Tour de Fleece: Yeah, very thick indeed
Last Sunday I plied all my singles on my wheel. As I was plying, I was a bit suspicious already.…
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Tour de Fleece: Singles wheel
After two weeks of spinning in the Tour de Fleece, I have finished spinning the singles for my project. Four…
Tour de Fleece: Halfway mark
We’re about halfway through the Tour de Fleece, and I’m enjoying it immensely. I’ve been spinning every night so far,…
Tour de Fleece: Ready to start!
Today it starts: the Tour de Fleece of 2018! Spinners around the world take out their wheels, polish their spindles,…
Mega project is done!
Last February I started spinning my largest spindle spinning project to date. I combined five braids and batts of fibre,…
Flippety-fade
Another handspun shawl is finished! I’m particularly happy with this one, mostly because of the nice combination of colours, gradients,…
Spring gradient
A couple of years ago I participated in the Just Batty 2 Challenge. This challenge was part swap, part spinning.…
Startitis
Startitis. I’ve got a bad case of it. As I’m spinning my largest project to date (500 grams of rolags)…
Spinning pure bliss
There is something about working with undyed fibres and yarns that touches me. Especially (off)-white fibres have a special place…
Spinning on
I’ve been bitten by the spinning bug again… Lately, I’ve been spinning every day, and enjoying it immensely. After my…
Thick and glitter
My previous spin was not as thick as had intended, so I tried again. This time I used SpinJones fibrein…
Thin or thick?
As I become a more experienced spinner, I notice that I spin thinner and thinner. My previous project turned out…
Icy green
When I started spinning this Nunoco roving it was still July. I had just finished my Tour de Fleece spinning,…
WIPs galore
I usually write a blog post when I have finished a project, or when I have visited a creative event.…
Story Time
The latest swap in the Dutch Karma Swap group is called Story Time. It’s a long-running swap (three months) in…
Tour de Fleece: Finished!
Yesterday was the final day of the Tour de Fleece. Time for a sprint! I was still spinning some lovely…
Tour de Fleece
It’s that time of the year again: the Tour de Fleece has started last week! This annual event takes place…
Spin Fest at Cross & Woods
Last summer my LYS, Cross & Woods, threw a spinning party in honour of the person who created their beautiful…
It really is purple!
… even though my camera can’t capture it properly! I’ve been spinning on and off on my AdrianArt merino project…
Happy New Year!
I know that it’s already January 4th, but here in The Netherlands you are allowed to give your well-wishes for…
Colourful December
My multiscarf is finished! I used up almost all the ReSkein yarn (I had a bit more of the silver)…
Spin Cycle October: Malcolm Fielding
Every month the Yarn Therapy Zone on Ravelry organizes a spin along that celebrates a spindle maker. In October it…
Tour de Fleece – it’s over!
Today is the last day of the Tour de Fleece. Over the past three weeks I have been spinning quite…
Tour de Fleece week 1
It has been a busy spinning week! And of course I had to work to (so inconvenient…). In the first…
Review: Mingo & Asho Glasscapes
Last year a new pair of spindle makers entered the market for supported spindles: Mingo and Asho, two artists living in California.…
Fête de Fleece
Yesterday I went to the Tour de Fleece kickoff party at my LYS Cross & Woods (formally known as Woool).…
Tour de Fleece
Today is the first day of the Tour de Fleece! Spinners around the world spin along with the cyclists in…
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