Silk, glorious silk!!! Wool is awesome, but I have developed quite the passion for working with silk yarns — especially the chunkier types. They are light, warm to wear and luxurious. A couple of years ago, I happened upon a destash of naturally dyed LaLana Wools silk yarns and it seemed time to bust them out and make something. I was ready to knit a new shawl for fall so, I decided to finally knit the Esjan pattern by Stephen
The reading material on the nightstand is the Fall issue of Vogue magazine!!!! Just like last year, a couple of weeks ago, I ordered myself up a copy from Amazon because it comes in a fancy box. This year, as you can see, comes complete with the cover of Kendall Jenner. I’m no longer at a point in my life where I’m interested in wearing the type of clothing generally featured, but I like to use the colors, shapes, and
Many moons ago, Suzy and I challenged each other to a spinning duel. I gave her a package of stuff to spin and she gave one to me. Now, when I say “many moons”, I really mean that because I think Suzy has moved a couple of times since she got her package and at this point the package I gave her resides in the land known as “Whereabouts Unknown”. But, I have had the one she gave me and
Introduction: Bren Boone is right at the top of my list of artists I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting in person. If you have seen Bren’s work, you know why. Her hand spun yarns are pure perfection. I own a skein and I can tell you, there is nothing else like it. A couple of months ago, I indulged myself and purchased a skein of Bren’s made of 100% cashmere. Delightful does not being to describe the
Branding… we hear about it all the time right? In some ways its kinda frowned upon, ‘branding’ is often viewed as something utterly commercial, you pay for the name on the product, buying into the image associated with the ‘brand’, which is often considered a bit, well, shallow, and a waste of money when you can get the same thing for half the price ‘without’ that well known logo on it.. Thats one side of branding. Serious commercialism. Major advertising
One of the things that a lot of folks struggle with is defining themselves artistically. I know for me, in the beginning with spinning, I was so eager to try everything. Settling into what I REALLY liked from what wheel to which fibers to what exactly I liked spinning took awhile. This weekend, having finally finished up with a knitting project last week that I’d been working on since October, at last I felt fee to do other THINGS that
Ah…spring has sprung in my part of the world…so glad for that! I took a little tour of our yard today to capture some of the pretty signs of spring for you
I can hear the call of the gulls, the slapping of the waves against the hull and the creak of the timbers as our ship is prepared for the exciting journey ahead. This is the time when anticipation can be tasted in the sea air, the time when adventure comes knocking and we can’t turn away, because we have done this before and we know what could happen… Yes this is to tell you that my wheel is stowed, my
Just back again with an update and some stuff for you to download too! Last week we ran our first live spin session focussing on a piece of Majacraft equipment, and our subject was the amazing Aura from Majacraft, and we were lucky enough to have both Glynis and Andrew Poad of Majacraft themselves as guests! This wheel is like the mothership of all the wheels for many art yarn spinners, it has all the features we need to work with
This week we introduce Jen Eddington of Curly Wool from Tasmania, who has a multi-generational love for fiber. From breeding and raising sheep to dyeing, spinning and weaving, she enjoys all aspects of working with wool. Her studies in fiber arts have taken her all over the world – most recently to Fibery Goodness! Arlene Thayer (AT): Tell us about being a “fiber” person in your part of the world, Tasmania? Jen Eddington (JE): My island state of Tasmania has