Category Archives: Drop Spindle
In Which The Tardy Author Apologizes
I did it again. I let this poor blog languish. I’m sorry! This is just plain ridiculous. All it seems to take is one instance of “I’ll do that later” and the whole blog avalanches over the precipice and into … Continue reading
The Heel Turned
Ta-da! Behold the latest in footwear fashions. (No, the photo is not sideways.) The unique design enhances ankle warmth and circulation while leaving your toes to cool off and wiggle about as they desire. The spikes protect from any little … Continue reading
Fleeced Out
The week of fleece washing didn’t accomplish as much as I was hoping, but I did get a pretty sizeable pile of fleece washed. And while there is still a whole garbage bag full of dirty fleece, I think this … Continue reading
Choosing a Drop Spindle
Beginner’s Info: Part 4 To my mind, a drop spindle is the cheapest, easiest, and most versatile way of getting into spinning. There is something so cool about being able to make yarn with a piece of carved wood that … Continue reading
Yarn: The Creation
Beginner’s Info: Part 3 This is the drop spindle version of spinning tutorials. The wheel version will be coming soon. Time To Begin Alright, you’ve got your spindle, some sort of wool, and a whole lot of excitement. Now you … Continue reading
So You Want To Spin?
Beginner’s Info: Part 1 So you want to learn to spin? Good for you. You’re about to be initiated into the wonderful craft of spinning. Or, to turn it into its most basic process, the art of taking a handful … Continue reading
Fiber, Sweet Fiber
Home again among all the beautiful piles of fluffy stuff. Ahhhhh. It’s good to be back. I took two projects along on the trip in the hope of being semi-productive. One was the drop spindle New Zealand wool that I’ve … Continue reading
Spinning Silk Hankies
I’ve been having a ball with this stuff. It’s so pretty, and easy, and . . . silky! Here is how I spin from a silk hankie. (I learned this from a great article on Knitty.) Alright. Let’s start with … Continue reading
Bubblegum and Bunnies
No, this is not a horror story involving Angora rabbits and sticky candy. This is the next-to-final project on my New Year’s Dash list. This is the Bunny Yarn.
So Near And Yet So Far
Ta-da! It’s done. All the work and excitement has transformed into twenty-three ounces of light-worsted/worsted yarn. According to my calculations, that means that only nine ounces of weight washed out with the lanolin. As far as I know, that’s a … Continue reading