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TdF 2015 Summary

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 Twenty-Three (Last Official Day)

3 hours and 30 minutes split up throughout the day. Finished my last skein of the Tour 🙂 I will probably keep spinning obsessively until the end of the month– I still have so much fiber left for this project, … Continue reading

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TdF2015 Day Twenty-Two

Tomorrow is the last day of the Tour… Two and a half hours of spinning today, spread before and after a twelve-hour shift at work. I iz tired.

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TdF2015 Day Twenty-One

6 hours of spinning today.  

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Dyeing for Color.

I have so much on my mind right now; I’ve been trying to gather my thoughts for a blog post for almost a week now, but keep getting distracted by my ideas. I have a stack of ‘to-do’ lists a … Continue reading

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Fiber Festival of New England 2014!!!

Today was a fantastic day 😀 I’ve been waiting for this all week, and it was so worth it. Fiber Festival of New England— yesssssss. (You might remember when I went last year.) We started our day slightly early– it … Continue reading

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Suffolk, Gotland, Manx Loaghtan, Kerry Hill, Welsh Mountain, Herdwick, Texel, Masham, and Sheep Portraits!

Overdue blog post, I know. But there’s a very good reason! I decided to add a step to my process– I draw each of the sheep I spin. This will hopefully help me both to put a face to all … Continue reading

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Finally dry ;)

My yarns are dry! So now for the round-up… #5– Scottish Blackface A very frustrating spin; it’s not really my cup of tea. The finished yarn is surprisingly squishy and fun, though, so at least there’s that. This wool has … Continue reading

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Plans for a Totally Awesome Weekend + Finished Border Leicester

I finished #19: Border Leicester 😉 It’s 92 yards of DK-ish, and about 1.5 ounces… Not a bad spin, really; the finished yarn is silky and drape-y, which makes up for how rough it felt in fiber state 😉 Now, … Continue reading

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PGSTA #19 Progress Shot

Halfway through spinning the Border Leicester…

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