Tuesday 21 June 2011

Its not just men that......

I've had manflu................ or at least triple pneumonia if that's possible!! I have been suffering, yes really suffering, from a summer cold, which then became bronchitis and is now tonsillitis - this resulted in a trip to the GP for anti-biotics and all this in the run up to Wimbledon - life can be really rotton at times.

Despite being spaced out for much of the last two weeks I have managed to spend a couple of days spinning with friends, very wisely they kept their distance and we were out-doors for one event - The North Somerset Fleece Fair at Kington Seymour - fleeces to die for and live shearing all very jolly and even the sheep seemed to pleased to be relieved of their woolly jackets.
















Sunday saw The Spindyeweavers demostrating at the Easton Arts Trail, in the Easton Community Centre and it was a really great day - lots of interest in the art of spinning - especially on drop spindles!!! We even had our pic taken for the Bristol Evening Post, but as none of us take the paper we are yet to learn whether we were featured...........















Yesterday afternoon I finally learnt the art of 'Art Yarn' - absolutely fabluous. Kate from Ashford (NZ) was at the Spinning Weal demonstrating the new bigger and obviously better Ashford Drum Carder - which naturally costs more than the smaller version. But I did find out that I wasn't useing my packer brush correctly, and had great fun producing some weird and wonderfully coloured batts - from which, drum roll, I managed to produce my very first skein of 'Art Yarn', well the first that I meant to make rather then it made itself........and here it is.......
















This has certainly inspired me and now I just need to find that extra day (well extra 12 hours in a week would be good for now) in which to create more..........

Friday 3 June 2011

Look out Wimbledon here I come...

Success - I have tickets for two days at Wimbledon - so this will mean a shawl of course. I have a lovely grass green cashmere laceweight in my stash that will be perfect - but what pattern! There are so many to choose from you are really spoilt for choice - aught to be a simple pattern don't want to miss the tennis

The Tour de Fleece is coming soon as well, but that is going to be easy stash busting my fleece stash - to make room for the ones I have and shall be buying - and spinning the result on La Petite Mouche

Had a spot of luck yesterday - picked up this lovely summery fabric - so more bags....





Wednesday 1 June 2011

Can a girl have too many spindles?

I thought that I deserved a little reward (not sure why but I am postive that I am in need of a little something) and because I have been spindle spinning quite a lot lately and because I had the misfortune to break the shaft on my beautiful oak burr spindle I have treated myself to two, yes two new ones.
One is in pippy yew and the other a bog oak turkish spindle both are from the wood emporium - I just love wood - and a girl can't have too many. I would like a fancy resin spindle but I have yet to see one that I really love to bits.
It is also a bit of a buck me up - I feel that I have lost my mojo lately - finding it really hard to get down to writing anything - so I have set a deadline July 29th and if things don't improve I shall have to make a big decision....
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