Tag Archives: Corriedale

Saturday spinning update: Sweet Wine

I had a pretty good spinning week. It helped that I was able to spin quite a bit on Friday, which was a PD day. The kids had a quiet hour or so and I managed to finish filling the … Continue reading

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Saturday spinning update: cabled yarn

This week I tried something new to me when it comes to plying. I started to spin some Corriedale. It’s Distant Thunder from Southern Cross Fibre. In the past I’ve not been very thrilled about spinning Corriedale, so I was relieved … Continue reading

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2012 Spinning in review

I’ve had a lot of fun spinning this year, and today I’ve spent some time looking back to see exactly what I did. I spun a wider range of fibers than before: Merino, Falkland, Rayon, Corriedale, Cashmere, Jacob, Targhee, Romney, … Continue reading

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Saturday spinning update: I’m not friends with Corriedale

I’ve tried spinning Corriedale fiber three times now, and none of my attempts have really worked out well. My first attempt was with a spindle. I couldn’t seem to get the hang of drafting it evenly and it seemed to … Continue reading

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Saturday spinning update – what happened to my week?

I am having trouble believing it’s Saturday again already. I haven’t even posted any knitting stuff this week, but I have been knitting. Honest! I have also been spinning and loving it. Perhaps my week disappeared because today was my … Continue reading

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Saturday spinning update

It’s been another fun week of spinning stealing time away from the knitting. I wasn’t completely neglectful of the knitting because I was able to finish a scarf (see below). More on that later this week! I spun up my … Continue reading

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