I spun 4 oz of Cotswold lamb fiber from Catawampus Farm in Maine for the Shave 'em to Save 'em passport program. The fiber was gray, and I …
Design 745.4
Custom Case for the Electric Eel 6.0 Spinning Wheel
The Electric Eel 6.0 spinning wheels from last year's Kickstarter campaign are on a boat in Savannah as I write, heading to Boston. I'll …
Shopping at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, 2020
I had signed up for two classes at the Carolina Fiber Fest in March 2020, and it was canceled at 4:00 pm the day before it was supposed to …
Fast Fabric Masks from Stash
I made 20 masks using a video how-to, and I thought I was going to go out of my mind. The method was way too fiddly and there wasn’t any way …
Mad for a Mandala
I saw a blanket on Ravelry a year ago and dropped it into the favorites list. I didn't pay it too much attention past that; I don't crochet …
Afghan Math, Part 2
I was well into the first section of this afghan before realizing I hadn't tested yards/row. The first section is 24" on the knitting …
Afghan Math on Unlabeled Yarn
Last May, I came home from the Spinrite Tent Sale in Washington, NC, with a car full of colorful yarn, $100+ worth in four large (black …
Making a Wedding Dress: Books
Years and years ago, I bought a wedding dress from Beggars & Choosers for $5. It had not been cleaned after the wedding and was stained …
Review: The Creative Process Illustrated: How Advertising’s Big Ideas Are Born
Full disclosure: I am not in modern advertising in any way professionally. I do spend a lot of time in the arena of …
Feedbags as Fiber
There has to be something useful I can do with feedbags. I have plenty of them; 55 pound bags with perfectly groomed golden retrievers on …