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I decided to go easy on myself with this next bobbin of cotton yarn. I’m using the unsupported long draw method so the single is about 3 times the diameter of my first cotton yarn with roughly half less twist. The spinning is still slow, a little faster due to the bulk of the yarn. [...]

I put a vegetable steamer in the bottom of the pan and then filled the pan with water, so yarn wouldn’t rest directly over the heat. I’d read that green cotton needs some alkaline action in order for the color to develop fully so first I tried using a little homemade soap. It darkened just [...]

Before you judge me by my ugly tablecloth, you should know something. That’s my skirt. I love it when I ply yarn from two independent balls of single ply and come this close to equality. One end is just three inches longer than the other. There’s just something so satisfying about it. Want to see [...]

I’ve come to the conclusion that cotton fibers are smarter than I am. I know that I’m spinning a fine yarn and it does take longer to spin fine yarns than fat yarns. On the logic level I’m covered. It will take longer to spin this yarn than it would to spin yarn out of [...]

This cotton fiber disturbs my calm. I spin yarn to produce calm, to maintain calm. Do I need to spin a yarn that disrupts that sweet serenity? I suppose I do.  I suppose deep down inside of me, deep deep down, in the darkest recesses of my soul there’s a part of me that must [...]

Spinning cotton is one of those experiences that you either learn to love, or continue to hate. I’m all about the love at this moment. I’ve not learned to love it yet, but I’m trying. I have 8 ounces of this stuff so I’ve plenty of time to figure out where to find the love. [...]

It’s not easy when I’ve fallen out of the habit of daily blogging to get back into it. I am never quite sure what I should be writing about, other than my crafts and my yarn. My kids are cute and my pets adventures are interesting to me, but even I need to take a [...]

But I have a fridge now. When the house broke it didn’t break the fridge, but the thing was old and running constantly and constantly driving our electricity usage up. Matt and I debated for a few days while the old fridge was unplugged whether it was worth sending it in for a tune up [...]

I’m making peach-raspberry upside down cake. I just put it in the oven so I have to wait for a tantalizing 45 minutes to actually get to taste my creation. Technically the hard parts have been done. I live in fear of dry mealy cakes though so I went through the trouble of digging through [...]

I’m pretty fortunate, after all beyond my day job (being mother and housewife) I get to study the Tao Te Ching and spin yarn– it’s my *other* day job. Some people meditate with their eyes closed, I meditate with my eyes wide open and fiber in hand. Right now my favorite copy of the Tao [...]