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What’s Going On Around Here This Week

  • Abby Franquemont
  • Dec 8, 2017
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  • Whatcha Doin'?

Victoria and I have been working hard during our current transition period. If you haven’t heard the news, Victoria was accepted for a Kiva small business loan! We’re hoping funding will happen soon, and are already in the process of getting her own workspace setup in her own home. This is an incredible opportunity for […]

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What’s Up At Abby’s Yarns Lately

  • Abby Franquemont
  • Nov 15, 2017
  • 1 Comment
  • What's New | Whatcha Doin'?

So right about a week ago, Victoria Crossman, who was my first-ever production right hand at my old brick and mortar studio got ahold of me and let me know she had some space in her schedule. It probably won’t surprise anyone who knows her, or who remembers my studio, that I leapt at the […]

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Two Years

  • Abby Franquemont
  • Nov 12, 2015
  • 5 Comments So far
  • Whatcha Doin'?

Dear Chris, Well, it’s been two years now. I guess on the bright side, when I woke up, it wasn’t the morning of the first snow. Maybe that’s not the bright side, because the first snow will probably make me cry just like this anniversary of your death does. You taught me to swim there, […]

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How To Make Yarn With A Pencil

  • Abby Franquemont
  • May 12, 2015
  • 4 Comments So far
  • Whatcha Doin'?

Have you been waiting to start learning to spin until you decide what kind of tool or equipment you want? Wait no longer! Now you can make yarn using just a pencil! Or, you know, any kind of stick, really. Plus, it’s not really “now you can,” because people have been making yarn for at […]

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Mother’s Day

  • Abby Franquemont
  • May 10, 2015
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  • Whatcha Doin'?

I’ve been seeing a thing going around lately that says: Happy Mother’s Day, including to dads who are playing the role. I get that the intent for folks who are sharing that is to be inclusive to all parents in a primary child-raising role, and I love that sentiment, but I have to say: this […]

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Jensen Tall Castle ISO New Home!

  • Abby Franquemont
  • Feb 11, 2015
  • 1 Comment
  • Whatcha Doin'?

Dear Internet, Hi! I’m a double treadle 24″ Jensen “Space Saver” tall castle wheel with finials (sometimes called half-spokes). I was lovingly made by Jerry Jensen in 2001, from cherry wood with a walnut stain. I’m signed and numbered — JMJ No 5, 10/24/2001. My specs: 24″ drive wheel Space Saver,24″ x 16″ x 52″, […]

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Should I Buy This Used Spinning Wheel? (video)

  • Abby Franquemont
  • Feb 9, 2015
  • 5 Comments So far
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Thinking about buying a used spinning wheel? Doing so can be a great way to save money, but alas, it isn’t always easy to find a used wheel in good condition. If the seller is a spinner, then your odds are pretty good, but sadly, people who don’t spin can’t necessarily even tell if something […]

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Spinner’s Gift Suggestions, 2014

  • Abby Franquemont
  • Dec 3, 2014
  • 7 Comments So far
  • Articles | Book Reviews | Equipment | Fiber | Fiber Arts At Large | Getting Started | Links | Other Stuff | Reviews | Whatcha Doin'?

Abby’s Spinning Gift Guide 2014 Do you have a spinner in your life for whom you’d like to buy a gift, but you aren’t sure what he or she would like? I’ve pulled together a list of some favourite items in various price ranges to help, followed by a few tips on shopping for spinners […]

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2015 Class List!

  • Abby Franquemont
  • Nov 20, 2014
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  • Events | Q and A | What's New | Whatcha Doin'?

The fall teaching schedule is always jam-packed and exciting, and when I get home — usually just before Thanksgiving — I tend to have a huge email backlog from being on the road, and a staggering to-do list that I always expect to complete in the relative lull (well, at least it’s a travel lull) […]

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Christine Franquemont Mass Chinchero Friday 14 Nov 2014

  • Abby Franquemont
  • Nov 13, 2014
  • 2 Comments So far
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Thank you to Nilda for organizing this. Gracias a Nilda por organizar esta misa. 14 Nov 2014, Chinchero, 7p

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