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GSVlog 047: Longway Homestead Breed Study– Polypay

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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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De-betta-ble.

I’ve been feeling trapped lately. Trapped and in need of an adventure. I can never tell if it’s my home that makes me crave change, or my frustrating job, but when I had the chance to go back to 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 Twenty

  Three hours of spinning early in the day– first I finished up the plying of the eight-ply, then I spun all the banana silk singles. Two hours of plying later on– first the banana silk, then finished up the … Continue reading

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TdF2015 Day Nineteen

Morning + Afternoon: Six hours of work, including plying up one project and getting a fairly good start on a thin-weight for a plying experiment. Thin plies take sooooo long…   After dinner: Spun another three hours to finish the … Continue reading

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TdF2015 Day Eighteen

Should I have gone to bed a while ago? Probably, but I’m too tense to sleep. I decided to spin instead. I finally chose the final batt for this project– a merino/silk blend I carded a while back. Spun for … Continue reading

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