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Back to Breed Studies–Gammelnorsk Spelsau, Gra Trondersau, Gammelnorsk Pelsau, and Gammelnorsk Sau

Posted on March 23, 2021 by GlitchedStitchery

Previous posts on these two breeds: Researched Information and Washing Process. It’s been awhile since I worked on them!I wanted to get back in to doing breed studies more, especially as I’m starting up the SE2SE Project (Shetland, Cotswold, Teeswater, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 15, 2020 by GlitchedStitchery

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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TdF 2015 Summary

Posted on August 14, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

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)

Posted on July 27, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

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-One

Posted on July 25, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

6 hours of spinning today.

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Putting myself back together.

Posted on June 12, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

Well… it’s been quite a while, hasn’t it? ^.^” I’ve had a lot going on, and haven’t really had the time to think much about blogging, but I guess I have the time now… First off, I’m all moved in … Continue reading →

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Dyeing for Color.

Posted on March 18, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

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

Posted on February 12, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

Finally got everything weighed and photographed and ready for this post! 😀 Obviously I’ve had a bit of backlog… Mainly because I’ve spent more time spinning than I have blogging 😛 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 :)

Posted on January 10, 2015 by GlitchedStitchery

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

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Lions, Tigers….and Llanwenog, Coopworth, and Tunis

Posted on August 27, 2014 by GlitchedStitchery

Last Thursday I went to the zoo :3 I hadn’t been since seventh grade, so…yeah. A long while, that. 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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Tag Archives: rare breeds

Back to Breed Studies–Gammelnorsk Spelsau, Gra Trondersau, Gammelnorsk Pelsau, and Gammelnorsk Sau

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

TdF 2015 Summary

TdF2015 Day Twenty-Three (Last Official Day)

TdF2015 Day Twenty-One

Putting myself back together.

Dyeing for Color.

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

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

Lions, Tigers….and Llanwenog, Coopworth, and Tunis

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