I’ve tested Valkyrie’s wool combs, and here’s the report. You’ll see a version of this on the Valkyrie site as soon as Chris has time, but for the interim, I’m posting it here so that the information will be accessible. Valkyrie Comb Descriptions The mini combs are named according to the type of fiber they [...]
I like that song. You know the one, the 1965 song first performed by Cy Grant but which has been resurrected by a number of folks including Nina Simone, Jennifer Hudson, MUSE, and Michael Bublé. It’s a new day, it’s a new dawn, it’s a new life. And I’m feelin’ good. But then, I’ve also [...]
Somehow, in the face of all that’s happened recently, that title seems a bit ironic, but it’s an accurate state of this particular nation, so there it is, and there it stays. The events of the last part of the year have thrown me off schedule, and with the course starts, a couple of unexpected [...]
I’ve spent the last two days wiping and reinstalling my laptop, so I’m a day late with this post. The laptop has been a little quirky, and it was (is) worth giving it a full overhaul to see if that will settle things down—and thus keep me from having to get another just yet. It’s [...]
I think one of the reasons I’m so fascinated by spinning and certain types of knitting is that it is an exercise in transformation. It is the word exemplified. Meet Mr. Onery. (photo courtesy of Kate Lowder) Mr. Onery was a Gotland/Karakul/Rambouillet cross, and produced one of the most eclectic fleeces I’ve ever seen. In [...]