In the fall of 2009, I joined a fairly new knitting group that met at a local Panera. As is often the case, many of them did more than knit and some crocheted. One woman was coming off a jag of cross stitching. A few had learned to spin and would bring their drop spindles … Continue reading Spinning: How I Started
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Color Blending: The Circle
A while ago, a wrote about learning how to make rolags on my drum carder this spring. After coming up with a few combinations of gifted roving, I made sets of gradients between two colors, starting with a bright green and an aqua. I've done this before - when I made my first Bohus cardigan. … Continue reading Color Blending: The Circle
The Future of The Yarn Office
I know it's been a while; I think of writing (and things to write about) and then I put it off. But today I made an important decision: I'm letting all my etsy listings expire and am closing down The Yarn Office on etsy (my studio space at home will forever be The Yarn Office). … Continue reading The Future of The Yarn Office
Mending Jeans for (Social?) Justice
One of my favorite pairs of jeans developed a hole where the top of right back pocket attaches. I kept wearing them. The hole got a little bigger and I just wore longer shirts. Finally, I heard them rip one day as I was getting out of the car to go grocery shopping. Thankfully, it … Continue reading Mending Jeans for (Social?) Justice
