Category Archive: Spinning

Oct
18

I Got My Spinning Wheel!

Fidelis 1

Sqweeeeee! My most wonderful, awesome, supersweet, superfantabulous husband made the trek into Russelville Thursday to pick up my Fidelis Spinning Wheel from Enchanted Yarn & Fiber.  It was a used wheel and I got it for a steal so SQWEE! You can find the specs for the Wheel here. (Mine is the 2nd wheel – …

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Oct
16

Spinning Tools and a Botched Trip

So I made an ill fated attempt to purchase a spinning wheel this weekend. After an hour to get to the right town, and then another hour trying to find the place (valiantly dodging the pedestrians and blockaded streets thanks to the local Fall Festival and cursing at my GPS) – my wheel was unavailable …

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Sep
21

Angora Rabbits Cost Analysis

Hillybilly.drp over at the Self Sufficient homestead asked me about a cost analysis on raising Angora Rabbits and what started out as a quick reply turned into an epic post! Hope Johnny Max and Queen didn’t mind!  I decided to go ahead and post my reply here as well since I was planning on posting …

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Jul
24

Yarn Bookshelf…

Fiber Bookcase

My husband made a mistake… and now the livingroom is paying for it! MWAHAHAHAHA! (That’s the universal evil laugh, for those of you not in the know). It started simply enough – “Hey Judy, we need to find some bins or baskets or something to keep your yarn in, in the livingroom.” “What a good …

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Jul
17

Spinning!

Moto's Fiber

I met a local Raveler this past Monday (the 13th) – Mariaknittedit, and had an impromptu spinning lesson.  Ms. Maria is in the process of setting up a private fiber studio called Black Dog Studio. I went to her to critique the fiber I collected off 2 of my buns (most of it is woefully too …

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