Archive for April, 2007
Monday, April 30th, 2007
Quiet on the front
Over the winter, we had deer visiting our fast-food window at least once a day. We had started throwing out day-old bread for the birds, but the deer came for it as well. We found out recently that we’ve been feeding them, the neighbors (he who fixed the antique wheel) have been feeding them, and […]
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
Spin 6, Dye 2
Well, I feel as if I’m taking two steps forward and one step back. This weekend, I decided to try my hand at spinning alpaca. I had originally intended to spin it at a laceweight and ply it with silk, but I realized fairly quickly that the fiber was a bit too coarse for what […]
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Friday, April 13th, 2007
Blogs, codes of conduct, and ‘net presence
Mim recently raised a question about the need for posting codes of conduct, and it’s made me think.
Since my blog is low profile with a very limited readership, I haven’t particularly worried about inappropriate comments or feedback; I just hose those things before they can appear. There is a statement to that effect on […]
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Friday, April 13th, 2007
A Fiberswap!
Shelby (awesome hostess of untold other swaps) is hostessing a fiber swap! Check it here: http://fiberswap.blogspot.com/
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Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
Spin 5, Revisiting Spin 2, and introducing Dye 1
My head hasn’t been playing nicely over the past week, so while I’m depressingly behind the curve on anything work related, I’ve actually made progress and learned a few things on other fronts. Most interestingly, I really had an opportunity to evaluate my own progress.
First things first. I’ve been spinning some multicolor merino on the […]
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
The past revisited
Remember this old wheel?
With these broken parts and the missing flyer?
Just to refresh your memory, the wheel was purchased used in 1880 by DH’s great-grandmother. It was used pretty heavily, and has taken a fair amount of abuse over the past decade or so, but it is a part of his family’s history […]
