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GSVlog 059: Longway Homestead Breed Study– Shetland

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GSVlog 0043: Carding Batts

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GSVlog 036: Woolery SpinALong– Shetland

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I’m back! (A list of current projects and updates)

I really am back this time! 🙂 My leg is healed enough to spin using my wheels again (I’m at 90+% mobility in the damaged ankle joint, that’s likely as good as it will get), and I and hubs have … Continue reading

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Zeit ist das teuerste Kleinod.

I hate wasting time. I hate having an endless list of ideas to act on and being physically unable to carry through. Monday the sore throat I’d been battling Sunday developed into a full-fledged cold; I made it through 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 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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TdF2015 Day Sixteen

There are always two scheduled ‘rest days’ during the Tour. Personally, I save them for when I need them, so that’s why there’s no ‘day fifteen’ 😉 Today was a ‘rough’ (vast understatement) day, but I did get a massive … Continue reading

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TdF2015 Day Fourteen

Not a huge amount of spinning today. 1 1/2 hours of work.

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