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The hits: I’m spinning Blue Faced Leicester, and wondering “Where has this stuff been all my life?” I have three 8 ounce bags; one each of white, sienna and black BFL. It’s fabulous, very similar in handle to Shetland although I tend to want to add more twist to it. I like the rich dark [...]

Should a spinner control the gauge and style of the yarn or should the fibers dictate how the yarn turns out? (Aka: Letting the yarn decide what it wants to be.) The debate rages on. I’m all for appropiateness of purpose. I personally cringe at bulky cotton singles, but if that’s appropriate for the final [...]

Yesterday was warm and lovely, today was dreary. Lucky for us we chose to do our dyeing yesterday and not today. Since I currently don’t have the acid for protein dyeing I amused myself with doing a couple of yards of linen. Although I swear I put more dye on the first one, I must [...]

The weather is confusing today. Yesterday we had a garage sale, we were planning on going through the weekend, but as soon as we decide to take the things out of the carport and set up it starts drizzling. Then we put things away again and it starts shining. It’s one thing for me to [...]

Don’t say I didn’t warn you. I know everyone thinks they have the cutest kitten ever, but this kitten is the cutest kitten ever in a coffee cup, that has to count for something. The kitty’s name is Blue, and she’s about 10 days old. Other than being cute she doesn’t do a whole lot. [...]