Archive for October, 2008

Fiber Obsession

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

I’ve been spacing out over fiber. Seriously.
Nothing I type makes sense because I dream about drafting. Isn’t that funny? Here is what I picked up when I went to Color: The Fiber Festival a few weeks ago. I was all over Pigeonroof Studios and AVFKW.

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Before/After

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

The before picture is as pretty as the after, in my opinion.
Before: Batts from Evonne Wee’s Etsy shop.

After: my attempt at spinning into a sorta artsy yarn with the locks Evonne added to this lovely order. I had so much fun spinning this up. I literally let my creativity flow.

Been […]

Majacraft Pioneer Wheel Review

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

I thought I’d write up a quick review on my wheel since we’ve been spending lots of time together. So far, so good!

Specifications: Double treadle wheel and scotch tension. Materials are solid pine, plywood and MDF with a cream wash finish. Most Majacrafts have a delta flyer but it […]

My new spinning wheel (!) and fibers

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Last weekend, I took a short trip to Solvang to visit Village Spin and Weaveto try out some spinning wheels. I was wavering between the Ashford Kiwi and the Sonata, and fortunately the night before I discovered Majacraft had a new wheel–the Pioneer. Originally, I was also looking into the Fricke DT because […]


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