Today was the final day of Tour de Fleece 2021 and like most people; I thought I could do more in 23 days than I would normally do in 3 months! This week’s spinning has been a bit more varied with some project finishing, stash busting and experimenting. Below are my daily progress photos fromContinue reading “Tour De Fleece 2021 – Week 3 Wrap-up”
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Tour De Fleece 2021 – Week 2 Wrap-up
Wrapping up Tour de Fleece 2021 Week 2
Tour De Fleece 2021 – Week 1 Wrap-up
Week 1 of Tour De Fleece got off to a good start, but I called day 6 a write off after losing my beloved pet and spinning companion. Although I don’t feel very creative at the moment, I’m too stubborn to give up, so am doing my best to pick up where I left off.Continue reading “Tour De Fleece 2021 – Week 1 Wrap-up”
Tour De Fleece 2021
This year I have decided to participate in Tour de Fleece. This is an annual spinning event where crafters spin on every day the cyclists of the Tour de France ride. This year the dates are 26 June 2021- 18 July 2021. Although there are official Tour De Fleece groups on social media (Facebook andContinue reading “Tour De Fleece 2021”
Spinning: Romney
Spinning, Plying & Setting the Twist of the Romney fleece on a Wheel.
Fibre Prep: Romney
Preparation of raw Romney fleece for spinning through, skirting, washing and carding.
Working Through the Stash
Hello everyone, it’s been a while since I put out a blog post. Over the past few months I have been steadily working through my wool stash and as usual I am working on several projects at once that are all at various stages of completion. I will be doing a full write up onContinue reading “Working Through the Stash”
Wovember: Fibre Library Part 2
A continuation of Fibre Library Part 1. Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with any of the publishers, authors etc. in any books mentioned in this post. All books mentioned are my personal copies which have been purchased either new or secondhand. This list is not exhaustive, so if a book isn’t listed here it doesn’tContinue reading “Wovember: Fibre Library Part 2”
Fibre Prep: Lincoln Longwool
Preparation of raw Lincoln Longwool fleece for spinning through, skirting & washing
Wovember: Fibre Library Part 1
Selection of fibre books on my bookshelf