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But it would make for a narsty long post so I’m going to make some quick notes here which will hopefully serve to remind me to make a bunch of small posts …Yeah Right! 1: Tour De Fleece – Let’s just say if I were riding it, I had a major accident at the end [...]

Good Gods! So somewhere along the lines I guess I peed in someones bowl of corn flakes!?! Today has been a bit of a bummer, I had someone coming over to buy Rosie and then she bailed at the last minute with a lame reason. Then while out doing my grocery shopping and general errand [...]

Some might say I have fallen off the proverbial bike, the right side is still on strike but it’s feeling better after Pilates class. I have adjusted my goal accordingly and now just want to finish spinning then plying the Shetland because there are plans to try some natural dyeing soon. As we are in [...]

It took a few hours (would have been a bit less time if I hadn’t braked for a beer and to watch the first episode of Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog) (yay Super Hero Capt’n Tighty Pants ghost riding the whip!! Sort of) After the little rest and refreshment I went back to work and by [...]

There is a woman in this city who keeps few backyard chickens! She blogs about it here: Toronto Chickens and has started a petition to change the city by-laws that make it illegal to keep fowl in your backyard. I think it would be quite cool to have a few chickens of our own, especially [...]

It’s no secret I want to retire to a self sustaining off grid small holding where I will among other things raise some sheep who’s fleece I will spin, weave and knit. I’m having one of those days where the fantasy is one sold house and a biodiesel pickup (and a drivers licence) away from [...]

Well Buggar-it! Note to self: When things are getting a bit tingly STOP, don’t go all British Stiffer Upper Lip/Suck It Up and Work Through the Pain because that’s just dumb! Also: Proper Posture is your friend and this wouldn’t have happened if you weren’t such a dork! My over eager spinning/spindling paired with full [...]

I had a drop spindle class at the Purple Purl this morning and last night while trying to figure out the best way to get down there I said “I wonder if I can bike it?”. I checked out my route using the Toronto Bike Map and then promptly talked myself out of doing it. [...]

Yesterday saw no fluffy action, but I have a good reason! Look what the sweaty and very confused Postman dropped at my door: Can’t tell what it is? Let me give you a better photo: It’s my 25″ Flip loom! I haven’t warped it yet, I need to pester Our Denny for some advice first.

I have taken to calling this the Tour De Fluff as not everyone is spinning fleece. Let’s recap: over the first two days I spun up 4ozs of my white sheltand. As of this morning I haven’t touched the wheel instead I have been dealing with this: That is quite possibly my oldest spindle project! [...]