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I finished the third bobbin of cotton singles. I now have a much smaller pile of unspun cotton, small enough to shove all of it in a sandwich bag and put it back in the stash. Three plies on three bobbins. Three glorious bobbins. And I’m plying the yarn now. Yay! Yay for me! It’s [...]

Since I am spinning the endless cotton I have had lots of time to contemplate this question. At first it was because I knew I could purchase raw and processed fiber cheaper than finished yarn, and because I knew that I could spin yarn. Having more time than money, it seemed like a good idea. [...]

Yes. Cotton. Cotton and more cotton. Spinning it. I have steeled myself, decided that I want these fibers out of my way for a little while and the best way of doing that is to spin it all up, ply it, put it in skeins and hang it with my other yarns. Not all my [...]

One of the great traditions in our home is the tooth fairy box. That’s right. No pillows to find in darkened rooms, the convenient tooth fairy box hangs oh-so-nicely on the bedroom door because, oddly enough, the tooth fairy hands out extra bling if she doesn’t risk exposure or steps on tiny extremely painful Lego [...]

I am the cute little kid in the front, the taller cute (but not nearly as cute as me) little kid behind me is my sister. The note on the back of this picture says “Church clown day: Tina 2nd place, Wendy 3rd place.” No one bothered to write down the year. I’d totally forgotten [...]