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. I feel like a wandering gypsy when I wear my woo

. I did manage to do a little drum carding this pa

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I did manage to do a little drum carding this past weekend.
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So many weird moments came at me within those 72 hours, though I did enjoy making these batts.
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Now I’ve read a bit about the “likes” going away on Instagram. If only the algorithm would disappear.
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#spin15aday #the1764studio #the1764shepherdess #drumcarding #wool #lifewithwool #woolbatts

. Deveaux woke up from her nap and said she was co

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Deveaux woke up from her nap and said she was cold.
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Grammy to the rescue with the Flax sweater I knit a few years back for just this occasion.
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It just fits so it might be time make a few larger sweaters for future cold spells.
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Now to help build a house.
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#deveaux #thelittle #wearwoolsavesheep #teachthemyoung #largelegos #sunday #flax #tincanknits

. Time for a January check-in for all of you spinn

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Time for a January check-in for all of you spinners busting the stash with #spin15adaystashdown2020 .
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I have one 38 g batt of Targhee/Bamboo/Silk I made in the 1764 studio; colorway named “Mt Rainier @ Twilight” to gift to one name drawn.
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Here’s what to do:
1. ❤️ the post
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2. Leave a comment to tell us your progress; in yardage, minutes, skeins. Give a rough estimate, no one is policing your answer.
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3. One name will be drawn via random number generator on Saturday, January 25, 2020, after 4pm.
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#spin15aday #lifewithwool #spin15adayspinners #spin15adayevent #keepitsimple #rainier #mightyoaks

. Moose! . I’m thinking that just might be his n

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Moose!
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I’m thinking that just might be his name.
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I’ve got lots of reasons for that, but mainly because he was made in Canada!
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Giving him a test tonight after the cleaning and oiling. Need some good daylight to see how well he’s really working. More oil for sure!
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#csm #autoknitter #1900s #circularknittingmachine #moosethecsm

. Swiss on Rye? . Nope. Whitefaced Woodland on Fin

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Swiss on Rye?
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Nope. Whitefaced Woodland on Finn!
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Dug through my stash for #spin15adaystashdown2020 and found 3 oz raw Whitefaced Woodland wool to process.
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Wash and carded. Now to spin.
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#spin15aday #whitefacedwoodland #useitup #processwool #somanythingsigotgoingon #allenrberryspindles

. Why packing is so critical. . I worked in an env

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Why packing is so critical.
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I worked in an environmental laboratory for 13 years. Sample containers had to be shipped with care and once samples were taken, even more care as some samples could not be replaced and had to be shipped to various areas by delivery companies that have conveyor belts and a lot of jostling and tossing.
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If I ever do decide to sell a knitting machine, it would be packed with loads of bubble wrap, individually wrapping each piece, because when you don’t, this happens.
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35 pounds of machinery bounced without proper packing from Ontario to Washington state, resulting in: A bent weight stem and a bent clam lock to attach to a table.
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Picture 1: one of the original listing photos showing both very straight weight stems.
Picture 2: a close up of the very straight weight stems posted by the seller.
Picture 3: A very bent weight stem received.
Picture 4: The clam shell lock/screw one straight, one bent, as received.
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Not sure how the seller has a perfect 💯 score on eBay, unless this was the exception. .
I’ve assembled the machine after cleaning down with 99% isopropyl alcohol.
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Giving it a twirl tonight to see if any of the cylinders took a beating too.
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#csm #circularsockmachine #knowehouousredealingwith #grrrr #autoknitter

. Packs have gone live on the website ⤴️ . . O

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Packs have gone live on the website ⤴️ .
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Orders will start to go out tomorrow!!!
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I’ll be a busy bee this weekend.
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Event takes place on Instagram February 14 - 16, 2020. The more the merrier.
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#spin15aday #spin15adaywoolewebeemine #spin15adayevent

. Deveaux: her father will teach her native cultur

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Deveaux: her father will teach her native culture; her mother will teach her the art of making; and I will teach her the way with wool.
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PNW local wool Friesian/Romney/Coopworth X.
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77 yards 2-ply @ 21 g weight.
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#spin15aday #spin15adaystashdown2020 #friesian #romney #coopworth #pnw #pnwwool #naturalcolorway #buckeyespindles #turkishspindle #whencoyotewalkedtheearth #corinnerunning #indiantalesofthepacificnorthwest #deveaux #thelittle #grandaughter #shecallsmegrammy

. Episode 6 - A quick run down on the #spin15adayw

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Episode 6 - A quick run down on the #spin15adaywoolewebeemine event packs that go live on Friday, January 17, 2020.
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Available now on my website and soon on many podcast platforms.
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About 8 minutes to go over what’s in the event packs and the different levels of packs. Grab some spinning and take a listen.
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#spin15aday#spin15adaypodcast #spin15adaywoolewebeemine #spin15adayevent

. The key to mid-winter spinning is to keep it lig

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The key to mid-winter spinning is to keep it light.
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25 grams of Friesian/Romney/Coopworth singles spun from the batt I made last weekend.
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We have the key to room 534 of The Portland Hotel. History: the hotel was open from 1890 - 1951. It took eight years for it to be completed before opening as five of those years there was no work on it. It stood eight stories tall and had 326 rooms. Torn down in 1951 to make way for a parking lot. 😔
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Oh, the hands this key passed through and the stories I wish it could tell.
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#spin15aday #spin15adaystashdown2020 #friesian #romney #coopworth #pnw #pnwwool #buckeyespindles #turkishspindles

. The next #spin15adayevent will be February 14 -

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The next #spin15adayevent will be February 14 - 16, 2020, #spin15adaywoolewebeemine .
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A three day spinning event on Instagram with an event pack to purchase which includes 25+ grams of roving dyed at the 1764 dye studio, an event button to adorn your project bag or spinning wheel pocket, a digital copy for both the event activity sheet and a knitting pattern created for the event, as well as three chances to have your name drawn for the event’s gift-away of some 1764 studio batts.
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Pack prices range from $5 (no fiber for stashdown folk), $8- $11 plus SHI.
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There are plenty of different fiber contents to choose from. I hope you will join in on this mini-spin. I may even read you some poetry for the occasion.
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#spin15aday #the1764shepherdess #the1764studio #the1764dyepot #pnwsmallbusiness #spin15adaystashdown2020

. With so many spinners new to following #spin15ad

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With so many spinners new to following #spin15aday , I thought it would be a good time to #spin15adayaboutme again.
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Here’s what to do:
Post a pic of what you are currently spinning, post only three (3) spinning related facts about yourself, then tag three (3) other spinners, maybe even someone you are just learning about on Instagram.
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1. I am a sucker and a collector of wool fleeces. I love me a good raw wool.
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2. I walk when I drop or Turkish spindle. Why sit when you can move.
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3. I have spinning wheels in every room of the house (there is one in Deveaux’s room), the studio and even up in the fiber storage room of the barn.
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Tagging @heybrownberry @cashmereannie @perkwife to share three spinning facts.
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Everyone can post along...
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#finnsheep #friesian #romney #coopworth #buckeyespindle #turkishspindle #spin15adaystashdown2020 #spin15adayzen

. Need I say more? . Happy Sunday spinning! . #spi

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Need I say more?
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Happy Sunday spinning!
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#spin15aday #spin15adaystashdown2020 #spin15adayzen #whatsoldisnewagain #lifewithwool #wearespinners #spin15adaytribe #wisewords

. A batt made from local (Lopez Island) wool. . A

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A batt made from local (Lopez Island) wool.
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A cross breed of Friesian/Romney/Coopworth.
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Very chocolate-y in color and lots of chaff. It should drop out when spun. 🤞🏻
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#spin15aday #localwool #pnw #spin15adayzen #whoneedssleepanyway #useitup #spin15adaystashdown2020 #coopworth #friesian #romney #wool #pnwwool #lopezisland #buckeyespindle #turkishspindle

. For the spinners who are crushing their stash th

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For the spinners who are crushing their stash this year and are working strictly from what they have on hand, there will be a #spin15adaywoolewebeemine Button Pin Pack (no fiber) which will include the event pin (mailed USPS), a digital pdf of the event knitting pattern and the activity sheet emailed.
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Working hard to be more environmentally conscious with packaging. I still have shipping bags to use up, though little steps such as digital PDFs are putting it all in a good direction.
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I’ll post sometime this week once all the packs go live in the web shop.
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#spin15aday #spin15adaystashdown2020 #godigital #minimalwaste #tidyingup #spin15adayevent

. Mother Nature helped me reshoot the photos of th

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Mother Nature helped me reshoot the photos of the colorway packs for #spin15adaywoolewebeemine this morning.
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Packs will be available this coming week. I’ll post on Instagram when it goes live.
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There are several of each colorway (various fiber choices), so no need to worry.
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#spin15aday #lonnamarie #dontforget #falkland #polwarthsilk #targheebamboosilk #corriedale #mixedbfl #bflsilk

. Last night’s haphazard wrapped turtle of singl

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Last night’s haphazard wrapped turtle of singles is tonight’s lovely little skein of yarn.
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79 yards (16 g) 2-ply Corriedale Christmas colorway dyed roving from the #fiberadventswap with @kch66 will be perfect for the #spin15adaywoolewebeemine knitting pattern (part of the upcoming event pack so I can’t tell you what it is yet)!
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#spin15aday #spin15adayzen #turkishspindlespinning #turkishspindles #jensenspindles #buckeyespindles #spin15adaystashdown2020

. “It doesn't make much difference how the paint

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“It doesn't make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something has been said. Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.” ~
Jackson Pollock.
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There are always polar opposites in this world. There are the wonderful spinners who wrap their spindles with such care and technique and then me, in the Jackson Pollock corner.
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In the end, we all get the same result, hand spun yarn!
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🤓
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#spin15aday #spin15adayzen #spin15adaystashdown2020 #jensenspindle #turkishspindle #corriedale #jacksonpollock #americanpainter #abstract

. In the meantime.... . Made myself a deep rose co

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In the meantime....
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Made myself a deep rose colored batt to spin on the rose spindle, in between reading Issue 10 of @byhandserial that arrived in the post today!
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A beautiful publication!
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#spin15aday #spin15adayzen #spin15adaystashdown2020 #woolbatt #dropspindle #allenrberry #corriedale

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