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New Spindle and Bayberry roving, originally uploaded by windsornot.
It came today! My new drop spindle and 1 1/4 lbs. of bayberry color wool roving that I got at the same time. You can [...]
Posted on April 5th, 2006 by Dani
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I know, both of you are saying, “What? What did I do? I didn’t do anything!”. Well, yes, you did, even though it was in the subtlest of ways. Just as Helen subtly influenced me into this knitting addiction, the spinners of this group have enticed me into trying out, at least at [...]
Posted on March 30th, 2006 by Dani
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well, i did it.
i ordered my new wheel today. i am so excited. of course, it is going to be custom made, and will take 3-4 months to get here, but i am getting a new baby. a lennox bonnie travel castle wheel. and from my favorite place ever, detta’s spindle- [...]
Posted on March 29th, 2006 by Pickleboot
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after belonging to several different knitting groups, i have decided to pout a list of simple, and i do mean simple, truths about knitting.
1) stockinette curls. sometimes even if you put an edging on it. no amount of blocking will fix it.
2) only animal fibers felt. they have scales that get closer and [...]
Posted on February 23rd, 2006 by Pickleboot
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on saturday i got myself the plying head for my lendrum wheel. and i love it.
the back story is that i have had this mongolian camel down on bobbins as singles, and, well, it needed to be plied. so i did. and it is beautiful, slightly thick and thin yarn. i [...]
Posted on February 7th, 2006 by Pickleboot
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today i did get a ball winder. adn the bulky/plying head for my wheel. and a new drive band for said wheel. (thanks, random cat who chewed the other. i needed that. really.)
a sad thing- detta’s big black dog passed away. it was one of the kid’s favorite things [...]
Posted on February 5th, 2006 by Pickleboot
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really, they did.
so today i decided instead of handwinding this $%#^@* linen, i would take it to my local yarn shop to borrow her swift and ball winder. so i hauled a large part of my stash down there and proceeded to wind away.
i should have stopped while i was [...]
Posted on February 4th, 2006 by Pickleboot
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