Dreamy fiber
Just before Christmas, I found out that it was possible to order boxes with custom blended batts from the ladies…
Category: Spinning
Supported spinning
Until now I had concentrated most on spinning with dropspindles. I found out quite quickly that top whorl spindles are…
Enid Ashcroft
In Great Britain there lives a lady who makes amazing spindles: Enid Ashcroft. She offers both Turkish and supported spindles,…
Tiny problem
As I was spinning on my FWAussieSpindles Mini, I noticed a wobble when spinning it quickly. It was quite bad,…
Talented brother!
We visited my brother and his family in Munich for Christmas. It had been a long time since we last…
Going miniature
I can’t stop spinning with my new extra small Turkish spindle… it’s so cute and tiny, and the yarn that…
Turkish spindles
The Turkish family of spindles has stolen my heart. My first one, the Jenkins Swan, is a trustworthy, stable, friendly…
Spinning Bug
For years I’ve heard people saying it: “Oh dear, I’ve caught the spinning bug!”. Now I’m about to say it…
Electric Pink
Until now, I had spun a lot of chain plied yarns, which tend to turn out to be DK/sport weight.…
Joy in the house
Last Sunday my new Joy spinning wheel arrived. It was already quite late, so I didn’t have time to start…
Haberdashery Holder
On Ravelry, I found a pattern for a little bag to hold your spinning accessories, so while I was waiting…
Dutch Knitting Days
Yesterday and today it was that time of the year again: the Dutch Knitting Days! Actually, this was already the…
Oh Joy!
Yesterday, when I traveled to Groningen for the Dutch Knitting Days, I was checking Ravelry on the train (no, I’m…
Famous
Yes, I’m becoming famous. Or something. A knitting friend of mine, Bianca, was my partner in a swap a while…
First skein
It’s day three of the Tour de Fleece, and I have spun about a hundred grams of wool. Today I…