Knitting, cooking and other enthusiasms
Posted in Spinning on Mar 14th, 2011
Um, yeah in case you didn’t already figure it out, I had fun last weekend. The Fiber Retreat is a homegrown, relaxed sort of affair and if you go expecting intense sessions in technical aspects of fiber arts, you’ll be disappointed. But if you’re fine with small classes (7-12 students each) with plenty of time [...]
Posted in Spinning on Mar 12th, 2011
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Posted in Spinning on Mar 12th, 2011
I’ve arrived at the Fiber Retreat and it’s a blast. If there’s time and I can figure it out I”ll post pics later. Now it’s time to get coffee, oil the wheel (no lube necessary Cookie) and head for class! Posted from WordPress for Android
Posted in Spinning on Jan 23rd, 2011
So I got a postcard in the mail on Friday which I’ve been waiting for forever. Sort of like Charlie Brown checking the mailbox looking for the Valentine from the little red-haired girl. This is better than a Valentine, this is my registration to Fiber Retreat 2011!!!! I got my first choices: a silk-spinning class, [...]
Posted in garden, politics, Spinning, Ten on Tuesday on Aug 31st, 2010
Ten ways to Lighten My Mood. Are you insinuating I’m cranky???!!!!? Plant sunflowers in your garden. Go out to lunch with a friend. Change the routine. We all need a little variety. So that would be peanut butter on the English muffin instead of jam. Spend time puttering in the garden. As long as there [...]
Posted in Spinning on Aug 22nd, 2010
Proof that not all of the bugs are in the garden these days. She followed me home, can I keep her? I finally took the plunge and bought a spinning wheel. It wasn’t the one I thought I was going to buy, and it wasn’t the one that I really wanted but the Ladybug will [...]
Posted in Spinning on Jul 18th, 2010
In Tour de Fleece news, I’m still madly spinning, just not posting my progress. This is the 2-ounce bump of cormo from Strawberry Moon Fibers that I bought at Shepherd’s Harvest in Lake Elmo, MN in early May. The spinning is rustic at best, veering from fingering to worsted weight and the plying is beginner’s [...]
The sweet potatoes won’t be as pretty as this blossom, but I’m hoping there will be plenty of them. Short and sweet today, I’m a little under the weather and need to go take a nap. I’ve managed to spin everyday and it’s been delightful. Partly because the fiber is bright and cheerful and partly [...]
Posted in Spinning on Jul 4th, 2010
Happy Independence Day all you Americans. If it’s July, then it’s time for the Tour de Fleece! Time to get out those spinning wheels and spindles, raid the fiber stash and spin every day the Tour de France boys ride their bikes (and did you see all those crashes this morning? Oy!) If you’re in [...]
Shepherd’s Harvest Festival was cold, soggy and fun. It’s a mid-sized festival, big enough to have a good selection of vendors in four barns, small enough that you can comfortably do it in one day and cover pretty much everything you want to see. The crowds were good but not massive, perhaps because of the [...]
