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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27
Zucchero Filato | December 27th 2009
I received this Treasury for Christmas: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=102193 # Related posts:Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-06 Just pre-paid my 2010 membership on ArtFire! Stay tuned...Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20 N read more
Where did December go???
Monster Crochet | December 22nd 2009
Heya kids!How's tricks?I know, I know. I've left my blog unattended again. December has been rough. What can I say? This month has been alternately plagued by myriad divorce proceedings, health issues (which I'm sure can be attributed to the stress s read more
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20
Zucchero Filato | December 20th 2009
New Treasury…Have a look and enjoy! http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=79773 # Related posts:Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-06 Just pre-paid my 2010 membership on ArtFire! Stay tuned...Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11 read more
Most recent handspun Art Yarns...
Ginga Squid | December 19th 2009 by vicky
I've been having a relaxing time recently with my Majacraft Pioneer spinning wheel - getting some practice in! Doing coils, supercoils & 'granny' coils (!) with a bit of corespinning and also add-ins such as pompoms. These are my latest yarns - read more
Xmas Tree Lights Knitted Capelet.....
Ginga Squid | December 10th 2009 by vicky
I finally finished knitting up my Xmas Tree lights yarn into the base of this capelet! I handspun all the yarn for this myself (except for the top neck bit) - and even had a bash at spinning in some locks.I ended up having to crochet the lights on, i read more
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-06
Zucchero Filato | December 6th 2009
Just pre-paid my 2010 membership on ArtFire! Stay tuned for news on my brand new shop! # Come and visit my new shop on Artfire http://zuccherofilato.artfire.com # Someone at the airport stole the recycled silk I purchased two weeks ago. Parcel arriv read more
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29
Zucchero Filato | November 29th 2009
New yarns uploaded to my Etsy Store http://zuccherofilato.etsy.com # Related posts:Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-15 Uploaded 2 new yarns to shop. More to come...Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-08 Wow! My SUNSET yarn has just been featur read more
Spin - Hung Out To Dry
Spin Knit and Life | November 28th 2009 by ~Phyllis~
Aren't these leaves gorgeous. I saw them on my walk this morning. I'd love to have some yarn or fiber that color.These are the yarns that I have been spinning on yesterday and today.The white is Alpaca. The red is Apple it's a fiber that I won in read more
Sunnyslope Art Walk Pics
Bewilderknits Blog | November 24th 2009 by Gwynne Sullivan
Gwynne: There are so many exciting developments on the Bewilderknits front. This fall has been magical for us. Every time we get together at a meeting and chat, tons of new ideas come up about what we can do next, what directions we can go, where to read more
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-22
Zucchero Filato | November 22nd 2009
I'll be soon celebrating 15 years of handspinning, stay tuned for news! # Read about me on this wonderful website: http://www.letrecomari.it # I've been featured on Stockannette's blog! http://stockannette.blogspot.com/2009/11/333-is-luc read more
Young Frankenstein
Zucchero Filato | November 17th 2009
Every year, during Christmas Holidays, we use to watch Young Frankenstein movie at least once. To my husband and me, it’s like listening to our special song. However, this time I would like to add something new to our tradition – yes, I w read more
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-15
Zucchero Filato | November 15th 2009
Uploaded 2 new yarns to shop. More to come http://zuccherofilato.etsy.com # My yarn Breche has been featured in a treasury! Check it out at http://bit.ly/3uvVOM # WOW!!! Featured in an another wonderful treasury with my yarn Sunset! http://bit.ly/4a read more
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-08
Zucchero Filato | November 8th 2009
Wow! My SUNSET yarn has just been featured in an Etsy Treasure! http://bit.ly/3nfKXL # New yummy yarns uploaded to my etsy shop zuccherofilato.esty.com # Related posts:Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18 Just updated my shop with three new yar read more
Spinning Faster...
Life at Misty Haven Alpacas | November 4th 2009
I'm spinning so fast, it's making me dizzy :)No, not really, but...I remember when I bought my first wheel, a Lendrum DT, my DH offered to "put a motor on that thing". I gave him a look and told him that he was missing the point of spinning.Someone read more
EYE In The Back OF My HEAD Slouch Hat
Ginga Squid | November 3rd 2009 by vicky
Most of the woollen yarns is this knitted creation were drum carded and handspun by myself using corriedale, merino, romney & wesleydale plus a couple of stripes of shop bought stuff. I also added some angelina to give it some glitz....I have bee read more
How to Make Handspun Blue Jean Yarn
Plastique Recreations | October 28th 2009 by Teresa
Since posting my Handspun Blue Jean yarn in Etsy, I've received several requests for a 'how-to'. Below are the steps I take to make blue jean yarn. I welcome your feedback. If you do it differently, I would love to know how you do it. read more
Wishful Weds.
Blackbird's Learning To Fly | October 28th 2009 by photoadele
I love to knit! Here is just a few favorites of mine, left-right starting from the top:WARM WINTERS DAY - Hardcore Art Yarn by Loop (8.8 oz.)Autumn Gold by HarrisonWheelworksPINK YARN Pirate - WIP Project Bag- Michael Miller/ PINK and BROWN Dumb Dot read more
I’ve been featured on Etsy’s Home Page!!!
Zucchero Filato | October 27th 2009
Just two lines to tell that I’ve been featured on Etsy’s Home Page with this yarn: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31420621 It was and still is a big honour! I’m so thrilled! Thanks to the Etsy Team and to all the p read more
Dood! I'm on Craftzine.com!
Velma's World | October 22nd 2009
And I'm all verklempt! Back in May I met Brookelynn Morris, author of Feltique & Craft: contributor, at Maker Faire 2009. Seems like I made an impression, 'cuz today I was stunned to hear from a fellow Purl 'n Hurler that she touted my new Smorga read more
Spinning resolution, plus what I’ve been doing
DreamEyce Studio Blog | October 19th 2009 by Emily Rose
I don’t spin enough anymore, and seems when I do spin, I never finish projects. Why do ya’ll think I keep making new spindles ;) heh My spinning wheels are packed away, and I really need to pull the ashford back out, now that it’ read more
This is What Happens When You Blow Off Work
Velma's World | October 18th 2009
Today, like yesterday, was supposed to be silk-dyeing day. It wasn't. Instead, today was a day of complete & utter goof-off-i-ness. Check it.My good friend Maia took these frakkin' HI-larious shots of me going down on an absolutely enormous Schar read more
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18
Zucchero Filato | October 18th 2009
Just updated my shop with three new yarns http://zuccherofilato.etsy.com # Related posts:Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-26 sooo, sooo angry for this superslow internet connection …... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related read more
It's Official: I'm a Creative Reuser!
Velma's World | October 13th 2009
What's better than handspun art yarn made from 100% re-purposed/up-cycled materials? I know! I know! - handspun art yarn made from 100% re-purposed/up-cycled materials that is featured in a book!! Yeppers, my yarn is in a new book!Early this year I w read more
Carding and Spinning
Spin Knit and Life | October 12th 2009 by ~Phyllis~
I wanted to show you the process of carding and spinning one of the yarns that I recently spun. I started with blue domestic wool and ran that through the drum carder. To that I added the pink, purple, yellow and green merino wools. Once it was blend read more
More Spinning
Spin Knit and Life | October 12th 2009 by ~Phyllis~
Mushrooms are sprouting up everywhere. Some of them have some really interesting shapes.Some more of my handspun yarn. Two ply Bfl and Mohair.This is the Blue Faced Leicester that I spun from the Lynne Vogel fiber that I purchased last year. I really read more
Life - Etsy Expansion
Spin Knit and Life | October 11th 2009 by ~Phyllis~
I have decided to expand my Etsy shop to include my handspun yarns. I will occasionally list an art or novelty yarn but most of my yarns will be natural fiber, two ply spun yarns. I will continue to sell Luscious Ditty Batts as long as I enjoy cardin read more
Spin - Art Yarn Finished! Whoopee!
Spin Knit and Life | October 6th 2009 by ~Phyllis~
Bear with me folks. I'm just really proud of this art yarn. I finished the last hank today. The twist has been set and I just finished listing it on Etsy.I really enjoyed spinning this yarn and am looking forward to spinning more "art yarn" I ended u read more
Spinner Vs. Wheel
Inside Betani's Bureau | September 30th 2009 by Elise Bond
I tried to use my spinning wheel last night. It didn’t end well. We got into a knock-down-drag-out fist fight. I lost. I’m beginning to believe that I just wasn’t meant to spin on a spinning wheel. I seem to lack the control ne read more
In which I brave a storm to take a photograph
The Hook and I | September 18th 2009
There’s been a mini spinning boom here in Cordova. Earlier in the summer a couple of people in town expressed an interest in learning to spin, and Dotty had a class. I dusted off my wheel which had been hibernating most of the year and started read more
In which I brave a storm to take a photograph
The Hook and I | September 18th 2009
There’s been a mini spinning boom here in Cordova. Earlier in the summer a couple of people in town expressed an interest in learning to spin, and Dotty had a class. I dusted off my wheel which had been hibernating most of the year and started read more
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