I admit it - I hate sampling. Knitting a gauge swatch feels like physical torture so I solved that problem: my sleeve is my swatch and I am willing to start over and unravel a sleeve if necessary. I feel much the same way about sampling for weaving, so most of my samples are at the end of my warp or [...]
Here in the Pacific Northwest, the winter solstice is very meaningful. While we are well on our way to the warmest winter in Seattle history, we are also 10 inches ahead in rainfall and the dark really closes in about now. It can be a struggle to remain cheerful and open but I have devised a few techniques for myself. [...]
Okay, so the title line is not original to me - it was the title of the wonderful class I took at the Taos Wool Festival on spinning crepe yarns led by Peggy Doney of The 100th Sheep. Crepe yarns are 3-ply yarns and, if you like color and/or texture, these will be something you want to try. The [...]
Today is rainy again. Really, as you know, that is the way of the PNW. However color is beginning to break through as spring starts springing. Grays and browns still set the tone, but delicate hues can be found in the woods and the garden. The witch hazel and primroses are each a soft yellow. The moss on the logs [...]
I feel like a kid in a candy store! My day was a fiber-addict's dream day: all my processed fleeces have returned to me, my new roving project from my fiber club arrived, and my last roving became yarn that I actually like enough to drool over. It is almost more than a person can stand. My roving is amazing. [...]
