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GSVlog 053: Processing the Vermont Fleeces, Part One

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Shave ‘Em To Save ‘Em Projects One and Two– Cotswold and Jacob

My first two spins for SE2SE are done! Dyed Cotswold locks (8oz) from Poppy Creek Farm became 236 yards of funky art yarn. The locks were a little sticky– a combo of lanolin and a  little extra dye– and there … Continue reading

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Tour de Fleece 2016– Final Week

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: Started spinning a BFL braid I … Continue reading

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Zeit ist das teuerste Kleinod.

I hate wasting time. I hate having an endless list of ideas to act on and being physically unable to carry through. Monday the sore throat I’d been battling Sunday developed into a full-fledged cold; I made it through my … Continue reading

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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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TdF2015 Day Seventeen

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

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TdF2015 Day Fourteen

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

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