Wow, what a week! We had a live broadcast this week to wish Suzy a fond farewell as she gets ready to depart for New Zealand and during the broadcast, we announced the new online spin sessions that are starting next month as well as a brand new set of recipe cards inspired by the late, Dr. Maya Angelou. In case you missed the broadcast, you can always catch up by watching the recorded version.
Northern Fiber Exposure
Arlene here! I went on a BIG trip and it feels like I was gone for just ages. My husband is heading for a milestone birthday and one of the items on his bucket list was going to Alaska. So, at the end of July, we left for our tour (one week on land and one week on sea). What does this have to do with “fibery goodness”? Well, a lot…cause, naturally, I found some!
Yellow!
I love yellow….but yellow is a color of contradiction. Here is a yellow inspired riddle from Iran: “What is purple in the earth, red in the market, and yellow on the table?”
Spinning Love Stories!
A few weeks ago in a weekly email that we sent to our first group of participants in the Journey to the Golden Fleece, we included an image of a painting of a knight and a lady. At that time, they were working on Module 4 of the course which is the “Love” module. We asked people to send us their interpretations of what they saw as the story the painting was conveying. We did not say at the time what
Woolen? Worsted? What’s It To You?
It’s debate time again!!!! You know we love a controversial topic here at Fibery Goodness and this topic is a good one that I’m sure will spark some interest…Enjoy! Arlene: So…when I started spinning, all I wanted to spin was “art yarn”. I could not have cared less about the technical aspects of what I was doing. In fact, as soon as I heard classic terms like “woolen” and “worsted”, my eyes would glaze over and my mind would drift
…Watch between you and me when we are away from each other.”
At left is one of my little prize possessions. It is a Victorian Mizpah pin fashioned from sterling silver and gold circa 1870. I purchased it a few years ago at my favorite antique store. I had never seen a Mizpah pin before and my friend, the owner, of the store explained that it was something that would have been given to a sweetheart.
Gone Fishin!
Arlene here…Suzy is with me in the US! And, we are on a working vacation of sorts…so, no blog post or weekly email this week. Until next time, all of our fibery best!
Upcoming Live Broadcast: Spindle Spun Artistic Yarns Class with Christiane Knight
Big news!! We have our next live Broadcast scheduled! Friday 11th at 7pm Amsterdam time, and it includes a VERY special treat – a spinning lesson! Artistic Spindle Spinning, with the one and only Christiane Knight of Threeravens Yarn and Fiber Studio. And everyone can spin along!! Bring your spindle and some fibers and join in to learn how to do some cool spin stuff. Google Plus users can check out the Event page HERE, and the event is viewable
Tension Setting – Should you or Shouldn’t you?
Well, we are back this week with another debate on a controversial topic. As I’m writing this, I’m smiling because I hear Suzy’s voice in my head saying, “We’re just making yarn, people!” She often says this in response to situations where fiber folk are taking things way too seriously. Despite her words of warning, this post might venture into that territory. This week, we’re taking a look at tension setting, the simple act of setting a hand spun yarn under tension after
True Grit and Handspun Yarns
In some regards, I am a classicist. Maybe not so much with hand spun yarn, but definitely with movies. St. Patrick’s Day came and went this week, but not without me watching “The Quiet Man” starring John Wayne aka The Duke. It’s hard to pick a favorite John Wayne movie; however, “True Grit” is perhaps his most iconic. The Duke was his “dukie-est” in that one. For those of you who have not seen either the original or the remake,