Sampling
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
Yarn to order
I do commissions. Why would you want one? Control. What sort of control? Quantity. If you look at my shop you will see a fair bit of yarn. You will also note that most are one-offs, of four to six … Continued
Off and running
After some fiddling around in the guts of the site we have (so it seems) a functional shopping cart, which means I can sell you some yarn (just hit the “Shop”, or “Yarn” buttons at the top of the … Continued
Where to start
So you’ve got a wheel, it’s set up, you have a comfy chair, some pleasant background and a beverage. Hold off for a bit. The background and the beverage are still useful, but I think you might want to wait … Continued
Odds and ends
Fiber is high tech. It’s higher tech than most of us think. Making cheaper cloth was the first phase of the industrial revolution. The punch card started programming as a way to automate weaving (looms are, in their way, binary. … Continued