Oct28
Ann Made Hankies
Silk Hankies made during Celia Quinn’s silk workshop.
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Archive for October, 2006
Oct22
Too Much of a Good Thing?
Remember when I posted about how I wanted to drag out the cashmere silk scarf? Well, no more. I auctioned off 3 of these babies at the club’s auction for youth sailing. What was I thinking???? I gave the scarf away before I had a chance to take a picture of it for my files, [...]
Oct20
Spinning from the fold
With some help from Celia last weekend, I finally got over my fear of spinning from the fold. I had never been able to do it without ending up with a mass of mangled fiber covered with sweat, half way to felt, in my hands. I had this fear of the whole mass flying out [...]
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Oct18
Which would you rather have?
I spent a glorious weekend in Celia Quinn’s Spin Basics and Silk classes. You know how it goes. You get to spin a whole lot of different fibers with different methods. You come home with all these odd bits of fiber and yarn. You put it all away, and then, a year later, you ask [...]
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Oct09
Fleet Week
My club had a cruise out to Aquatic Park in San Francisco to watch the Fleet Week festivities and the Blue Angels perform. I loaded up my boat with enough food to feed an army and wine to sink a, well, a boat. Thankfully, that didn’t happen because I also brought floation devices — 4 [...]
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