About the Mob
Well, really it's a mob of one, but you get the idea. I'm just me, in Hotlanta, but through me there are many others (yes, we are numerous), and we have teh pointy sticks (fear them), and besides that, we make pretty things. Mostly.All Them Thangs
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Category Archives: spinning
S&W, day three!
Day the last. OKAY. So. Sunday was Mother’s Day and while my own mother lives rather far away, I was rather near to WH’s mom and his grandmother, so we woke up bright and early and went out with them … Continue reading
Posted in knitting, sarees, spinning
Tagged food, maryland sheep and wool, nature, road trip, saris, sheep and wool
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Sheep and Wool, Part 2
In which we actually go to the Sheep and Wool festival. We got up all bright and early and, eschewing a wholesome breakfast in favor of delicious bagels (vacation is carte blanche for that). The first year we went, it … Continue reading
Posted in General stuff, knitting, spinning
Tagged fiber, knitting, maryland sheep and wool, sheep and wool, spinning
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Epic post is epic.
Which is why you get it in installments! Lo, here is day one of the yearly fiber adventure! In which we misestimate how long it takes to get from Atlanta to Maryland, and have some lady-type adventures on the way. … Continue reading
Posted in General stuff, knitting, spinning
Tagged fiber, knitting, maryland, road trip, sheep and wool, silly
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Handspun is useful!
I realized after rejoicing in my accomplishment of spinning my first skein of yarn that I had actually only spun up 83 yards, which while it sounds like a lot in fact is not a lot. So I put it … Continue reading
Wait, this is a craft blog.
Right? Aha. Yeah. So I really have been doing things. In fact, lots. (Which is why I haven’t been blogging). Thing one: This is really what’s been taking up my time. I’m having company soon, and my house needs cleaning, … Continue reading
Posted in General stuff, knitting, spinning, why I knit
Tagged fiber, housework, knitting, progress, spinning
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Stuff done: Spinning
I have been a bad blogger lately, but I’ve been a great spinner. Following on the heels of my incredible sock success (the 4-day Monkeys), I decided to get busy spinning yarn. First, I finished off that logwood-dyed wool I … Continue reading
Sometimes I don’t think – a photoessay
Well, actually I think all the time. But not always in ways that are useful. Take this past weekend, for example. I have been looking at images of women from the 1500s in India, and they’ve got lovely henna’d hands. … Continue reading
Posted in General stuff, india, sca, spinning
Tagged coronation, garb, henna, india, sca, spinning, stupidity
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Fiber Friday!
Since I am without the means to increase my stash (and really, given the space alloted for said stash, I shouldn’t increase it, even if I have the means), I’m starting this new thing to live vicariously through the internet … Continue reading
Posted in Cool things, Fiber Friday, spinning
Tagged crafts, Etsy, Fiber Friday, shopping, spinning, wool
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Not much.
Which is what I got done last night. So. I came home Wednesday and the husband said, “Your computer won’t turn on.” Well, crap. I tried it and lo and behold, he was right (not that I doubted him at … Continue reading
Posted in General stuff, knitting, spinning
Tagged computer, FAIL, fiber, hard drive, knitting, spinning
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More fiber? No, thanks.
I have accomplished much by spinning, plying, and washing my first handspun. It is lovely. However, this bit of accomplishment is dwarfed by the sheer amount of roving I have left over (which compared to some is not a lot, … Continue reading
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