OMG…I feel like I’ve been harboring a dirty secret for awhile now…Today it is time for “Blog Confessions”! I am a spinner and a weaver…some even say “artist”…but I started as a knitter and really, really, really, I’ve got more hours logged knitting socks than anything else, I think (I have a suitcase full of hand knit socks and I recently gave away ten pairs and the suitcase is still full to the brim). Many moons ago, when all I
Originally, I was going to write my take on “Buying your First Spinning Wheel”, but as a delved further into my thoughts on the topic, I realized that would be short-changing this post. So, instead, we are going to take a look at some of my adventures in buying and selling spinning wheels which will include some thoughts on buying your first wheel. The moment I decided to learn how to hand spin yarn and what type of yarn I
Its my turn to write a blogpost this week (Suzy), and I would like to share something with you about spinning, more specifically about plying. This is actually a document that we created to send out along with our first set of yarn recipe cards, and I think its useful for anyone who wants to ply once, twice, three times, even ten times.. if you want to add texture to your yarns, create unique combinations of colour and form, and
This week I (Suzy) am having a wonderful time visiting with Arlene and the US headquarters of Fiberygoodness (Arlenes Studio). This is a big treat and it is, of course, fantastic to have this time to share together after the last 12 months of working together online only. And I wanted to share with you too, because today Arlene took me for a wonderful experience at a nearby attraction, the Winterthur Mansion and gardens that once belonged to the DuPont
I was thinking this week about all the different things I love to do with technology as it relates to fiber and realized this is a subject that I’ve never written about previously, but that I would very much like to write about on occasion. So, welcome to my new somewhat irregular column, “Fiber Tech” where I’m going to explore different ways to increase your fiber fun via technology.
This week I was digging around in the pictures on my phone and found this: And, it dawned on me, I’m a bit of a Coil junkie and decided I would share with you some of my thoughts on spinning coils. For those of you who have not yet spun a coiled yarn, the concept is simple: you spin a single and then ply it over a core yarn, wrapping the single around the core.
Finally, finally, spring is coming here in Pennsylvania (is that wishful thinking when we had snow yesterday?) and with spring, comes such things as graduations. So, in keeping with the season, we are having our own graduation tomorrow night for our most recent final projects for the Journey to the Golden Fleece. We will be broadcasting live and here are the links: Youtube Google Plus I’ve been begging but so far, I’m still not able to get Suzy to commit
Well here it is! The news I know many people have been waiting for! We are very excited to announce that applications are now open for the fantastic new Dye Secrets course with Natalie Redding and FiberyGoodness! We have teamed up to offer you this exclusive content course for the first time, live and interactive from the comfort of your own dye kitchen! And here is Natalie herself to tell you a little about it! Along with Natalies livestream presentations,
Imagine this; big luscious handfuls of your favourite fibers, silks and sparkles, spreading them out with your fingertips to loft them up.. the little pops as the fibers let go of each other and the locks spread into crimpy cotton candy puffs.. And then.. then! Feeling them bounce up gently against your palm as you lay them onto the beautiful wood-grained feed tray of this brand new carder, and next… silence and surprise, and here I can’t say ‘as you
The 2015 Pantone Color of the Year: Masala! I confess, I love writing these color posts. It is really fun and a good excuse to fall down the Pinterest rabbit hole all in the name of research!! Last week, Pantone released their Fall 2015 color report which I immediately downloaded and studied. While that was fun, it was even more fun that evening to geek out with another fiber pal on the phone by discussing in detail our collective thoughts