Category: Tools and toys
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Point of No Return
Reference These socks took close to forever for me. I blame this on the needles. No, really. The needles. And those needles? Signature Needle Arts 6 inch double points. Why? Because they are too damn pointy. I was splitting yarn like I have never split yarn before. I got the needles at last year’s Maryland…
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Strip
Reference So, what was I doing New Year’s Eve? Well, during the day I was cutting strips with my rag cutter. I dug it out so that I could cut up the eight yards of fabric that I am using as the weft to weave the rugs that were being put on the big loom…
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Caught Up
Reference It feels like forever since I posted anything fibery, so here is a nice big post to catch up on what has been going on with the textiles. After finishing the STR heel experiment, I started on these socks. The sock yarn is Eidos from Sanguine Gryphon in the colorway Poesis. The colors don’t…
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(Sley) Ride
Reference OK. A few notes before I go forward with this entry: I have changed warps on you. I am using yarn that I spun a couple years ago for the project you are about to see. I didn’t want anyone thinking that weaving had the magical power to turn fingering weight purple silk into worsted weight handspun blue/green/purple…
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Begin the Beguine
Reference I joined up with the O-Loom-Pic Weave-along on Ravelry; so in doing the projects for it, I thought it would be a good opportunity for giving the uninitiated some insight into the weaving process. This post covers the project planning and winding the warp.
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The Heart of the Matter
Reference Well, I had a different title and everything for this post back on Monday morning; but just as I was publishing the last entry, I got a phone call from my mother. Now, my mother never calls me unless something is up. She, in particular, doesn’t call me in the morning just to chat. It…
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What I got for Christmas
Ooooooh! Aaaaaah! This is what Mr. Penney got me for Christmas (among other things.) Ain’t he sweet! I did a fair amount of research on this before buying. When I originally asked for a sewing machine for Christmas, I did not anticipate the price we were going to pay for one. I figured a simple…