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
This has been a month of finishing, finishing, finishing: disciplining myself to finish old projects so I’m ready for new ones! It’s been a month of transition as well, since a month that we started by ice fishing: Ended by going for a swim. Knitting I finished Ringle at the beginning of this month! I … More July 2020 Round Up: Wind Up and Pitch
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. If you’re like me, you’re probably pretty sick of me posting pictures of samey-looking greyish-brown yarn. But this is for science, so stick with me. Or, you … More 34 of 51 Yarns: Shetland Rewound
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. Weeeeee’ve got butts and tips and tips and butts, we’ve got butts and tips and tips and butts, we’ve got butts and tips and tips and butts, … More 33 of 51 Yarns: Shetland Tip-to-Butt
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. Wool has butts! I mean, obviously sheep have butts, but that’s not what I’m talking about. Wool, when you cut it off the sheep, sticks together in … More 32 of 51 Yarns: Shetland Butt-to-Tip
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 spun these yarns way back at the beginning of April, but it took the rest of the month for me to get around to swatching them! … More 30 and 31 of 51 Yarns: S to Z and Back
When I wrote last month’s post, coronavirus was in the news, but I never thought it would impact my life personally, let alone impact the entire world. I knew it would be a big month, with my trip scheduled, but it took quite a different turn. I’m thankful for the way it played out, even … More March Check In: When Everything Changed
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 discussed these particular yarns on the Wool n’ Spinning podcast when I was a guest on episode 142. Fast forward to 40:33 to see this segment. … More 29 of 52 Yarns: Gradient Arctic Berries
Osborn Fiber Studio 