Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
Mar30
Spinning Jill on a spindle reminded me how much fun spindles are, and portable. It’s easy to tuck a spindle and a bit of fluff in your purse/bag and pull it out whenever. And to top it all off, Kristine gave me one of her fun little pouches of fiber last week at the weaving [...]
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Mar29
I picked and washed about 8 oz of Jill. The post wash and dry weight of Jill was just a hair over 5 oz. That’s not a whole lot of loss. I would have expected more loss due to grease for a merino. But this is a pristine fleece. I found very little vegetable matter [...]
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Mar29
You know how sometimes things seem to align themselves in such a way that everywhere you turn, the same theme pops up everywhere? The repetition makes you think that the universe is trying to tell you something. My hair stylist has been telling me for years that I should shampoo less. I used to shampoo [...]
Mar28
Earth Hour is today from 20:30 – 21:30 (or 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm for those not on the 24 hour clock). How will you spend it? Although, I do find it a bit odd that they suggest on their front page that people upload things to the internet during Earth Hour. Doesn’t that sort [...]
Mar27
Would you believe that I only took 2 pictures at the weaving retreat with Judith this past week? And they are both of the sunset. Both are lovely, but this one is oh so dramatic. The first few days were windy, cold and drizzly, but then the sun came out. The last day or so [...]