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Whenever we show in Niagara-on-the-lake we get to stay at our friend Kim’s place, aka the Gryphon Ridge Highland Cattle Farm. It’s always a treat for us city mice, and I sleep far better at Kim’s then I do at home. The crickets at night…

Furbaby Love

August 7, 2015
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On Saturday, after the farmers market, Tito and I decided to pay a visit to Alpacas From Eighth and Mud, a farm that I’d learned about during the Frogpond Farm art show. We got to visit with John and Sharon (the owners), meet the herd, view…

Alpacas at Eighth and Mud

July 20, 2015
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A while ago, I brought home this lovely braid from a friends destash: Julie Spins Ultrafine Merino in a colour called ‘Stained Glass’. My spinning has definitely taken a hit lately, between knitwear design and churning out jewellery, but I finally found time a few…

Stained Glass

April 2, 2015
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I”m sort of in between things today, so I’ll leave you with a shot of my current spinning WIP :) This is ‘Stained Glass’ by Julie Spins. It’s slightly felted, which makes it a tough spin, but the colours more than make up for it!…

Stained Glass

November 29, 2014
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Further proof of the genius dyer at Inglenook fibres. Mother Macrina recently decided to shatter my fiber diet plans by releasing a series of batts inspired by the Hobbit. With a name like ‘Smaug, chiefest and greatest of calamities’ how could I resist? My nerdy…

Smaug, Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities

November 5, 2014
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While fibre touring the Brooklyn General Store I decided to pick up a bag of superfine merino pencil roving (sadly, only 2 oz of it) and a few packets of acid dye. I dyed the pencil roving in strips, split it right down the centre…

Hand-Dyed-Hand-Spun

October 28, 2014
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I have purchased a number of batts from the talented Mother Macrina at Inglenook Fibers. Of these, I have decided to sink my teeth into a massively long spin of lace weight in a colour called ‘Tardis’. I am working with 10oz. of fiber on…

The Leftovers Batt

September 26, 2014
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The fall edition of Spinoff Magazine is out, and if you leaf over to page 28 you’ll see an article on our friend Mr. Alvin Ramer. The article was written by Leslie, and the photography was done by me. I’m proud to have some of…

Spinoff Magazine

September 22, 2014
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This is a photo of Bandon Beach, OR: And these are some of the goodies that Rayna and I pulled from a friends de-stash last spring. 4 identical batts (a little over 100g each) by an Etsy shop called Zauberzeug (45% Merino, 30%Silk, 20% nylon, 5% firestar).…

Seashore Batts

September 16, 2014
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One of the treats that I brought home from Pearl Fibre Arts was 3 bags of luxury, roving, for me to try my hand at dyeing roving myself. That would be the ultimate for me – spinning my own hand dyed yarn and then weaving/knitting…

Dyeing Roving, a Quasi-Tutorial

August 13, 2014
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