I have not written a blog for Seasons of Lace since last Autumn Lace. Here is a project that I am anxious to work on. This is the Triinu Scarf from Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush. I don’t have plans to give away this project or sell it although either could happen. I am assuming [...]
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Nov 052009
Is it just me or is it going to be a long cold and flu season? I have been doing more spinning and knitting than blogging. I have had children sick with the flu. I am also trying to get my shop ready for the First Anniversary and Holiday Open House Sale. Here is a picture showing my drafting [...]
Oct 092009
This is the wheel that I am spinning on for this lace project. It is a Reeves 17-inch Saxony wheel. I showed how I prepare roving in my previous post. Here is how got started. This wheel has a double drive band. The drive band turns the bobbin and whorl along with providing the tension. [...]
Oct 052009
Thanks for the compliments on the YO’s at the beginning of the row. I think the yarn is the reason they look consistent. The whole piece already looks like it has been blocked. Here are some pictures anyway. I do hold the YO in place while I do the first stitch. By the way, it is [...]
Oct 022009
I cast for this shawl on September 25th. This Shoulder Shawl in Syrian Pattern is from Victorian Lace Today. The yarn is a lace weight from Blackberry Ridge that I believe is 25% silk and 75% wool. Off course, I don’ t have the tag with me, so I am trying to remember. I will have [...]
Sep 282009
I plan to make a 2-ply yarn with this fiber. I have 4-ounces of this blend of merino and tussah silk. Fiber preparation may be the most important step to spinning a lace weight yarn. I want to keep the look of the yarn consistent with the roving, so I have chosen to split the [...]
Sep 262009
Here I am with my very first experience blogging and both my spinning wheel and I are jumping in together. Spinning lace weight yarn is one of my favorite past-times. I have been spinning yarn since 1994 when I decided that I wanted to make my knitting from scratch. Now, I am participating in Seasons of Lace and will be [...]
