Energy
Energy is a bit of a mystery to me. It’s elusive. Sometimes I have a lot of it, but most…
Icy green
When I started spinning this Nunoco roving it was still July. I had just finished my Tour de Fleece spinning,…
Winter Butterfly
I’m blocking my Butterfly Dream Catcher (Lily Go Designs) right now! I started knitting it during my holiday, and restarted twice…
WIPs galore
I usually write a blog post when I have finished a project, or when I have visited a creative event.…
Holiday Wooliday
At the moment I’m (finally) on holiday. We’re staying in a small cottage in the middle of nowhere in the…
Losing weight
In the past years I have been obese, but I didn’t know what to do about it. Weird, I know.…
Perfectionism
To understand where I’m coming from, you’ll need a bit of background information. This will put my journey in perspective.…
The cardinal sin
It’s one of the worst sins, if you believe the general public: being fat. But why? It’s a mystery to…
Incentive
I have started to write about health as an incentive to be honest to myself about health issues. Like many…
Story Time
The latest swap in the Dutch Karma Swap group is called Story Time. It’s a long-running swap (three months) in…
Tour de Fleece: Finished!
Yesterday was the final day of the Tour de Fleece. Time for a sprint! I was still spinning some lovely…
Silhouettes
I had a bit of a painting block going on. Painting colour and shape and precision were too much for…
Tour de Fleece
It’s that time of the year again: the Tour de Fleece has started last week! This annual event takes place…
Louët Jane
A while ago, during a weaving party, I was able to test weave on the Louët Jane of a Ravelry…
Paris
Last weekend we went away to see Paris for the very first time! Both my husband and I had never…
Lace and nupps
In September last year I cast on a lovely lace pattern: Spring: flowers and butterflies. It’s an Estonian inspired lace…
Weaving party
The Dutch Karma Swap group has a fun swap: the Achterstevorenswap, which is kind of a reverse swap. Someone writes…
Ero Swap: the finale!
In the past month or so I was participating in the Ero Swap of the Dutch Karma Swap group on…
Dutch Knitting Days
Last week I visited the Dutch Knitting Days in Rijswijk. I still remember fondly the first installment of the event…
Woolly birthday party
Yesterday I visited my fellow NKS-moderator and good friend for her birthday. She organized a wool party for some friends…
Point twill
I wove another 2/2 twill scarf. This time I used Malabrigo Mechita in the colours Teal Feather and Aniversario. Very…
First card weaving
In my previous post I shared a bit about my first card weaving experience. In the mean time, I have…
Card weaving on a rigid heddle loom
I can now tell you from experience that it’s possible to do card weaving on an Ashford SampleIt! It’s not…
Spin Fest at Cross & Woods
Last summer my LYS, Cross & Woods, threw a spinning party in honour of the person who created their beautiful…
Four shaft weaving on a rigid heddle loom
The exploration of rigid heddle weaving continues! After my experiments with double heddle weaving I learned that with each added…
Rosepath on a rigid heddle loom
The humble rigid heddle loom offers many possibilities for those who want to do more than plain weave and colourplay.…
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