The messenger bag is coming along - about to start the strap, and then the lining. So far so good, just no pictures there. But, have no fear, in place of knitty pictures, we bring you yarn p0rn - and handspun yarn p0rn at that!
The goal was a dark red. Kool-Aid doesn’t seem to like [...]
The Emerald City Messenger is coming along beautifully - at last! This is the prototype of sorts, as future messengers will have a few minor modifications from this original pattern; but The Emerald City Messenger is the forerunner of them all. No pictures today, unfortunately, as I am so close to getting a valid bag [...]
Spinning is gradually getting faster and smoother - hooray! I’ve been predrafting more frequently, and have modified the Scotch tension system on the wheel. Instead of a cotton/hemp band with a spring, it’s now an elastic drive band that was cut in half and knotted in the necessary places. It’s made a world of difference [...]
The spinning wheel is in! Now to just learn how to use it…
She’s a beauty, and is proving to be a challenge to manage - having a really rough time getting the tension set at a point that the yarn gets taken up, but the wheel and treadle still move. Anyone out there have any [...]
We recently got our shipment of SoySilk, Mulberry (Bombyx) Silk and Merino wool in - all are incredibly beautiful and gloriously soft! Can’t wait to start working with these three fibers!
In bag news, The Emerald City Messenger was coming along so nicely - until the corner of the front flap was hit. It’s due for [...]
