The 1764 Shepherdess
Life with wool ~ In the Pacific Northwest.
Category: #spin15aday
January 2019 #spin15aday Events
Two #spin15aday events over on Instagram in January. If you are participating in one or both, make sure to tag your photos so you have a chance of winning one of these gift-aways from some wonderful #spin15aday sponsors: #spin15adaystashdown sponsor: @dnali.thestudio (Thanks bunches, Nicky!)...Join the #spin15adaystashdown 2019
We hope you will join us for a year-long spin and fiber stash diving! Each month (corresponding with the month number) has a theme to spin to. See what you have on hand to spin or find a fiber vendor, local or on-line, that…
December 2018 Challenge
Well, HoHoHo, December has arrived. We’ve been spinning all year, so I decided we needed to end the year with an easy, fun spinning/knitting challenge over on Instagram. Here’s what to do: Stash dive for about 100 grams of fiber or use up a…
Breed Study Conservation List
A while back, one of the lovely spinners on Instagram asked if within the breed study we could focus on conservation listed wool breeds. I thought that was an excellent idea. So, I made an executive decision (laughing, because how executive can you get…
Can a maker be a minimalist?
Today I threw a poll out on my IG story to see what other maker’s thought of the above-listed question. As you can see of the percentage of yes/no answers, most folks say we can be maker’s and a minimalist too. You might be…
Fall, Spinning and Apple Muffins
I baked you some apple muffins! Well, not really, as they probably wouldn’t ship well and I may eat them all before they could get sent out to you. What I did do is find you some spinning time! How did I do that?…
#campspin15 videos
I’ve been busy with the very first #campspin15, held August 4 – 8, 2018. This was a virtual camp for spinners on Instagram. I think it may have been a success. Here are a majority of the videos I created for and from posts…
August Wool Breed Study: Bluefaced Leicester
BFL – photo from Bluefaced Leicester Union of North America A few facts about BFL: Fiber: 24-28 microns Staple Length: 3-6 inches (longwool) Natural Colors: Mostly white, can have black or gray genes. A fiber quite easy to find and available in both fleece…
#spin15aday Wool Breed Study Poll – Fall 2018 Results
The results are in: October 2018 – Eider November 2018 – Suffolk December 2018 – Herdwick (runner-up)
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