Yesterday I started knitting again after years of not knitting a single stitch. I forgot how much I love it. 😁🧶
All the stitches came back to me as soon as I picked the needles up again. I didn't have to look up how to do any of it, I guess it must be muscle memory. 👀 :knitting: :ablobcatknitsweats:
This is me spinning some tussah silk on my espinner. Isn't it gorgeous?! It reminds me of the picture of that glossy horse that looks like spun sugar. #spinning#handspinning#handmade#handcraft
After a couple of weeks break from posting a blog, I'm back.
This week's blog post is my roadtrip to the 45˚ Fibre Festival in Gore at the beginning of May. It features knitting and spinning and buying crafty things, and winning a raffle prize.
🧶 It's done! Yarn re-skeined on swift from ball I wound months ago, washed in Eucalan, dried thoroughly (it fluffed up, so nice!), re-wound just now into a ball.
@fibrearts@spinning I’m spinning during this set of nights. This is “Purple Teepee” by John Arbon. 50% merino and 50% Jacob. This was from their special last year and I’ve got 600g to spin up. #spinning#yarn#fibrearts#handspun
Join me for Romi Hill's #MKAL - "Way Leads On To Way!" Starts this coming Friday, April 26th.
🧶 Two color crescent shawl
🧶 Extremely well planned in all respects
🧶 Lots of #YouTube & #Ravelry posts
🧶 New techniques
🧶 Many participants
🧶 Scaled pattern pricing
🧶 Kits
🧶 Not too hard 😊
I’m looking for fediverse accounts to follow for inspiration in my new leisure interest: #knitting#socks. I’ve made two pairs so far and am looking for help and style variations, as well as tips to improve my technique.
@ellane Here are a whole bunch of hashtags to check out. Not all relevant to socks but all are fiber arts related. Welcome to this wild and woolly world!
@spinning This is my spinning for tonight. It’s an old bump from Hilltop Cloud and is much last (for now) odd 100g bump. My next spinning will be for a garment. #spinning#handspun#handmade
I filled up a bobbin for the first time! This one is some BFL I am pretty sure I bought when I still lived in TX. (So, old) woo! #handspinning#spinning
@spinning Last night’s 100g finished and plied. This is “Singer” from Hilltop Cloud. I can’t remember the blend but there was something a bit toothy in it.#spinning#fibre#handspun#handspinning
Very interesting - using S and Z spun singles for #weaving.
So many ideas to explore. #fibercraft has endless potential of going down rabbit holes and side rabbit holes of rabbit holes. And then side side holes ...
@fibrearts My spinning for tonight is glorious. It was a gift from my sister and is from Crafty Cat Fibre. It’s grey Corriedale so it’s going out with a dark undertone which I love. Especially because it’s coming out as a dark rainbow ❤️🌈 #spinning#fibrearts#fibrecrafts
@fiberart@spinning I appear to be spinning frog hair but I love how pretty this is coming out. The blend is 25% Faroe Island Wool, 13% Tussah Silk and 62% Shetland and it’s fascinating to spin. It’s very crisp and the Faroe Island Wool is new to me and has a really interesting handle. #spinning#yarn
Today has been cognitively difficult (lots of unrelated problems) but I'm off the clock for the work parts at least so time for a spinning break even though what I really need is a nap.
Might be that I already shared it here since time ago. But I love this video so, so much. Those ladies are just delightful. And let's celebrate it - this is now 60 years old. How things have changed. And haven't changed.
And I'm in total awe about their skill as both spinner and knitter.