When I hurt my wrist this week, I had to take time off from spinning, knitting and even typing. For the first few days I was stir-crazy, constantly bothered by not being able to do, work, stay busy. Not a happy camper! Looking back now, the forced break was actually a good thing - I [...]
So much has happened this week!
Monday I spent nearly six hours trying to finish up the silk yarn that had been waiting on my wheel for almost a week. Unfortunately, not only did I not finish the silk on Monday, by Tuesday morning my left wrist was hurting so badly I couldn’t reliably carry [...]
Oriri Draco is Latin. Roughly translated, it means Rise Dragon, as in to rise up, or to be born. The name was ‘born’ when I needed a new internet handle; I wanted one that would reflect the starting over and changes I was going through at that time. It was a time of rebirth, of [...]
‘Blue Nebula Silk’ - 100% Mulberry silk, bulky to worsted weight, spun thick and thin. For sale in our Etsy shop.
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SoySilk - a light bulky, undyed. Feels like a cross between satin and a brushed cotton t-shirt. Heavenly. Not for sale yet.
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Hand painted 100% merino wool yarns, still on bobbins, fingering to [...]
Whooo, it’s been a busy week! Filled with spinning and plenty of dye work - in addition to catching up around the house and on some much needed sleep - with knitting and more spinning to be done still this weekend! We’re also ramping up in preparation for new listings on Etsy, multiple Knitting Lesson [...]
