My turn for a spinning post, while Mom and I are spinning our arms off here in the yellow brick house hidden behind a terrace of day lilies. Mine is one last story from Maryland Sheep and Wool 2012 that’s taken a long time to share because… well, it’s a long story. How do things … More From Noil to Neck

Finally, Mom and I have a chance to have a spinning retreat! To celebrate, we’ve prepared a couple of fiber-related posts for you to read while we’re spinning away, since we’ll be having too much fun to write new posts. Mom gets the first crack. ~Reb Just for fun, I (Mom) thought I’d tell you … More Fiber Fiesta

I woke up yesterday in desperate need of a me party. A party by myself. With no guests but me, my wheel,  and a pound and a half of singles waiting to become a super-bulky 3-ply. If I could spin balanced singles, this yarn evidently would be an adorably self-striping light worsted. I can’t, and … More Fiesta de Mi

The saga of Avoidant Spinning (and its corollary, Avoidant Blogging) continues. For most of last week, the Yarn Room was about the only room I could spend any time in without feeling oppressed by the unpacking still to be done. So I pulled out some roving that had been languishing in the stash for over … More Towering Sunflowers

By a fluke of personality, I avoid work with more work. Lately, my favorite avoidance technique has been spinning. Stuff to pack? Sit down behind the [spinning] wheel for a little bit. Got some intense knitting deadlines? Let’s spin in front of the TV instead. June term books to read? Jared, you read them out … More Just Plain Bad Luck

I knew it would happen eventually. Packing just gets to me. The house is in disarray, I can’t find important things, and all the required tasks overlap each other in causality, putting me in weird catch 22s. Like how I have to pack the rest of the living room if I’m to have any hope … More This Is How I Lose It

I used to think that sampling – spinning a little bit to experiment with what you’re going to do – sounded like the most boring thing one could possibly do with a spinning wheel. Be fastidious? Make a bunch of different samples to try all the different variables before you start on a project? Boring! … More On Dating a Spinning Project

It’s “Mom.”  I haven’t written for a while because I’ve been dyeing like crazy and test knitting for Rebecca’s designs.  I’m not a passionate writer like her….I’d rather DO the thing, not write about it.  But I AM now a passionate spinner! One year ago we bought “Red” and “Blondie” as you may remember. This … More Wheel Spinning from a Passionate Newbie