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Washing a Fleece

Posted in dying, fiber, fiber prep, spinning, Uncategorized, wool, tagged dying, fiber, fiber prep, romney, spinning, washing fleece, wool on March 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »

There’s been a bit of chatter on one of my lists about washing and prepping fibers for spinning. It so happens that I am in the midst of washing up a lovely Romney fleece that I’ve recently acquired from my friend Sara of Blackberry Fields Farm and educational farm just barely outside Baltimore. I was asked to [...]

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recycled and reclaimed

Posted in dying, fiber, spinning, Uncategorized, tagged dying, easter eggs, ecofriendly, etsy, homespun, plarn, plastic bag, reclaimed, recycled, spinning, upcycled, wool on April 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Seems I’ve been making yarn more than I’ve been knitting lately! I think it’s the lovely spring weather. I’ve been spending a lot of time at our local park with my son and my spindle. And as a result, I have plarn: This one is two spun plies of plarn plied with a couple threads [...]

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