Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival

I just got back from The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival and- wow. I went last year as a newly born fiber artist and had a great time, but it was so interesting to go back as a weaver with an agenda. It was utterly overhwleming, but less so when I reminded myself that I [...]

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Spun Around: Some Yarn That’s the Last of its Kind

I have officially decided I am never spinning for fun ever again. It’s a real workout with a drop spindle, and a real headache if you’re trying to set the twist without a niddy noddy. I find myself at odds a lot with the techniques that relate to my field of study; there are a [...]

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Spinning Progress

I decided to pick up my merino wool again- this time with some real conviction! Much like knitting, I don’t find spinning to be a very interesting or satisfying a process, but the results are probably worth it. I plan on using whatever yarn I spin to revist some small “tapestry” panels I started months [...]

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Mini Tasks, Large Projects

Right now I’m in an in-between stage. The Ikat project is finished, and the double cloth project will start next week; first a sample, then the final for the class. Truthfully, I don’t have a lot of work going on in most of my classes, mostly essays and reading, and since I am impossibly quick when it [...]

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