Tag Archives: roving
Even Dyers Impulse Buy
When I first began dyeing my own yarn and fiber, some people thought I would never “need” to buy colored stuff again. Ha ha ha ha. That’s like saying “You cook, so you won’t ever need to buy food at … Continue reading
A Bit Of An Experiment
I took some time out the other day to dye up a few more rovings for Maiden Yarn. Unfortunately, I didn’t think ahead enough, and I found myself with pre-soaked four ounce bundles of roving, and no foil pans big … Continue reading
Battle of The Spinning Wheels
Ta-da! All two pounds of fiber dyed blue and dry. Now we come to fun part. Spinning them. And spinning them ASAP. At the time, I wanted to have all this yarn spun up by mid-October, and I still do— … Continue reading
Twice As Blue
I realize you all might get bored with my constant forays into indigo, but this one was so astonishing in proportion that I can’t help blogging about it. I’m used to two, maybe three hours in the kitchen maximum with … Continue reading
Fiber Preparation
Beginner’s Series: Wool – Part 4 Batts, Slivers, Tops, Rovings, Clouds, what on earth do these all mean? How’s a spinner supposed to know what they want with all these choices? Thankfully, learning what each of these styles gives you … Continue reading
Can We Hurry Up and Get to Autumn?
The weather here has been nice, but I am looking forward to the air turning chilly. The more hats and scarves I can wear this fall the better! (And socks and sweaters, of course.) (And cardigans.) (And maybe gloves.) Ahem. … Continue reading
Hobo Toes
Look! Look at that. I almost have the entire foot covered in stripy material. Whoo-hoo! I took it along to work, and the best part was a small friend’s conversation with me while babysitting. Sam: “Why does that have so … 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
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
Silk And Fleece
Okay, so I decided that I didn’t want to spend my last few days at home working away at the flax. The question was what should I spin instead. I finally settled on the silk hankie, which I planned to … Continue reading