Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Southwest Napkins
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I know, no news there!
My loom is finally warped again. I am weaving a bunch of napkins (I refuse to use paper napkins). One morning I was thinking that I needed to go shopping for cloth napkins, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well… World Debut may be a bit of an exaggeration, but it was our Farmers’ Market Debut! My wonderful Friday marimba class played for an audience today, for the first time! We played just one song but we had a blast. We managed to draw a good sized audience that clapped and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is a first- two trips to the mainland in one week! The Seattle Weaver’s Guild was having its biannual Plaid Llama sale, so I just had to go! Think giant fiber flea market! I showed remarkable sales resistance when tempted by all sorts of cones of weaving yarn, balls of knitting [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
On Earth Day I officially committed to a life change that I’ve attempted before – I am eating vegan. I feel that I can’t say “I am a vegan” because by definition, vegans use no animal products. I am still going to wear leather shoes and I am still going to spin animal fibers [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday afternoon I ventured to the Wild Side (as I call the mainland) to go to the Yarn Harlot’s talk at Third Place Books. There was a good size crowd there, with almost everyone knitting or spinning.
The guy sitting behind me had the coolest project bag I’ve ever seen!
Part of the fun is the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Originally uploaded by hjaponi
Take a good look at the Goldilocks sock, because after tonight it will be no more! Something about the rib pattern is making it start to spiral around, which I strongly suspect will cause problems with the way it fits. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Next Up!
Originally uploaded by hjaponi
Meet Trout, a lovely blend purchased at Rhinebeck several years ago (no receipt available to help carbon-date this one). I could walk right to the vendor’s booth, but I sure can’t remember their name! I will be spinning this [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
10 Years!
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Well, here it is, with the receipt! Fisher Farm merino, purchased at MDSW in 1998, which has finally become yarn! Now I suppose it will go into the yarn stash for another 10 years! LOL!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged socks on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here I go again – will the third time be right for this sock? First sock was way too big, second sock was way too small – will the third be just right? Guess I should call these my Goldilocks Socks!
Today, I suppose I am grateful that unraveled sock yarn is reusable! [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve decided that it is time to use up what I have. I’ve been carrying this poor fiber around for so long as a spindle project that it is starting to felt! So, it is now my one-and-only spinning project until it is done! It’s a lovely merino blend of light green [...]
