it’s march, which came in like a mixed up lionlamb. lamblion.
nell’s adjusting to a non-kennel living. she knows we’re her people now.
thaw after the blizzard
hard to believe there was such a weather swing, but we are cozy here in our home. above the snow melts around the oak leaf, and today there is a bit of mud. nell likes muddy clods of grass. she is new to all this, we think. she loves to complete full body rubs on both sides in snow.
the louet s40 was my choice for spinning after other spindles didn’t work.
working out how to make this silk into a thread, not an easy thing to do, for one thing because i didn’t want to not use even the tiniest bit. think second cuts in a dirty fleece. silly me the spinner.
not very pretty
but i finally got a small ball of singles spun and wound off. i waited for several days while fighting the sinusitis, then finally tackled the plying. i had to ply, the thread was overspun, irregular, and fragile in places…not well made at all. i decided to let it be what it wanted to, i wasn’t willing to let much go to waste. which was silly because i made an inferior yarn.
singles and plied on an antique finnish linen cloth, from shanna leino.
one looks fine the other hairy
but it really wasn’t that fine
and this one wasn’t that hairy
the plied yarn is at least useable in some way, it holds together.
tanner creek across the road
feeling like we’re not the safest right now; if the wars and politicians don’t get us, the viruses may. stay safe please. wash those hands. and be smart. i have more news soon, but to hint for now: go over to washi arts and look at workshops. well, as luck would have it, i haven’t time to write more than this: I will be visiting the pacific northwest and vancouver in may, to teach at MAIWA (that class sold out in a couple of days) as many of your know. linda marshall of WASHI ARTS we has asked me to teach a brief class in blaine covering the basics, so here another opportunity to mess around with spinning paper. here’s the link to the class: https://www.washiarts.com/workshops/save-the-date-washi-workshop-north-country-shifu-with-velma-bolyard-1 do check it out!