a lover of all things fiber since I saw my first loom in high school, naturally progressed to spinning and dying yarns with natural dyes, moved on to knitting which is so much more portable and which I actually learned as a child, but as I was forced to learn, didn't pursue until later.
I have enjoyed meeting other fiber enthusiasts and artists and have been encouraged to continue pursuing different techniques, some by inspiration and example, others by reading and thinking 'what would happen if?' With all the beautiful fibers available today the inspiration never stops.
I moved to Mississippi after Katrina hit to help my mother-in-law rebuild and have decided to stay, and thanks to a chance article in the local newspaper have found a lovely group of local women to knit with.
About a month ago, driving along a country road, I spotted this blossoming tree, and the light was just right with the clouds and a bit of blue sky...what a revolution having a camera on hand as long as the phone is within reach! How many terrific shots I've missed because I was driving and there was no where to pull over or someone was tailgaiting or, this is more likely, I was late getting where I needed to go. We had had some rainy days back then, a couple of storms, and now it seems we're approaching summer, and we've hardly had spring! Temps in the 80's! The azaleas are starting to bloom, grasses are losing their winter paleness, trees are putting forth their lovely fresh greeness; it is hard to believe that elsewhere people are dealing with spring blizzards, not to mention the horror of what are friends are dealing with in Japan and in other disaster areas, manmade or otherwise.
After hours and hours of spinning singles and then hours and hours of plying I have achieved a lace weight two ply fabulously soft yarn. I can hardly wait to knit it, but as usual, do not yet know what I will make with it.
I am sure that it will be a shawl, whether rectangular or triangular; I have 3.8 ounces and 682 yards. Enough to do something wonderful.
A while back, maybe a month or so, I was browsing on etsy, mostly Taos Sunflower Too, Martie's site, and saw this wonderful roving. Another one of Martie's exquisite one of a kind Free Fall rovings, this one is 75% BFL and 25% Silk, can you see how shiny it is? I only wish you could feel how wonderfully soft it is! I've been working on other projects, the red! and other knitting, but I have left this hanging where I see it everyday, and my fingers have been twitching to start spinning!
Today may be the day. It is a blustery day with rain in the forcast and cloudy skies, and although we had enjoyed a week of warmer temperatures and spring has sprung, today is a welcome stay at home day.
I am hoping for a lace weight yarn and am debating watching Judith Mackenzie's "A Spinner's Toolbox" again to get into the right frame of mind and to use my hands properly, but...I just want to start spinning!
About a month ago, driving along a country road, I spotted this blossoming tree, and the light was just right with the clouds and a bit of blue sky...what a revolution having a camera on hand as long as the phone is within reach! How many terrific shots I've missed because I was driving and there was no where to pull over or someone was tailgaiting or, this is more likely, I was late getting where I needed to go. We had had some rainy days back then, a couple of storms, and now it seems we're approaching summer, and we've hardly had spring! Temps in the 80's! The azaleas are starting to bloom, grasses are losing their winter paleness, trees are putting forth their lovely fresh greeness; it is hard to believe that elsewhere people are dealing with spring blizzards, not to mention the horror of what are friends are dealing with in Japan and in other disaster areas, manmade or otherwise.
