Yep, you read that right — batt club! It’s almost a pun. I’ve decided that with what remains of summer, I’m going to do a small batt club subscription deal. What does this mean? Each month I’ll do a special run of limited-edition batts which will only be available to the batt club members. If […]

As of this writing, there have been 82 responses guessing the yardage on this bobbin: And the finished skein is dry. I’m sure you have all been waiting with bated breath for this, too. It was rough on me waiting to skein it and finish it, let me tell you! I skeined it yesterday, so […]

It’s an utterly bleak and gray rainy day. I’m thrilled. Unfortunately, they’re saying on the radio that even if it rains all day today and all day tomorrow, it won’t likely be enough to make a huge difference to the crops, and we’ll still need several more inches of rain, soon. So we’re keeping our […]

In which we celebrate our 100th blog post! And some straw polls! And a contest! And some eye candy!

In the spirit of “You Know You’ve Been Hacking Too Long When,” or YKYBHTLW…

So here we go. Let’s kick it off with some storm eye candy! We needed the rain, because… My poor lilacs. Do you think they’re dead? I’m afraid so, despite the evidence you see there — a hose, a watering can — that we tried. So this morning’s storm was welcome, and I hope we […]

I seem to have become mired in an early-rising sleep pattern, about which I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I could parrot back what my late father always used to say about being the first one up in the morning: “I like being the first one up. Nobody else is up for a […]

It’s pushing 100 degrees Fahrenheit here again today, still with essentially no rain. It’s officially being called a “moderate drought” now, and it’s pretty much for sure there’ll be negative effects on crops — and they’ve said “corn” out loud, which is terrible. What if the sweet corn is all mealy? Talk about a summer […]

…and I’m not even DONE with it all yet! So far I’m done listing 4-5 pounds of merino, 4 pounds of domestic, 4 pounds of tussah silk, almost a dozen handspun yarns including some you’ve seen featured here, and there’s still more handspun yarn, specialty fiber, and the millspun handpainted yarns to go. Here are […]

There have been lots and lots of terrific questions over the past couple of weeks, and it’s time for a Q&A roundup. Let’s start with questions from A Little Bit About Plying, Part 1. There are some absolutely wonderful comments on this post, and I’d recommend folks stroll through ’em if they have a chance […]