Today is the day to play with clay
This afternoon I had some time to start playing with the clay I bought yesterday. It’s always exciting to open…
Meeting an old friend
Today Snorrepot was visiting me in Den Haag. It had been a while since she was here. I picked her…
Meeting a new friend
Yesterday I had an appointment in Haarlem, and when I mentioned that on Ravelry, one of the members of the…
Frosty skein
The icy rainbow rolags that I have made recently were a joy to spin! I finished the singles last night.…
Petrol & Sport
I have been trying to spin some yarn that is thicker than fingering weight (after plying), but somehow, I tend…
Blending an icy gradient
Yesterday I have done a little experiment with fibre! I have recently bought some inspiring stuff from World of Wool,…
Woolly surprises
I am destashing some spindles, and I’ve just sold two of my MirkwoodArts spindles. They are so very pretty and…
Mushroom Risotto
A couple of days ago I made the “death dish” from the average cooking show: risotto. And it was good!…
Draw a word
Last Tuesday I was going to meet RandomGwen here in Den Haag. Gwen is a fellow knitter and spinner, and…
Midwinter unicorn
Two weeks ago I made rolags from some Nunoco mini batts. I was quite in love with the icy colours,…
Functional art
The nice thing (or at least one of them) of spinning on spindles is that you get these beautiful, functional tools,…
Colour levels
I’ve been spinning some very pretty merino-silk by Passe-Partout. It has bits of pink, silver, white, blue… a lovely light…
Using a blending board
I have almost finished my latest spinning project (I only need to ply it still), so I’m thinking about what…
Spindle house
About half a year ago, I made a simple storage solution for my supported spindles, from a cardboard box, 4…
Cats
Yesterday I started a new drawing. This is the first new drawing project after my hummingbird postcard. The reason I…
Christmas present
Last week I went shopping – quite unique for me, I don’t really like it (except for shopping for hobby…
Wool party
Yesterday a good friend of mine, Snorrepot, organized a wool party at her place in beautiful Den Bosch! After the…
Flowers and stars
Now that the days are at their shortest and daylight is minimal, it’s a perfect time for crafting items that…
Colourplay
I just wanted to say that I really love making rolags! As I finished my last spinning project this morning,…
M-ply
Most spinners probably have heard of n-ply (navajo ply or chain ply). It is a technique to ply one single…
Kusudama
The kusudama, meaning medicine ball in Japanese, is a sphere made of pyramidal units, and traditionally it contained incense or potpourri. It…
Blending
Last Saturday my parents came over to celebrate my and my father’s birthday together. We had a really good time!…
More handspun
As I’m spinning every day, I’m noticing that I’m producing a lot of yarn (well, for spinning on spindles, that…
Valleys and mountains… and squashing
Two weeks ago I saw an interesting little movie clip on Facebook. Actually, this is the long version. Somehow, this…
Elementary, my dear!
We have just finished another swap in the NKS group on Ravelry. This time, the theme was “British Detectives”, and…
Handspinning
What’s going on? I’ve hardly knitted anything this year… somehow, since December last year, I’ve been hooked on spinning instead. I…
Dutch Knitting Days
Yesterday I went to the Dutch Knitting Days in Zwolle, together with my mum. It was very nice again, and…
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