Shelly and I are just thrilled by all the excitement we’re hearing about Stringtopia 2012! We’re working on getting the registration forms ready to go and really starting to feel the spirit of things coming along. So, let’s start by giving you the class descriptions. Let me just say that this class lineup knocks my […]

Upcoming classes / events: Andean Backstrap Weaving at The Spinning Loft, Howell MI; Friday evening 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Class space limited! Learn backstrap and pickup techniques in the traditional Andean way, using traditional patterns and methods, you’ll start with weaving, then move your […]

I was heartbroken last night to learn that Ruth Schooley had passed away suddenly on Tuesday. I never met Ruth in person, but for at least 15 years she was everpresent in my online fiber world — a world in which she leaves a huge void. Generous to a fault, positive, kind, driven… we will […]

First things first: congratulations to the manchild for successfully completing 4th grade. Here he can be seen on the penultimate day of elementary school (because next year is middle school, and marching band, and stuff of that ilk), modeling his new poncho (his grandma was in Peru last month and we all got new ponchos, […]

What I feel like doing today: sitting in a recliner knitting on that shawl, drinking lots of coffee. What I will be doing today: packing boxes and making a post office run, and dyeing this pile. Everyone should have such problems, eh what? The several days of rain — for which I’m incredibly grateful, after […]

Some of you may recall these 50/50 merino/tencel dye testers… There were several, but these were the pair that I culled to spin for myself and test which of several methods of dyeing I planned to use with merino/tencel moving forward. The one at rear, with the greens, remains unspun as yet, but I did […]

Well, here it is, Wednesday morning, and I haven’t gotten that plying video done yet. It might happen today, but there’s also some production work that has to happen, it’s the boy’s last day of school tomorrow and he’s got a couple of days of early release, and lo and behold, it turns out we’ve […]

Cruising through my usual reading list this morning with my coffee, I ran across this survey, linked from the SOAR blog. I took a moment to fill it out, and thought others might be interested as well. In household news, I’d like to take a moment to state that the LG dishwasher is simply no […]

Finish-A-Thon March 2007: Item Number Two!

First, the short answers… 1. Do you teach fiber arts? I’m just gearing up to do so, actually. Stay tuned to this blog for more information about that, or you can drop me an email! 2. Are you related to Ed Franquemont? Did he teach you to weave and spin and stuff? Yes, Ed was […]