by Beth | Jan 3, 2018 | Breeds of Sheep, Knitting, projects, Spin Along, spinning
If you’ve taken a class with me or talked to me for more than 5 minutes you know I am a scientist at heart. I love to experiment. I did work in a laboratory for a while doing cell research and I loved it so much. But that’s for another time. Today I want...
by Beth | Nov 8, 2017 | Blog, Breeds of Sheep, fleece, raw fleece, Teaching, wool
So I got home from North Carolina a week ago. It has taken me this long to begin to feel normal. I’m always a little extra tired and want to be a little extra quiet when I get home from a teaching. This week was a little different because I had decided to take...
by Beth | Nov 7, 2017 | Breeds of Sheep, Deb Robson, fleece, Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook, raw fleece, Spinner's Book of Fleece
Yesterday I posted about my two most very favorite books about wool/sheep. Today I’m going to give you the rest of the list. About a year ago in my breeds study classes I started giving a little bibliography to the students. Before that I would carry all the...
by Beth | Oct 12, 2017 | Amy King, BFL, Knitting, projects, Spunky Eclectic
In January of 2012 I made some yarn from wool that was dyed by Amy King. I told Amy I had some yarn for a sweater and couldn’t find a sweater that I wanted to knit with it. I told her the particulars and she kindly designed a sweater to my specifications for me...
by Beth | Aug 3, 2017 | BFL, Blog, Blue Faced Leicester, longwools, projects, skirt project, spinning, Spunky Eclectic, weaving
Here is the summing up of the whole Blue Faced Leicester Dress process. I began spinning this yarn in January of 2016. The intention was another skirt with 2 ply warp and weft but things changed and morphed over the whole time. Mostly because there is a lot of...
by Beth | Jun 12, 2017 | BFL, Blog, skirt project, spinning, Spunky Eclectic, weaving
It seems like it’s been ages since I have done a blog post and I suppose it has. I’ve been super busy and trying to figure some things out with this current skirt. So, let me bring you up to speed if you haven’t been following along. This skirt will...
