Uteri for the ears...
Because I can!
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November 30, 2007
November 19, 2007
It's a bird... it's a plane... it's SUPERYARN!
Looky, I made yarn!
November 06, 2007
Spinning and chairs
So I joined this new spinning list, which is apparently full of vitriolic people who think wool allergies are made up because we "princesses" need more attention... and apparently some think, no matter what my reassurances are that my dad is a master woodworker, that he can't make me anything more than a probably unbalanced spinning wheel.
Jealous, all of 'em.
:-P
Anyway, thanks to the very nice people in my life and on the internet who helped me figure out what kind of wheel I want, I will be sending details to Dad later, there are so many nice folks out there, I can afford to shrug off the mean ones. After all, we princesses have broad shoulders to hold our elegant gowns upon, and we can easily shrug these sorts of things off.
For those who wanted to see examples of my dad's beautiful woodworking skills, here is my pride and joy, my rocking chair:
He also has made me a chest
and a mantle clock (as I told my dd, 6, it is a real grandfather clock, although it's a mantle clock design, because her grandfather made it :-))
So I'm going to tell Dad I'd love a single drive wheel, double treadle, with scotch tension (is that right Daniel?) and I will figure out the correct terminology so I don't say "three places to put the drive band thingy so I can spin different weights of yarn"
Cut me some slack, I've been cleaning carpets and the dog for an hour. Don't ask, but I finally had to put the poor thing outside, she's like the energizer bunny of diarrhea...
November 04, 2007
when fiber arts go wrong...
Oh. My.
November 02, 2007
With a blog title like that, it was a matter of time
The bug has caught. One drop spindle bought, two made (but need work), and I am borrowing my friend's spinning wheel to learn, because (drumroll, trumpets please) Dad has offered to make me a spinning wheel for xmas! YAHOOIE! (Um, sorry about all the hints, Dad...)
So I am gathering info on what I *must* have and what I *might* like, and will pass on details to Dad. So far I like the double treadle, like having a brake around, the Louet my dear friend lent me is great but I think it moves a little fast for me, and most importantly, I am not coordinated enough yet to make good yarn. My yarn BITES. If my yarn were a movie, it'd be "Android" (look it up, but by god, don't watch it)
Here are the picture-y bits:
my friend's Louet
leather brake, shown for Dad
My friend demonstrates how to make yarn
don't mind the messy desk behind...
and, my drop spindle. Anything "good" on here was done by my friend, I take all responsibility for the awful stuff ;-)
The Great Pumpkin Night
20+ hours
$50+ dollars
AUGH
Here he is, Mr. Dragon Lord and his friend, Squire:
And here is Minnie Mouse, who trick or treated for the first time without us, but with her friend across the street and her dad.
Here's the sugar rush aftermath:
and I have no pictures of the next day's "candy hangover" but I promise you it wasn't pretty. Oh well.