Just a quick post to say how much I love the way this scarf looks. If I can find a slightly thicker yarn dyed this way, I’d be delighted to make myself a sweater.
Yarn is Baah La Jolla in “Smoke and Diamonds.” Pattern is Stephanie Pearl-McPhee’s One Row Handspun Scarf.
The essay on spindles in history has been updated, if you’re interested. The cross stitch is halfway done. According to the new cross stitching app I’m using on my Android tablet, the completed project has Read more…
A “wristaff” is a great way to hold your fiber while you’re spindle spinning. I know I wrote up a tutorial years ago, but I’ve lost it, so here it is as best I remember Read more…
I made my first instructional video: how to spin in the way I’ve been doing it since I hurt my thumb. I call it “medium draw”, as I know several spinners who use this technique Read more…
1 Comment
patti · April 8, 2024 at 9:46 pm
Well, I understand your feelings because it gives me joy to view it as well!