Category Archives: spinning

Community

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

There have been some events in the news that made me think about community. Our global community is changing and shrinking much like our fiber community is. It made really think about the people that I’ve spent time with over … Continue reading →

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Spring Show Season

Posted on May 20, 2017 by

As a dyer and fiber worker there are times it’s hard to let things go. Really hard. My spring show season has come to an end. It’s now time to load the online shop, and decide what I get to … Continue reading →

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Club test spins.

Posted on January 3, 2017 by

Here I am with a new year looming and 12 months of club colorways ahead of me. I’ve been working at test dyeing and getting the colors and fibers all lined up. Wanna see what I’ve been up to? This … Continue reading →

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This is where we are now.

Posted on December 7, 2016 by

The industry is changing. The fiber industry is always changing (as most industries are) but for some time we’ve been seeing a gradual shift that in the last year or so has been undeniable. We’ve had discussions on fair fiber … Continue reading →

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Instant Success

Posted on June 14, 2016 by

I woke up one morning, picked up a spindle and made the most gorgeous yarn you ever saw. You’d think a machine made it. And then I hopped onto a spinning wheel and did the same thing. I made a … Continue reading →

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Singles

Posted on March 22, 2016 by

A few months ago someone in a Facebook group accused me of not having a good understanding of singles yarns and that I obviously hated them when I gave her advice that was contrary to what she was thinking. I … Continue reading →

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I teach.

Posted on September 17, 2015 by

I remember being in Kindergarten doing those crazy little pages that they have kids do; “Draw what you want to be when you grow up”. I always drew a teacher. Though, at that time, I was planning on becoming an … Continue reading →

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