A number of years ago, at a fiber show, I saw a handspinner who had tied all her leftover single-ply yarns together and plied them to make a skein of odds and ends yarn. She said the technique was really popular. I recall thinking it had a lot of potenti… more »

It's too cold to do anything outside. Ok, so I'm two years into Alabama winters and already I've turned into a weather wimp. By Alabama standards, it is too cold to do anything outside, and we've had one day that was pretty cold even by Wisconsin standar… more »

I have been spinning. I really enjoy spinning -- so much that sometimes after a long day at the computer -- my new day job -- I don't feel like blogging. I just spin. And the next day, I'm working on all these intense problems at the day job and when I g… more »

For the past almost a week, I've been working on finishing up a project last summer. I've been spinning up the remaining Mocha Swirl blend. This is a blend I created two or three years ago, but I've never worked with more than a sample. This blen… more »

The reveal continues. I knit a hat for my brother. The crown of the hat (fawn) is millspun sock yarn from Drake and others. It's not very soft, but my brother can wear wool and he's still got a full head of hair, so I figure the crown of the hat reall… more »