Category: Breed-specific Yarn
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Tour de Fleece 2023 Wrap-up
The Tour de Fleece is an event that we spinners anticipate every year. This year my participation was small, but I joined the Fearless Fibers team and committed to spinning at least 20 minutes every day. I initially hoped to make some progress on my sweater spin, but ended up deciding to work on some…
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Finn Wool Revisited
I wrote a bit about Finnsheep, or Finn, fiber early on in my spinning journey (read that post here). Since Finn is one of my favorite wools to work with, and I knit the Basket of Blossoms Shawl sample in Finn yarn, I thought it was time to revisit this wonderful fiber. WoodSong Farm, whose…
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Workshops at Carolina Fiber Fest
I’m excited to announce that I will be teaching three knitting workshops at the 2023 Carolina Fiber Fest – running March 8-12. Workshop registration is now live one the Carolina Fiber Fest website. Here are the workshops I’ll be teaching: Working With Breed-specific Yarns – Have you ever wondered what is so special about breed-specific…
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2021 in Review – and My First Handspun Pattern!
Happy New Year! I took some time off during the holidays to be with family, and since coming back I’ve been doing the work of closing out 2021 and planning for the upcoming year. In 2021, I published 6 new patterns and 15 blog posts, and taught my first ever online class! Teaching the class…
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Spinning Dorset Horn Fiber
It’s been awhile since I’ve finished a Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em project – the last few months have been a bit of a whirlwind and haven’t left me much time for spinning. I’ve been working on this lovely natural gray-brown Dorset Horn roving from Covered Bridge Fiber for several months, and finally finished it…