Category: spinning
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Rolag-o-rama
I’ve rediscovered my drum carder and learned a new trick: making rolags. It all started when a friend was thinning out the fiber stash she inherited from her mother in law, who passed away a few years ago. She’s been steadily going through everything, including Christmas ornaments & decorations her father in law couldn’t bear…
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Time Flies!
February went by in the blink of an eye and it feels like the Ides of March & St. Patrick’s Day 2018 will quickly be a thing of the past while I carry on privately writing, knitting, and doing other crafty things. I suppose I’m starting to come out of some kind of hibernation now…
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Happy New Year! 2018 Goals
Happy New Year! don’t know exactly what’s coming down the pike in 2018 – it’ll be a surprise for us all – but I hope it’s good or that, at least, we can find the good in it. I tend to not set annual goals; instead I set small goals as needed through the year. However,…
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2017: The Year in Review
Hi friends! It’s been a while. After Spinzilla my will to blog – or do anything with any regularity – kind of disappeared. After some reflection, I don’t think my posts are working as well for me as they once were, though I may change my mind about that and go back to the schedule…
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Spinzilla 2017 (with a roller derby ending & complete with footnotes)
Spinzilla was ages ago, or so it seems now, especially since a good chunk of the people in my yarn and fiber network went to Rhinebeck1 this past weekend, and like Spinzilla, I hope to one day experience Rhinebeck. Since this was my first Spinzilla, I set really attainable goals for myself: I just wanted…
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The Week October 23-29
Last week: Walk instead of going back to bed after I finish my morning coffee. Done for today – I took Lil for a walk on the W&OD trail (a rail trail) that runs through my neighborhood and all the way into DC. Done. Lil and I have walked every day since last Monday. Somedays…
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The Week October 16-22
So last week I flaked out on everything and spent a good part of the week in bed, either reading (I finished a bad steampunk novel and started The Essex Serpent) or sleeping. Spinzilla was fun but, as usual, I went all-in and by Saturday was ready for it to be over. My hip flexors…
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The Week October 2-8
Last week: Take fancy final project photos of Inamara, which involves getting Mr. Q & his photog skills. Ugh – I still need to do this. Carry on with (S)urge, the new shawl. Making progress! Spin, whether it’s handpainted or some of the fleece from my stash. I started and finished spinning fleece from my…
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The Week September 25 – October 1
Last week: Take fancy final project photos of Inamara, which involves getting Mr. Q & his photog skills. Use his camera this time, not my phone. I talked to him about it but we never got around to it. Continue working on the new blanket. Finished. I started and restarted (twice) a shawl, and finally…
Little Golden Notebook 