More thrift store fun today. Last year, they were donated a whole box of these giant black sweaters. The sweaters were brand new, clearly meant to be embroidered with promotional information or something, but not of a style that anyone in town would have much use for. I took three, an idea germinating in my … More Alterations
Two projects off the loom, and both are having some dimensional problems. I got my curtains all blocked, ironed, and sewn with their backing, and when I hung them up… Er… oh. I was expecting more like a few inches of fringe dusting the sill, not.. 12. The other is The Great Scarf Caper. It … More Length and Width Issues
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 wrote this post back in MARCH! I spent some time spinning with Stringbean back when our first lockdown was happening. I didn’t publish it, though I’m … More 48 of 51 Yarns: Teaching Stringbean to Spin
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. It has been a really long time since I’ve had a spinning group. Like, since I lived in Maryland, ten years ago. But here in Rankin, in … More 47 of 51 Yarns: Spinning With a Group
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’m going to jump ahead here for a bit – yarns 44 and 45 I’ll come back to later – and share the yarns from the Community … More 46 of 51 Yarns: Spinning at a Retreat in Vancouver
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. Ugh. Emotions! For someone who has a lot of them, I’m not very good at them. And I don’t know about you, but so far November has … More 43 of 51 Yarns: An Emotional Yarn
Happy Remembrance Day, y’all. 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 is one spin that I’ve been anticipating for two years. The assignment: make something into yarn that was not intended to make … More 42 of 51 Yarns: Not Intended for Spinning
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. The next chapter in 51 Yarns is called “Into and Out of the Box.” So we are abruptly transitioning from in-depth studies of different fibers in their … More 41 of 51 Yarns: New Natural Yarn
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 is the last yarn in the chapter that led us to explore non-wool fibers. I’ve spent a long time and a lot of yardage in this … More 39 of 51 Yarns: Ramie, a Bast Fiber
I think “Leno” is kinda the worst name for a lace technique ever. Because you don’t think of delicate, sinuous, woven lace; you think of the guy with The Chin. But leno is what they called it. But what is Leno? I’m so glad you asked. So in normal plain weave, every thread crosses the … More Leno
