Category: spinning

• Catching Up: Shenandoah Valley Fiber Fest

  For once I have too much to write about: SVFF, natural dye projects, the sweater I’m knitting out of my own handspun yarn, roller derby, and probably some other things I’m forgetting about. I’m planning on posting more about all of this stuff, particularly the natural dying (madder, mushrooms, pokeberry & bittersweet), but I’ve been…

  madgeface

  October 25, 2011

  craft, knitting, natural dye, spinning, wool

  alpaca, fiber festival, fleece, handspun yarn, svff

• Dying with Black Beans

  Dying with black beans? Really? Yes. Really. I read it on the internet. And I have a friend who tried it (hookedferret/silverdragon). And I’ve seen pictures with a range of different results, from blah gray to brilliant blue to deep amethyst purple. Here’s what I did: soaked 2lbs of dried Goya brand black beans in…

  madgeface

  August 25, 2011

  craft, natural dye, spinning

  black bean dye, how to

• Bohus Stickning or What I Do In My Spare Time, ed. 1

  I started knitting again when we lived in IL and found a knitting group here in VA two years ago. I came across Wendy’s Keele’s Poems Of Color on the Knitter’s Review forums when I was exploring color work and have loved those designs and the story behind them for quite some time. Last year,…

  madgeface

  January 14, 2011

  craft, knitting, spinning

  blending color, carding wool, handspun yarn