by Beth | Jan 15, 2018 | Patreon, planning, Spin Along, spinning, Spinning Technique
You may know about the Sweater Spin Along that’s coming up for my patrons. Well, you might also know that I’m not a very fast knitter. And therein lies my problem. In November I was talking to Kat and she was raving about this “yarn” she was...
by Beth | Jan 12, 2018 | Blog, Spin Along, spinning, Spinning Technique
I smile at myself sometimes. Almost 10 years ago I wrote this post about improving my spinning consistency. The skein in the photo isn’t half bad. But I haven’t changed much in 10 years. I still look at every skein I spin and analyze it and figure out how...
by Beth | Jan 10, 2018 | Blog, projects, weaving, Weaving
And I’m unprepared. I knew what I wanted to write about today and I sat down to write all about it but here’s the problem. I don’t have a photo to illustrate what I was going to talk about. Seriously. I went through 6 years of photos. Nothing. Then I...
by Beth | Jan 8, 2018 | Blog
We’re into week 2 of the Scarf Spin and Weave Along and so far, except for a few missteps by me, I think things are going just swimmingly. Since the Scarf Along is only 4 weeks I thought it might be time to introduce the next Along that will begin on February 1....
by Beth | Jan 5, 2018 | Blog, planning, retreat, Retreats and Festivals, Rhinebeck, Teaching
Today’s look back is taken from a newsletter I sent out in early January of 2010. That year I had scheduled Sara Lamb, Maggie Casey, Galina Khmeleva, Deb Robson, Michael Cook, Denny McMillan, Abby Franquemont and Amy King. Many of them were my first time meeting...