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Tag Archives: PGSTA
New Beginnings, Part Deux
The follow-up to this and this….I have a lot to write up, it seems π I’ve finally gotten to the point where I want to take my passion and form it into a working business π I mean, I’m always … Continue reading
Lions, Tigers….and Llanwenog, Coopworth, and Tunis
Last Thursday I went to the zoo :3 I hadn’t been since seventh grade, so…yeah. A long while, that.Β York’s Wild Kingdom is kind of lame as far as zoos go, and was wicked busy with tourists…but still, I snapped some … Continue reading
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Tagged american tunis, animal, baby goats, baby pigs, bengal tiger, breed study, butterflies, coopworth, crochet, cute, ducks, dye, fiber, fiber arts, fleece, Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook, fleecydex, gibbon, kramer, Kramer's Fleece, llanwenog, marmoset, peacock, PGSTA, plied, ply, prairie dog, project gotta spin them all, rare breeds, roving, sheep, spin, spindle, spinning, swan, top, tunis, white tiger, wool, yarn, york's wild kingdom, zoo
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Back to business.
Well, the Tour is over, and it’s time to start up Project Gotta Spin Them All once more π I have already begun tracking down rare breeds again– in fact, I just put in an order to a wonderful British … Continue reading
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Tagged breed study, fiber, fiber arts, fleece, gotta track them all down, PGSTA, project gotta spin them all, rare breeds, roving, sheep, spin, spindle, spindling, spinning, spun, tdf, top, tour de fleece, wool, yarn
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A little overdue for a blog post ;)
I was supposed to blog Tuesday, wasn’t I? ^.^” I guess I got distracted… Letsee, what have I done lately… -The interview at the yarn shop went extremely well π The owner has started selling my stitch markers in her … Continue reading
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Tagged alpaca, awesome, beads, breed study, generosity, gifts, jacob, kenmore, keychain, less is more, new, paper, PGSTA, retro, sewing machine, snowflakes, spindle, spinning, universal, vintage, white, whitefaced woodland, wool, yarn
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Swaledale, Dorset Horn, and Southdown, oh my! ;)
Next three are done π These were a lot of fun, really π #6– Swaledale (Sadly no progress pics for this one; my camera was dead when I sat down to spin ^.^”) Considering Swaledale is in the same class … Continue reading
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Tagged breed study, colorway, crochet, Dorset Horn, dye, koolaid, PGSTA, project gotta spin them all, sheep, Southdown, spindle, spinning, Swaledale, wool, yarn
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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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Tagged bluefaced leicester, border leicester, breed study, cheviot, coopworth, corriedale, crochet, crocheting, fleece, PGSTA, project gotta spin them all, roving, scottish blackface, spindle, spinning, top, yarn
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After the Storm.
I’ve had…a pretty rough week. I don’t mean this week, although Monday was pretty busy at work. I’m talking last week. You know about the Fiber Festival; I’ve blogged about that relatively extensively π After the Festival, though, when we … Continue reading
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Tagged bad week, fleece, gift, guinea pig, PGSTA, rare breeds, Rhyndelle, spindle, spinning, Theodore, wool, yarn
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Preparation is the hardest step.
I’ve started looking into gathering up the fibers for PGSTA, as well as evaluating what I already have in my stash. Today I managed to destash 4 pounds of fiber and yarn, so I have some wiggle room within the … Continue reading
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Tagged cold sheep, crochet, destash, fleecydex, PGSTA, progress, spinning, wool, yarn
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