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Spinning Fun
As the snow continues to build up outside, I have been snuggled down and spinning. The fibre is titled “Unsung”and dyed by Kinfolk in blues, pinks, greens and purples. 100% organic Polwarth wool. It became a soft, heathery yarn, … Continue reading
Posted in knitting, Spinning
Tagged colour, handspun, knitting, Spinning, Spinning wheel, yarn
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In Praise of Threads
For me, creativity is taking a simple length of thread and creating something marvelous from it. Or, if not something marvelous, then at least something useful! Now, my attempts to manipulate thread can be as messy or as beautiful as … Continue reading
Posted in Spinning, Surface Design, Weaving
Tagged colour, cotton, embroidery, hand weaving, handspun, Handweaving, handwoven, Loom, napkins, Roving, Scarf, Spinning wheel, sunset, Textile, Textiles, Warp
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I Never Felt More Like Spinning the Blues
So the 1950’s song by Guy Mitchell (I never felt more like singing the blues) was running through my brain as I was spinning this beautiful fibre: a luxury blend of 60& Merino wool, 20% Yak, and 20% silk, Hand … Continue reading
Posted in Spinning, Spinning and Yarn shops
Tagged colour, handspun, Merino, Silk, Spinning, Spinning wheel, yak
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Denim Dreams
Every textile, fibre, or yarn that moves through my hands sparks a thought, a memory, an emotion or a flight of imagination. I get lost and my mind wanders, following the thread . . . . . . I have … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Spinning
Tagged blue jeans, blues, colour, denim, dreaming, handspun, life reflections, Spinning, Spinning wheel, Textile, Wool, yarn
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A Spinning Odyssey
My spinning wheel has been busy this month spinning these beautiful colour combinations from fibre hand dyed by my friend Brenda at Penelope Fibre Arts. The fibre is Blue Faced Leister. The colour combinations are: Fall Bouquet Northern Lights Medieval … Continue reading
Posted in Spinning
Tagged BFL, Blue Faced Leister, hand dyed, hand spun, Penelope Fibre Arts, Spinning, Spinning wheel
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Icelandic Sheep fleece study
I joined a spinning study group – two days to focus on spinning fleece from one breed of sheep. Our study for September 2015 was Icelandic Sheep. What a lovely range of colours. Judith presented background information on the history … Continue reading
Spinning in Edenvale
Last week I spent three days in spinning bliss at the annual Peace Arch Weavers and Spinners Guild retreat at the Edenvale Retreat and Conference Centre in Abbotsford. Set in a beautiful country setting I had a great time relaxing … Continue reading
Spinning Dark and Twisty
I have been spinning this merino/tencel top from Lynne Anderson, West Coast Colour and Carding, in what she calls her dark and twisty colours. What a pleasure to spin. Colours that look, from a distance, like a … Continue reading
Posted in Spinning
Tagged Arts, colour, Craft, hand weaving, Merino, Spinning, Spinning wheel, tencel, Wool, yarn
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A Quiet Spinning Day at Festival of the Arts
Snow has blanketed our neighbourhood, bringing calm, but making the streets a little slippery. Snow is not all that usual in the Vancouver area, with only 2 or 3 snowfalls a winter, so we really are not used to … Continue reading
Posted in Spinning, Weaving
Tagged Coquitlam Weavers and Spinners Guild, Festival of the Arts, Port Moody, Spinning, Spinning wheel, weavers, yarn
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Spinning with the Western Australia Guild
April Spinning Day with the Western Australia Spinners Weavers and Dyers Guild was lots of fun with a turnout of about 25 people. The day was warm and sunny, but not too hot. The group set up their spinning wheels … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Craft, Guild, Spinning, Spinning wheel, Tasmania, Western Australia, yarn
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