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Finnsheep, British Milk Breed, Perendale, Racka, Mohair, Silk Noil, Stein, and Art Yarns!

Finally got everything weighed and photographed and ready for this post! πŸ˜€ Obviously I’ve had a bit of backlog… Mainly because I’ve spent more time spinning than I have blogging πŸ˜› Anyways… Fleecydex #40: Finnsheep There’s a lot to love … Continue reading

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Dorset Down, Charollais, Cultivated Silk Top, Beltex, and Yukio :)

Finalllllly ready to post all these! Let’s get ’em done πŸ˜‰ Fleecydex #13: Dorset Down I very much liked this one πŸ™‚ It was a bit silky and longwool-like, wavy, a tiny bit curly… Basically, everything I like πŸ™‚ It … Continue reading

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New Beginnings, Part Deux

The follow-up to this and this….I have a lot to write up, it seems πŸ™‚ I’ve finally gotten to the point where I want to take my passion and form it into a working business πŸ™‚ I mean, I’m always … Continue reading

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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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Back to business.

Well, the Tour is over, and it’s time to start up Project Gotta Spin Them All once more πŸ™‚ 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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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 πŸ™‚ The owner has started selling my stitch markers in her … Continue reading

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Swaledale, Dorset Horn, and Southdown, oh my! ;)

Next three are done πŸ˜€ These were a lot of fun, really πŸ˜‰ #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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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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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 πŸ˜‰ After the Festival, though, when we … Continue reading

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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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