Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
Nov27
My sister and I called a moratorium on gift giving several years ago. We both have a lot more “stuff” than we really need. And I have a nasty habit of just getting things that I want when I want it, especially since I don’t have to save some for Martin to buy for me. [...]
Nov26
I love spinning silk. I especially enjoy spinning hand painted silk top. There is something very soothing about spinning silk. And I really love watching the movement of color in a well painted silk top. Here’s how I prepare a hand painted silk top for spinning. This is hand painted silk top from Earthues. The [...]
Nov20
I created a new blog category for finished objects and went back through the archives to tag all appropriate entries with the FO tag. I realized a few things. For a blog that is supposed to track my fiber pursuits, I am really bad at documenting my completed objects, let alone actually taking and posting [...]
Nov20
This is the sampler I made from Evelyn Clark’s workshop. (Click for big.) It has only had a sauna treatment (steam block) because I bound off just in time for the guild meeting and I wanted to take it for the show and tell. The ends are not yet trimmed because it really needs a [...]
Nov18
Or, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff. I don’t know if it’s experience or laziness, but I’m finding that I’m less and less willing to rip out mistakes without taking a good hard look at the work before making the decision to rip. When working short-row heels, sometimes I get uneven number of stitches remaining unworked [...]