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GSVlog 0043: Carding Batts

Posted on July 26, 2021 by GlitchedStitchery

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Tour de Fleece 2016– Week Three

Posted on July 20, 2016 by GlitchedStitchery

This year I’ve chosen not to spin with a team, but to spin solo and with my own rules. If you’d like to know more ‘official’ information about the Tour, there’s some here. Monday: Finished plying the mohair art yarn … Continue reading →

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Tour de Fleece 2016– Week Two

Posted on July 11, 2016 by GlitchedStitchery

This year I’ve chosen not to spin with a team, but to spin solo and with my own rules. If you’d like to know more ‘official’ information about the Tour, there’s some here. Monday: More than halfway through my one-and-only … Continue reading →

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De-betta-ble.

Posted on August 30, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

I’ve been feeling trapped lately. Trapped and in need of an adventure. I can never tell if it’s my home that makes me crave change, or my frustrating job, but when I had the chance to go back to my … Continue reading →

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TdF 2015 Summary

Posted on August 14, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

Finished yarns in order of when they were completed + any prizes they may or may not have won. 1.) “Mister Wolf” Completed July 9th. Brown Shetland + Black Alpaca 114 Yards Was awarded fiber + a crochet pattern 2.) … Continue reading →

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TdF2015 Day Nineteen

Posted on July 23, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

Morning + Afternoon: Six hours of work, including plying up one project and getting a fairly good start on a thin-weight for a plying experiment. Thin plies take sooooo long… After dinner: Spun another three hours to finish the … Continue reading →

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TdF2015 Day Eighteen

Posted on July 22, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

Should I have gone to bed a while ago? Probably, but I’m too tense to sleep. I decided to spin instead. I finally chose the final batt for this project– a merino/silk blend I carded a while back. Spun for … Continue reading →

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TdF2015 Day Seventeen

Posted on July 21, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

Only managed 45 minutes of spinning today. One more batt will finish off the singles for this project.

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TdF2015 Day Sixteen

Posted on July 20, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

There are always two scheduled ‘rest days’ during the Tour. Personally, I save them for when I need them, so that’s why there’s no ‘day fifteen’ 😉 Today was a ‘rough’ (vast understatement) day, but I did get a massive … Continue reading →

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TdF2015 Day Fourteen

Posted on July 18, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

Not a huge amount of spinning today. 1 1/2 hours of work.

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Tag Archives: alpaca

GSVlog 0043: Carding Batts

Tour de Fleece 2016– Week Three

Tour de Fleece 2016– Week Two

De-betta-ble.

TdF 2015 Summary

TdF2015 Day Nineteen

TdF2015 Day Eighteen

TdF2015 Day Seventeen

TdF2015 Day Sixteen

TdF2015 Day Fourteen

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