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 28 of 51 Yarns: Fractal Arctic 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. This has happened to me more than once: I think I know what something means, and it doesn’t occur to me to find out more. I don’t … More 27 of 51 Yarns: Leftovers Tweed
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 26 of 51 Yarns: Self Striping Arctic Berries
Even in a leap year, February does tend to get away from one. It was a very cold month, with more days than not in the -30s, with windchills one the -40s. We were also cut down with a series of colds, which for once I took the brunt of. When I was functioning, I … More February 2020 Roundup: Cold
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. Before I complete this chapter on yarn structures, I’m ready to go back and talk about chain ply. I’m not a huge fan of chain-ply; I always … More 21 of 51 Yarns: Chain-plied Targhee
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 have a bonus post to share, because supercoils deserve their own moment in the spotlight. Clearly someone looked at a coil yarn and said, “what if … More 25(b) of 51 Yarns: Supercoils!
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. Behold, another yarn that is completely new to me! How delightful it is to venture into the unknown in a craft one loves. This yarn was a … More 25 of 51 Yarns: Coils
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. Corespun is one of those delightful things that should be hard but really isn’t. You take a core yarn, point it straight at the wheels oriface (yes, … More 24 of 51 yarns: Corespun
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 don’t know how to make an accented “e” on my computer. That’s the sort of thing I knew how to do in college, when I was … More 23 of 51 Yarns: Mohair Boucle
Since I went to the trouble of making these last four samples for the 51 Yarns SAL with the same singles from the same fiver, I thought I’d take a moment to compare how they turned out. Grist: Surprising graph, right? Not surprising that I made one, cuz I’m a big nerd, but surprising what’s … More Pause Button: Simple Structures
Osborn Fiber Studio 