I am writing this post on the last day of September, curled up in bed on day 8 of a nasty cold/tummy-bug thing that has me feeling as friendly as a porcupine with a hangover, so I apologize if a dark pall is cast over the last two months. Overall, it’s been a pretty fantastic … More August and September 2020 Round-Up: Fall Happened
This post is part of a spin-along through 51 Yarns by Jacey Boggs Faulkner, in the Wool n’ Spinning community. For other posts in this series, check here. Now we are getting into the more esoteric fibers. If you’re like me, you feel a little strange about ingredients in your food or clothing that you … More 37 of 51 Yarns: Manufactured Soyasilk
This post is part of a spin-along through 51 Yarns by Jacey Boggs Faulkner, in the Wool n’ Spinning community. For other posts in this series, check here. I actually spun this yarn back in August, but what with one thing and another, didn’t swatch it up until yesterday! Here, without further ado, is my … More 38 of 51 Yarns: Chocolate Cotton
I think blueberries on the tundra are the most beautiful thing in the world. I’ve not been writing lately; fall is such a busy time of year. Homeschool is settling into a pattern, housework ebbs and flows, I’ve learned how to nap, and the outdoors calls to us on the beautiful days that are further … More Wild Berries
This post is part of a spin-along through 51 Yarns by Jacey Boggs Faulkner, in the Wool n’ Spinning community. For other posts in this series, check here. Silk is a delightful rabbit hole. It sounds like a specialized fiber, but once you begin exploring, you discover the variety in silk that just keeps going. … More 35c of 51 Yarns: Pedencal Silk
This post is part of a spin-along through 51 Yarns by Jacey Boggs Faulkner, in the Wool n’ Spinning community. For other posts in this series, check here. From the classic Bombyx silk which has been used globally for centuries, to a more specialized silk, which I had never heard of until I visited the … More 35b of 51 Yarns: Muga Silk
This post is part of a spin-along through 51 Yarns by Jacey Boggs Faulkner, in the Wool n’ Spinning community. For other posts in this series, check here.
This post is part of a spin-along through 51 Yarns by Jacey Boggs Faulkner, in the Wool n’ Spinning community. For other posts in this series, check here. Greetings! It’s been a busy season here; I’ve been doing lots, but haven’t been so inclined to write about it. So much for excuses. Now for silk! … More 35a of 51 Yarns: Bombyx Silk
I was going to write this post yesterday, but yesterday was really difficult. Writing yesterday would have cast a pall over the month of July that didn’t belong there. Because July, quite frankly, has been wonderful. The weather has been grand. In the teens most days, sunny most days. Some days the bugs are bad, … More July 2020 Roundup: Summer
Another Tour de Fleece is in the books! Even though the Tour de France is not running this summer, the spinning event continues as scheduled. And the upshot is that this is the first TdF in a long time when I haven’t been traveling. My goal was pretty simple: spin for at least an hour … More Yellow Jersey
