Rainbow Brite

I spent my evening spinning up this wooly delight. I absolutely love the colors!

Yummy Goodness!

This evening I spun up this beautiful merino/silk blend and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.



I had a much easier time plying, thanks to less yarn and a better technique. I think I figured out what I was doing wrong yesterday, so I just need to keep practicing and not give up.

2009 = practice, practice, practice

xo

3-Ply Nightmare

I went crazy spinning today!

First I spun up a few singles with the intention of plying them together. I wanted my yarn to be 100% hand spun, but I cheated a little bit and ended up using one machine made strand because I liked the color (flourescent pink) so much.



My goal was a 3-ply yarn, which I have to say was a little more work than I expected. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong, but my singles were getting all tangled up in the process of plying and I wanted to scream. Turns out the final product doesn't have nearly the twist I was hoping for, but the colors look fantastic together.



I'm now in the process of spinning some hemp so I can make Josh a new necklace. Here's a pic of the raw goods so you can get an idea of what I'm working with.



I'll post pics of the finished product soon.

Happy Holidaze!

Shifting Gears

Hey all! I'm sort of in the process of re-doing this site.

If you know me, you know that I'm a complete scatter brain and have a very hard time keeping focused and on topic.

Well, going forward I'm going to try and focus on documenting my knitting and spinning adventures as well as talking about anything arts and crafts related. I'll probably end up talking about things like plants and records every so often too, cuz that's just the way I roll.

Anyway...

Yesterday I was zooming around Etsy looking for some new hand spun yarn and I stumbled upon this looker.



Turns out the creater of this multi-colored goodness is Elizabeth Stottlemyer a.k.a Hobbledehoy and she only lives a hop, skip, and a jump away from me! Please check out her shop if you get a chance.

So, my co-worker had been telling me about this quilt that his aunt made awhile back. Turns out it took her seven years to make, and each panel is hand stitched to represent one of the 50 United States. I kept asking him if he would bring it in for me to see sometime.

Check this thing out!







I noticed that there was some discoloration and staining in a few spots. Does anyone know of a safe and effective way to fix this?