The Woolly Animal of Dawn
No matter when I go to bed, I wake between 4:30–5:00 a.m. And what do I do in these hours where nobody makes any demands? I create. Sometimes I knit. Sometimes I write. But mostly, I spin.
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A Spinner’s Toolbox . . . Literally
Today, I would just like to share with you a few essential tools every spinner should have handy to keep a wheel in working condition and fix solutions to tiny problems.
Farm to Wheel: Supporting local shepherds
Is it possible for us as spinners to buy local wool to fulfill our spinning needs and support local shepherds at the same time? When we purchase locally, we play a part, however small, in contributing to sustainable agriculture in our part of the world. Additional benefits include providing support to the rural economy and helping to ensure that local agriculture stays alive and thriving.
Celebrating Risks
Challenging myself sometimes results in discouragement to such an extent that I don’t even want to look at my wheels or fiber stockpile. I’ve discovered that I need to celebrate my attempts at the new and different.
Planning Your Crafting Year
The beginning of the year is the perfect time for planning your crafting year – all the things you want to accomplish in your creative life before the next calendar year arrives. The first thing I want you to consider is your Why.
The “World’s Cutest Sheep” in Colorado
Affectionately called “the world’s cutest sheep,” the Valais Blacknose are the showstoppers of the Davis farm.
So You Wanna Learn to Spin
Hello! If you have found your way to this little corner of the internet, I take it that you are at least somewhat interested in learning how to spin yarn. Well, new friend, you have come to the right place!
Step Away from Your Electric Wheel
The title sounds like something the “Spinning Police” would say, doesn’t it? No, I’m not here to give you a ticket, but maybe an idea instead.
Fleece Whispered into Spinning
As I trace my steps in the world of spinning, I realize it is not a straight progression. I think that’s okay because just as I have been told over and over again that there is no absolutely correct way to spin, I believe there is no absolutely correct way to learn how to spin. But the end is the same – the delicious accomplishment of turning fibres into yarn!
