I have to tell you something very silly I did. When I was first coming back to spinning, I was hearing about the different drafts. Short forward draw made sense to me; it came naturally. In that draft, your fibre hand is still, and your drafting hand moves back and forth from the fibre source. … More Blind Spot

Following my success with patching N’s leggings, I’ve been making good progress with the mending this month. Here are some of my favourites. I tried the “full Rodabaugh” on a pair of my stretch jeans that wore right out on one knee. I used that same “jegging” fabric that I used on Ns pants, and … More Mend it or Mulch it

I don’t know if I can talk about the sweater I’m working on without talking about how hard this year has been. Maybe that’s why I’ve been putting it off. There have been lots of wonderful things about this year, the chief being: Baby D is worth it. (Before you ask, yes I have help … More Northmavine in Baffin

After my griping and moaning in last post, I realized I just needed to have a go at mending Ns leggings. I’ve mended her leggings before with creative reinforced darns, but they always tore again right away. Or she grew a couple inches and a new knee wore out. This time I decided to go … More The Bees Knees

Hi folks. April: oh my word. Four of our five birthdays are in April (apparently I didn’t take any pictures on mine). I decided to throw parties for all of us this year, and they were all super fun. I think everyone got to feel special on their day. Knitting My main project has been … More April Check-in: All the Birthdays

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 spin starts as a box of greasy old batts. These have sat in different closets of mine for lo these eight years. Can I dig up … More 7 of 51 Yarns: Both Coats of Icelandic