handspinning – Clotho's Corner

27 Jul 2018

Sampling

by clothoscorner_n4w4lb | posted in: Spinning, Weaving | 0

I don’t do enough of it, partly because it’s different in spinning and weaving than it is in knitting and crochet. I can’t really undo the work and use it in something else if I don’t like the way it’s … Continued

25 Jul 2018

Life, and other stuff

by clothoscorner_n4w4lb | posted in: Business, Photography | 0

I am spinning. I am dealing with photographic issues, health issues, yanno, life. I’m trying to remind myself how to knit. I was never any good at it. I am competent to make a scarf. I never got to … Continued

23 May 2018

Where the rubber meets the road

by clothoscorner_n4w4lb | posted in: Spinnng | 0

I have a commission. This sweater has a hole in it. The yarn is a pretty standard guage, but the material is 100 percent cashmere, so getting the yarn is a little less trivial than popping round the local … Continued

21 Jan 2018

Habits

by clothoscorner_n4w4lb | posted in: Spinnng | 1

I don’t think of myself as a spinner. This is, as I look at the logs from last year, not true. I’m a spinner. In 2017 I joined the “12 lb club” which means I spun, on average, more than … Continued

30 Dec 2017

Infrastructure

by clothoscorner_n4w4lb | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Tools are amazing. I love ‘em. I used to be a machinist. I like to work with wood, and clay, and food. I have a motorcycle, two spinning wheels, a couple of looms. I’ve owned horses, fixed cars, done plumbing. … Continued

12 Dec 2017

On Focus

by clothoscorner_n4w4lb | posted in: Uncategorized | 1

Having a sales platform changes how one looks at things. Patreon did that. I started second guessing myself… wondering if my blatherings were “on brand”, which was stupid, because the brand is me. So I didn’t rant about politics so … Continued