Tag Archives: mohair

GSVlog 044: Spinning For Socks– Cheviot Blend

You can fine the master post for this project here.

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Tour de Fleece 2016– Week Three

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

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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Exploratory Ventures

I’ve been quite remiss in posting, haven’t I? 😦 I’ll admit, I have a lot on my mind. I’m in the middle of moving, and while I do have a lot going on to post about, actually getting around to … Continue reading

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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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All in a Month (or Three)’s Work

Finally finished plying up a bunch of WIPs today. They’re hanging to dry now; once they’re dry, expect to see the fleecydex post for Beltex, Charollais, Dorset Down, and Cultivated Silk (in Top form). Plus the finishing up of the … Continue reading

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9-Ply Hawsers and Other Improbabilities.

Right now it’s pretty improbable that I’ll get to go to Fryeburg this year, which is somewhat depressing, as I generally go every year, and they have a killer fiber barn (local fleece!). I mean, I’m still planning on going … Continue reading

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Pretty Yarn Thing.

You know you have issues when you have to bargain with yourself just to get things done. I had planned today to be a catch-up day, finishing various tasks unrelated to spinning. Instead I found myself arguing with myself because … Continue reading

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