Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
May26
I finally dug into a large bag of rovings from Rovings this morning, and I can’t stop. This stuff is so easy to draft and the colors are just luscious. I find it nearly impossible to get up and walk away from my spinning wheel. I’ve filled 2 and a half bobbins already. There’s nearly [...]
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May18
I was chatting with a couple of girl friends over email about what size looms to buy. Since they both said that my rationale was helpful, I thought I’d post an excerpt here: As for the 22″ vs. 25″ weaving width. I took a long hard look at the projects that I thought I was [...]
May06
I finished 2 of the 3 scarves that I auctioned off last fall. The one on the left is Mrs. Montagues Pattern II, using Chasing Rainbow’s cashmere/silk in colorway Iris. The one on the right is Fern Lace, using Chasing Rainbow’s cashmere/silk in colorway Purple Haze.
May02
This is Nancy’s scarf from the CNCH workshop. (click picture to see closeup). I want to highlight the twill effect that she has going on here. Would you believe that this is just plain weave? She achieved the twill effect by alternating S and Z plied yarns in her warp. The effect was exaggerated by [...]