Category Archives: Spinning

4th Quarter Challenge – Twists

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

When Zed announced the 4th quarter challenge, I immediately thought of a bit of wool yarn that I spun by hand with a drop spindle ages ago. It has been sitting in my studio for years now and I have … Continue reading →

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Spinning at Can Games

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

  JAN’S BLOG POST; CAN GAMES Spontaneous Demoing 2018 For a number of years I have followed my husband to the local board gaming convention on the May long weekend (Can Games). In exchange for my support of his hobby, … Continue reading →

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Some Spinning and a New Loom.

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

Things are still very busy here with the bottle lambs. So there is not much time for felting. I have managed to do some spinning. It all still needs plying. This one I think will have to be plied with somthing … Continue reading →

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A Spin in.

Posted on February 4, 2018 by

Saturday I spent the day at a spin in not to far form home. There were lots of people there. More people arrived after I took these pictures, mostly wheels but ther were a few of us on spindles. There were … Continue reading →

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Finishing Up Some Spinning

Posted on January 3, 2018 by

  In the spring I borrowed a blending board from my friend Carlene. I made rollags at guild social meetings and at demos. And spinning here and there. I finally got around to plying them all. Then I needed to … Continue reading →

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Demo Last Weekend

Posted on September 29, 2017 by

This last weekend my guild did a Demo at the Carp Fair I went on the Sunday.  I took a blending board to make some more rollags. I had some hand cards with me and I had a spindle I … Continue reading →

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Spinning some yarn

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

I haven’t done much other than make meat pies for the farmers market the last week. It seems with cooler weather people want comfort food. So many Steak and Mushroom pies and Tourtiere pies have been made. I did finish … Continue reading →

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