fields
The newest yarn... I am in love... it's hanging by the wood stove to dry, and I can't pass it without touching it.
It so satisfying to my spring fever to see these colors together. I'm off to spoil myself today. Getting a massage at the local community college. They do a great job...
It so satisfying to my spring fever to see these colors together. I'm off to spoil myself today. Getting a massage at the local community college. They do a great job...
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Virtue
"Virtue is not the absence of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, like pain or a particular smell."~G. K. Chesterton, "Tremendous Trifles"
Monday, April 02, 2007
Daffodils
This is an irrisistible image... I love natural dyes, though the flowers would be hard for me to use if only because I'd want to enjoy them on the stem for that much longer.
Dyeing with daffodils "How To"
Echoes of a Dream: Daffodillies..............
Dyeing with daffodils "How To"
Echoes of a Dream: Daffodillies..............
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
This is my fix.
This is a super soft blend of merino, corriedale, and shiny handpainted tussah silk.
I loved making these coils.
I'd been on about a week and a half of no spinning.
My fiber addiction: fed.
I loved making these coils.
I'd been on about a week and a half of no spinning.
My fiber addiction: fed.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Divided
Today I feel like I'm being torn into so many pieces...down so many paths...
Every few minutes I have to close my eyes and just breathe.
Time is filled with a way to make enough money to live and provide...but I don't want to be so full and busy. I don't want to rush around and wonder where my days went. I want to be still and quiet. I want to sit with my feet treadling a spinning wheel...for making yarn or throwing pots.
I want calm though on fire... so different than busy.
It's good though, I'm on the verge of a weekend that will probably have some rain and some sunshine literally and figuratively.
Tomorrow I'll do a spinning demonstration. As per my usual unpredictable moods...all of the sudden, I don't want to show anybody what I'm doing. I want to hide in the corner and covet the little coily strands.
Every few minutes I have to close my eyes and just breathe.
Time is filled with a way to make enough money to live and provide...but I don't want to be so full and busy. I don't want to rush around and wonder where my days went. I want to be still and quiet. I want to sit with my feet treadling a spinning wheel...for making yarn or throwing pots.
I want calm though on fire... so different than busy.
It's good though, I'm on the verge of a weekend that will probably have some rain and some sunshine literally and figuratively.
Tomorrow I'll do a spinning demonstration. As per my usual unpredictable moods...all of the sudden, I don't want to show anybody what I'm doing. I want to hide in the corner and covet the little coily strands.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Folk Arts and Fibers
Folk Arts and Fibers: "SLV Folk Art and Fiber Festival
The first annual SLV Folk Art and Fiber Festival will be held July 13-15th in Monte Vista, CO in Marsh Park.
We are actively recruiting artists in the following media to set up booths, provide demos and workshops: Wood,clay,metal and fibers-to include fabric, plant, animal fibers, paper, bead work, and glass. Participants are not limited to neither the San Luis Valley nor Colorado--all are welcome!
"
The first annual SLV Folk Art and Fiber Festival will be held July 13-15th in Monte Vista, CO in Marsh Park.
We are actively recruiting artists in the following media to set up booths, provide demos and workshops: Wood,clay,metal and fibers-to include fabric, plant, animal fibers, paper, bead work, and glass. Participants are not limited to neither the San Luis Valley nor Colorado--all are welcome!
"
Monday, March 05, 2007
Friday, March 02, 2007
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Love
Simply Spinful
I'm thrilled to get my new Majacraft Little Gem II this week. I've been spinning almost non-stop since she arrived on Friday. I'll have to list more on Etsy this week... maybe tonight...
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Valley of the Morning Sun - Handpainted Tussah Silk
One of several Silk rovings I've listed on Etsy this week...
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
85/15 wool mohair... handpainted, and gently fluffed/drafted slightly
85/15 wool mohair... handpainted, and gently fluffed/drafted slightly
Originally uploaded by polyartgirl.
Polyartgirl Designs Shop at Etsy
Friday, January 26, 2007
Gift Certificates from The Woolery
Gift Certificates from The Woolery
This is a great gift for ANY spinner in your life... (especially me.)
I'm ordering stuff from here today. I could easily spend my paycheck here. I better get to dying rovings...
This is a great gift for ANY spinner in your life... (especially me.)
I'm ordering stuff from here today. I could easily spend my paycheck here. I better get to dying rovings...
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Autum Spinning
This is my niece Autum working on her third bobbin of yarn. She's loving using my "little spinning wheel." At this point she was still just treadling commercial yarn (with a little added angelina) through the orifice, but soon after this she used her first roving to make a couple yards of beautiful thick yarn.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
January 7th: St. Distaff's Day
January 7th: "ST. DISTAFF'S DAY
As the first free day after the twelve by which Christmas was formerly celebrated, the 7th of January was a notable one among our ancestors. They jocularly called it St. Distaff's Dag, or Rock Dag, because by women the rock or distaff was then resumed, or proposed to be so. The duty seems to have been considered a dubious one, and when it was complied with, the ploughmen, who on their part scarcely felt called upon on this day to resume work, made it their sport to set the flax a-burning; in requital of which prank, the maids soused the men from the water-pails. Herrick gives its the popular ritual of the day in some of his cheerful stanzas:
St. Distaff's Day; Or, the Morrow after Twelfth-day
Partly work and partly play
You must on St. Distaffs Day:
From the plough soon free your team;
Then cane home and fother them:
If the maids a-spinning go,
Burn the flax and fire the tow.
Bring in pails of water then,
Let the maids bewash the men.
Give St. Distaff' all the right:
Then bid Christmas sport good night,
And next morrow every one
To his own vocation.'"
As the first free day after the twelve by which Christmas was formerly celebrated, the 7th of January was a notable one among our ancestors. They jocularly called it St. Distaff's Dag, or Rock Dag, because by women the rock or distaff was then resumed, or proposed to be so. The duty seems to have been considered a dubious one, and when it was complied with, the ploughmen, who on their part scarcely felt called upon on this day to resume work, made it their sport to set the flax a-burning; in requital of which prank, the maids soused the men from the water-pails. Herrick gives its the popular ritual of the day in some of his cheerful stanzas:
St. Distaff's Day; Or, the Morrow after Twelfth-day
Partly work and partly play
You must on St. Distaffs Day:
From the plough soon free your team;
Then cane home and fother them:
If the maids a-spinning go,
Burn the flax and fire the tow.
Bring in pails of water then,
Let the maids bewash the men.
Give St. Distaff' all the right:
Then bid Christmas sport good night,
And next morrow every one
To his own vocation.'"
spun from Potluck Rovings from Sunflower in Taos
This yarn came out quite lovely... I didn't want to change the colorway at all so I spun it up with just a little sparkle and plied it back onto itself.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
The Anything Goes Show at The Yarn Museum
I'm now showing in the Anything Goes show at the new online Yarn Museum: Gallery/The Anything Goes Show at The Yarn Museum/Honoring the artistry and beauty of handspun yarn!
Yay!
Yay!
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Website update
I've been working on my personal site again. I finally got the images to connect and work. Check it out and let me know what you think: Polyartgirl Designs
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
SLV Church of Craft
slvchurchofcraft : SLV Church of Craft
Flickr: SLV Church of Craft
We've finally started our local chapter of the Church of Craft. More gatherings to make stuff... I love that.
Flickr: SLV Church of Craft
We've finally started our local chapter of the Church of Craft. More gatherings to make stuff... I love that.
Monday, October 16, 2006
After second carding... Wool/Soysilk blend
Love the way this batt came off the carder... softly blended with strong distinct colors... soysilk soft accents...
Friday, October 13, 2006
Handspun Cormo
I bought this lovely fiber from at the Pagosa Fiber Festival this year. The same dealer was at the Taos Wool fest, but they didn't have any spinning fiber this time.
The Cormo seemed to make me spin finer yarn. It wanted to spin fine and somewhat tight. The plying softened the spin and made a softly balanced yarn... I'll block it tomorrow and maybe do a nice dye on it...
The Cormo seemed to make me spin finer yarn. It wanted to spin fine and somewhat tight. The plying softened the spin and made a softly balanced yarn... I'll block it tomorrow and maybe do a nice dye on it...
Monday, October 09, 2006
Mohair and flicker... lovely colors
The Taos Wool Fest was fantastic. I only spent a few hours Sturday morning, but that didn't stop me from finding lots of fun spinables and gifts.
This mohair cloud called my name until I want back to buy it. I found some shetland in white and grey as well as lots of corriedale. It'll be fun to see what these become...
This mohair cloud called my name until I want back to buy it. I found some shetland in white and grey as well as lots of corriedale. It'll be fun to see what these become...
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Crocheted fingerless gloves
A simple pattern that used almost exactly the amount of yarn that I had... 3 ounces of red and grey plied handspun.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Hironao Hamada - The Last Papermaker
The workshop was wonderfully informative. They were fun to watch and learn from. I hope to see them again in the future and find out that there is more interest in, and more people working in the Tengucho-style.
the company of prophets
"There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism is only the burying beetle that gets rid of what is dead, and, since the world lives by creative and constructive forces, and not by negation and destruction, it is better to grow up in the company of prophets than of critics."
-Richard Livingstone
-Richard Livingstone
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Weekend Handspun
Spinning weekend in Tin Cup... Three large skeins. The stripped one is wool plied with soysilk. The other two are koolaid dyed handspun and plied wool. I'm in love with them...
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