Spinning with an antique support spindle
I am having fun trying a new toy: an antique french support spindle, received just today (More looking for a new home here). This one is so little and cute, …
March Fiber Giveaway
April is around the corner now, high time for March’s Fiber Giveaway !! (Now CLOSED – come again next month for April’s Fiber Giveaway !) No I didn’t forget about …
We spun yarn on a wheel !!
This morning I finally (after my car’s breakdown last week) got to visit Claudia and her brand new (to her) Louet S10 wheel. First task was to assemble it, and …
Some spinning, and assembling granny squares ..
I really thought I was going to try my hand on a wheel for the very first time this week, as my friend Claudia bought one (a Louet S10, same …
Slowly getting back to normal life, spinning etc..
So, I’ve been resting a lot this week, taking naps, spinning some, reading some, and slowly going back to normal life. The operation went really well, and apart from tiredness …
New orange Art yarn, and February Fiber Giveaway
Yesterday I started spinning my Fiber Swap Art batts. As you can see, I love color 😉 Needle-felted some flowers, beads and oddments, and spun using the autowrapping and foreign …
New yarn : autowrapped with cocoons. Bliss…
So, yesterday I Sat and spun until 10 pm… 😛 To reply to Jacey‘s comment, yes I’m spinning on a kick-spindle and have to slighlty adjust the techniques so I …
A whole new world
Material Whirled is having a Valentine yarn Giveaway. You gotta have a look there, first maybe to try to win the yummy skein of handspun, but most of all, to …
2008 Retrospective
In a few hours it will be the end of 2008. This was a good year for me, with a lot of crocheting, lots of new designs.. and learning to …
Blankie finally finished, and mini fiber Giveaway
Yay, finally the Granny square blankie I made for my friend is finished !! I weaved in the last end yesterday night and now it’s ready to be gifted to …