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Welcome to the crafty side of my life. Here I'll be musing about projects I'm working on, and the creative process around them. Oh, and there will be occasional bouts of cooking, photography, and poetry, too.

Showing posts with label fiber prep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fiber prep. Show all posts
Monday, January 7, 2013

Blending colors on the hand cards for variegated yarn

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I've been experimenting at the spinning wheel the past few days. Last week I picked up three colors of wool roving from my local fiber...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Wet finishing singles hand spun yarn

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Yesterday, I posted the above picture of a skein of yarn hung to dry with a bit of weight on it. I got another bobbin full spun up today... ...
Thursday, April 29, 2010

Tutorial: First try at wool combing

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The fleece I washed the other day was dry tonight, so I started experimenting with how to process it for spinning. The Icelandic sheep's...
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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Tutorial: Washing Fleece

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A few weeks ago, if you recall, I was up camping in Utah. When I came back, there was a bag full of raw wool waiting for me in my studio. A ...
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Spinner, weaver, felter, beader...don't you love how seemingly simple ingredients can come together to make something surprisingly whole and inspiring? I am a textile artist, living in the desert southwest US. For the last many years, my audience has been the historical recreation community. These days I am branching out, following where my muse takes me. It is a fun journey!
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