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Today I skeined up a literal bucketload of freshly plied yarn, mostly 4-ply black Shetland, but also some red Targhee at the bottom of the pail.
It's all a bit over-twisted on the ply, but should be entirely fine after wash/dry. Really pleased with how it all turned out and am looking forward to the black & grey Shetland sweater that's in my future. 
I got these batts from Fossil Fibers - pics to follow in the thread. I am thinking of spinning them on supported spindle. They are all Studio Ghibli themed. Which one should I start with? @fiberarts #fiber #fiberarts #spinning #handspinning (1/2)
It's fleece washing time. I can't manage a whole one in one go anymore, so I'll be working through sections this week while the sun is out and it's not too hot for me. I'll be smelling of sheep for the next week! I have no idea what sheep this is, gift from friend of a friend. It spins so lovely and is far less work to prep than what I'm used to!
#LivingWithME #spinning #fleece
Here are the cute little Valais Blacknose I promised you from MDSW yesterday!
I was sad to read to today that the hail storm that hit right as we were heading out from the parking lot took out a significant number of vendors.
#MDSW #fiberarts #wool #spinning #knitting #sheep #SheepOfMastodon
My new Ashford diz is on the courier. I can't wait to set up my drum carder and blend some fibre so I can try out my new diz.
Finished #knitting this Flax sweater. Started #spinning the yarn for it in August last year. One single was a multicoloured bamboo/merino, the other one a solid blue Shetland, twined together into a lovely soft fingering yarn. #handspinning #handknit
@thewellandthetree@pagan.plusthree good things:
1) i had a few chocolate chips about an hour ago and now i am frantically planning on cleaning and dying a fleece that's been in my garage since 2023. i have a wee bit of inspiration to dye small bits of wool in various colors and then use them for embroidery on another project that's been languishing for a while.
chocolate chips as instant motivation? maybe! i'm not sure how long this energy will last, but i'll take it. lol
2) i still have fairy lights in my front window and they are the special kind that flash along with whatever music is playing nearby. i may never take them down. sorry neighbors. 
3) did i mention that i ate a very small handful of chocolate chips? because i'm not used to that amount of caffeine (or like, any caffeine, lolol) so i am kinda spinning my wheels here. but they were pretty good and i have now reached my caffeine quota for the year. 
#ThreeGoodThings #3GoodThings #Today #Chocolate #FairyLights #Spinning #HandDyeing #FiberArts #MidnightSpinningProjects #JustATinyBitHyper
Fossil Fibers launched a Studio Ghibli themed fiber collection for April / May (planned before the recent AI-driven Ghibli noise). I love some of them - Howl, Haku, Ponyo. But the one that got be to buy was the soot sprite kit, because I can think of all kinds of fun ways to combine these. And because they really hit the spot on Soot Sprite for me. https://www.fossilfibers.com/ #spinning #handspinning #fiberArts #fiber
Really stoked to get my Hansen e-spinner out and start spinning again. I’m strong enough to sit up now for longer periods of time.
I’m spinning up some Suffolk roving that I dyed during the pandemic.
Looking at the next Fiber Fusion - June 7-8 outside Seattle - I realized it was at last year’s event I got bitten by the spinning bug. So since June 1 2024, I have acquired an EEW 6.1 (i got it one week later to see if I’d like spinning), a Schacht Ladybug, Turkish spindles and then supported spindles, and, hopefully before June 1 2025, a Daedalus Starling. I guess I’m a spinner now. I just need to create more time to actually spin. #spinning #handspinning #fiberarts https://www.fiberfusion.net/
13th Annual
Fiber Fusion Northwest3 more bobbins and I can finally start thinking about weaving with this rainbow
My order for a Daedalus Starling has officially been placed - cranberry with dark grey accent colors. Should arrive after Maryland Sheep and Wool. It will bring my official “wheel” count to 3 - Lizzy, my EEW 5.1; Jane, my Schacht Ladybug; and then my as-yet-unnamed Daedalus Starling. She will not be named after a Jane Austen character, so I don’t know yet. I assume Lizzy will travel with me and Starling will live in one place. I think. So excited. #handspinning #spinning #fiberArts
@FanCityKnits@troet.cafeOh, I didn't learn about this until now.
Stephenie Gaustad died on February 12th of this year.
I don't know much about spinning plant fibers, but I always enjoyed her writings on that topic and she was such a great influence and inspiration for the #spinning community.
I Want to Tell You About My Friend – PLY Magazine
https://plymagazine.com/2025/02/i-want-to-tell-you-about-my-friend/
My name has come up on the waiting list for a Daedalus Starling! Good thing I decided to skip buying new skis this year because now I can spend the money on this e-spinner I’ve been coveting ;) Hope to have it by late May or so… #spinning #handSpinning
@terri@social.afront.orgFinally finished the last of my spindle turtles!
I'd originally thought to ply these in pairs but decided after the first one that I'd chain ply because I liked the smoother gradient I'd get that way. This is 2oz of fiber from Fully Spun in the Omnisexual Pride colourway. The plan will be to use it in some colourwork, probably a hat or mitts.
