Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
Oct31
I have opinions. Lots of them, actually. But I rarely voice them here. Unlike my sister, I want to keep my fiber activities separate from my views on politics, religion, environmental & fiscal issues. I believe everyone should have their own views, as long as they are informed views, I have no issues with them. [...]
Oct31
Fall is in the air. For Northern California, it means rain. It’s a good day to curl up with a cup of tea and a good read. Go ahead. Pick yours up. Exercise your right to vote. Be an informed voter. There are too many important issues at stake for you to sit back and [...]
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Oct22
For the most part, my camera stayed in my bag during SOAR. I was too busy spinning, visiting, and drinking to take it out of my bag and take photos. I did, however, take some videos. Aquilina and Denny dancing during the Spin-In on the last evening of SOAR. Pendulum Wheel in action at the [...]
Oct21
I’ve been fighting with my Schacht Matchless for the past several months. I haven’t been able to find the sweet spot between the drive band driving the wheel and the scotch tension draw in. If I get the draw in needed, the drive band is so taut that you can play it like a violin, [...]
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Oct16
I took a couple of dye sessions during SOAR. These skeins were done during the natural dye workshop at HTTM. The skeins were pre-mordanted before we arrived. I’ve laid them out in a grid. Mordants by row: top – alum; middle – tin; bottom – chrome. Dye materials are in columns: left – cochineal; middle [...]