Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
Jul25
Sigh. It was tough coming back from vacation. This was our home away from home for 9 glorious days: Sailing Vessel Pink Panther LS chartered from Sunsails, out of Tortolla, British Virgin Islands. Wish I was still back there: sun, tropical breezes, beautiful sailing weather, sandy beaches, wonderful snorkeling, and lobster BBQ on the beach… [...]
Jul20
We went to the Lair of the Bear last week and I managed to sit down and finally complete “Kate”. “Kate” is in quotes b/c I was too lazy and cheap to send away to Canada for the pattern. I downloaded the free tank pattern from Phildar’s french website. Never mind that I don’t read [...]
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Jul03
Isn’t this pretty? These are the lincoln x corriedale fleeces, all clean and dry. From left to right: natural white; natural white dyed with cutch, using alum mordant; natural dark grey. With just the 3 colors, I was able to make these 6 different colors/shades. Of course, I could make an infinite number of shades [...]
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Jul01
I see that Cat Bordhi has put previews to her new book, A Treasury of Magical Knitting, up on the web. So, in celebration, I’m going to show off some of the stuff I made during/after my workshop with her. Click! Clockwise from top left: mobius basket: made during Cat’s workshop; arrow lace: shown on [...]