by kimchi, on September 15, 2009, at 12:02 am
[Just a quick little mini-post]
It’s the new podcast by WonderMike. It’s called Fiber Beat. Listen to the promo. How Exciting!!!
And there’s a Fiber Beat group on Ravelry.
Let the Fibery-Adventures BEGIN!!! Yay!
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by kimchi, on September 8, 2009, at 12:18 am
This is an article on how the recession is affecting Mongolian Herders. It’s pretty sobering to think that somewhere in the world, a person is struggling to pay back a $350 loan.
Since 2009 is the International Year of Natural Fibers I’d like to think that some of the money raised via Keep the Fleece will go [...]
by kimchi, on August 14, 2009, at 5:46 pm
This is waaay long overdue but I wanted to share with you (officially) what I was able to accomplish on my first run of the Tour de Fleece 2009!
Going from Back to Front, Left to Right:
Multi-colored DK 2-ply from my Ravelry Swap for Scraps Loot
Royal blue DK 2-ply from Elemental Affects Romney wool
Indigo-dyed AVFKW BFL [...]
by kimchi, on July 19, 2009, at 7:37 pm
Finally, here is the result of my work for the past week or so. I wasn’t sure I’d get it all done but I did! I’m really really happy with how it all turned out and cannot believe I spun up 8.5ounces of superwash merino wool and turned it into 480yards of handspun yarn! So [...]