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. #spin15aday upcoming events: . •April 3-5, 202

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#spin15aday upcoming events:
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•April 3-5, 2020
#spin15adayspringfling
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•June 2020 (TBD)
#spin15adayss20 Secret Summer Swap
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•July 31-Aug 2, 2020
#campspin15in20
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•October 2020 (TBD)
#spookyspin15in20
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•December/January 2020
(TBD)
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All events are virtual on Instagram.
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Ideas are like bubbles, got to capture them before they pop!

. February 16: It’s the last day of the event, I

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February 16: It’s the last day of the event, I’m glad you didn’t miss it, because it’s time to ply and knit some wristlets.
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Introducing the mister’s roommate, Vector, a little Ai fellow, to #spin15aday . Without prompt, he began dancing when I placed the spindle/wool in his play area. Good, Vector, good.
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Participants: make sure you post at least once on each of the three days and tag with #spin15adaywoolewebeemine . I will draw one name each day for a fiber batt gift-away.
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The name drawn for Sunday, February 16, 2020, will be posted here.
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Edit: @modernzest name was drawn.
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#spin15aday #falkland #saturday #traveltheworld #sanantonio #texas #jenkinsturkishspindle #jenkinsdelight #vectorai

. Texas was never on my bucket-list, though I can

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Texas was never on my bucket-list, though I can cross it off my been-there, done-that experience.
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Never say never! Hello Alamo, San Antonio, Texas.
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I need to brush up on American history. David (Davy) Crocket died at the Alamo, on March 6, 1836.
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I’m thinking the only thing I know about him came from Disney in the 1970’s.
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#thealamo #sanantoniotexas #davycrockey #traveltheworld

. February 15: It’s Saturday and we’re half w

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February 15: It’s Saturday and we’re half way through winter, show the world you ARE a fiber spinner.
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Cornhuskers are red, Seattle skies are blue, I’ll make time to #spin15aday how about you?
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Participants: make sure you post at least once on each of the three days and tag with #spin15adaywoolewebeemine . I will draw one name each day for a fiber batt gift-away.
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The name drawn for Saturday, February 15, 2020, will be posted here.
Edit: @yarnbob your name was drawn.
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#spin15aday #falkland #saturday #traveltheworld #sanantonio #texas #jenkinsturkishspindle #jenkinsdelight

. I had great company on the flight from Seattle t

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I had great company on the flight from Seattle to San Antonio!
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Jack and Ginger kept me company as I knit.
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#traveltheworld #sanantinio #texas #knitting #spin15adayspringfling #whiskeyamdginger

. February 14: It’s Friday and time to post with

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February 14: It’s Friday and time to post with heart, no matter if single, married or miles apart!
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“Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m spinning Falkland, how about you?”
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Participants: make sure you post at least once on each of the three days and tag with #spin15adaywoolewebeemine . I will draw one name each day for a fiber batt gift-away.
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The name drawn for Friday, February 14, 2020, will be posted here.
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Edit: random number generator drew @kch66 .
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#spin15aday #falkland #friday #valentinesday2020 #traveltheword #jenkinsturkishspindle #jenkinsdelight #i❤️tins

. Since we had a secret Santa fiber swap in Decemb

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Since we had a secret Santa fiber swap in December, why not one in June?
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Raise your hand in the comments below if you would be interested to participate.
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This would be the same requirements as the December swap, sending only 4 oz. of clean fiber, be it a braid from your stash, batts or rolags, along with a note to the giftee signed with your IG name. No raw wools, no extras.
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More info to come with sign-ups, mailing deadlines, etc.
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Just when you think I can’t possibly come up with something else...stick around, it will happen.
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#spin15aday #spin15adayevent #spin15adayss20 #simple #fiberswap #noextras #spin15adaystashdown2020

. I may be a bit quiet due to a few out of state t

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I may be a bit quiet due to a few out of state travels between last week and this one, though just know I am working on #spin15adayspringfling , albeit slowly.
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Sometimes life just grabs you by the (yarn) balls and takes you in a different direction than you planned.
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I will be running #spin15adaywoolewebeemine while I’m traveling this coming weekend. You won’t event notice the difference.
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Get ready to spin, you lovely fiber folk!
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#spin15aday #spin15adayevent #secretsquirrel #knitting

. Ready? . Not much to prep for with this small ev

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Ready?
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Not much to prep for with this small event.
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Participants need to make sure they post with #spin15adaywoolewebeemine so we can all follow who is spinning for the event and I can pull a drawing each of the three days.
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#spin15aday #spin15adayevent #valentinesspinning #spin15adayspinners #giftaway

. Travel, no matter the reason, gives us a chance

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Travel, no matter the reason, gives us a chance to test our take-along-skills.
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My take-along-skills are slow and a bit misjudging in deciding what to pack.
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For knitting, I take a small project, though should it be one or two? I tell myself that I might finish one and then have nothing to keep me busy. On the other hand, I always bring spinning, contemplating how much fiber, what spindle, etc.
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It always happens that I pack a bit more than I really can accomplish in the allotted time I would be away from the studio. This even goes for my daily-to-work backpack, it always has a project or two in it, AT ALL TIMES.
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What criteria do you establish to ensure you don’t over or under pack your craft?
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Here I am packing up my Jenkins Lark Turkish spindle with 2 oz. of angora/Debouillet roving (50/50) to take along as well as the #spin15adayspringfling test knit.
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That’ll do Sherrill, that’ll do.
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#spin15aday #traveltheworld #projectpacking #the1764shepherdess #the1764studio #jenkinsturkishspindle #angora #debouillet #questionsoflife

. Episode 8 - Project Knitting/Spinning. . Availab

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Episode 8 - Project Knitting/Spinning.
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Available now on my website and soon on many podcast platforms.
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Around 12 minutes regarding project knitting and mini spinning as well as the 21 year old quilt that’s needs to be finished. Grab some spinning and take a listen.
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#spin15aday#spin15adaypodcast #spin15adaywoolewebeemine #spin15adayevent #spin15adayzen #spin15adayspringfling #quilts #handquilting #machinequilting

. A rose is a rose is a rose🌹 . 186 yards 2-ply

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A rose is a rose is a rose🌹
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186 yards 2-ply Corriedale, singles spun on my Rose Drop Spindle handcrafted by @allenrberry . Plied on my Kromski Minstrel.
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#spin15aday #spin15adayzen #spin15adaystashdown2020 #corriedale #kromskiminstrel #allenrberryspindles #woolbatt

. Splish Splash! . One more mini 32 g, 127 yards 2

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Splish Splash!
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One more mini 32 g, 127 yards 2-ply fingering weight skein waiting to take a swim to set the twist with its other half.
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You can see both skeins meeting up for the first time in the #spin15adayspringfling movie I made, one post before this one.
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Who would’ve thought you could film a yarn 🧶 love ❤️ story.
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#spin15adayspringfling #spin15aday #the1764shepherdess #the1764shepherdessfiber #the1764studoo #batt

. A story to tell.... . #spin15adayspringfling . #

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A story to tell....
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#spin15adayspringfling
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#spin15aday #handspun #the1764shepherdess #the1764studio #the1764shepherdessfiber #stopmotionanimation #lifewithwool #moviemaking #astorytotell #sarahaze 🎶 #everyheart #moviestarringhandspunyarn #yarnlovestoryv

. My web shop will be closed for several days over

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My web shop will be closed for several days over the next two weeks.
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If you are still thinking of getting a #spin15adaywoolewebeemine pack , you should try to do that before February 5.
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My mother-in-law passed away and I will be traveling for the funeral next week. A sad time for the family, though she lived a good, long life.
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The weekend of the #spin15adaywoolewebeemine , the shop will be closed for orders, but I’ll be leading the event via Instagram as I go to visit the mister on a job site.
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#spin15aday #the1764shepherdess #the1764studio #lifewithwool

. Quack Quack! . One mini 28 g, 107 yards 2-ply fi

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Quack Quack!
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One mini 28 g, 107 yards 2-ply fingering weight skein waiting to take a swim to set the twist.
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One more mini skein to go by Sunday.
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#spin15adayspringfling #spin15aday #the1764shepherdess #the1764shepherdessfiber #the1764studoo #batt

. Duck Duck Goose! . Bobbin spins the win; spindle

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Duck Duck Goose!
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Bobbin spins the win; spindle takes a seat.
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Time is the essence for me to have these yarn samples ready for travel.
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#spin15adayspringfling #spin15aday #spin15adayzen #kromski #bobbin #duckduckgoose #batt #the1764studio #the1764shepherdess #the1764shepherdessfiber #duckie

. Slow and steady...nope. Need it done by the week

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Slow and steady...nope. Need it done by the weekend!
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Last night’s batt needs to be magically turned into yarn for the #spin15adayspringfling test knit before I travel.
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I should be able to accomplish that and hopefully spin a contrasting yarn as well.
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#spin15adayzen #spin15aday #batts #the1764studio #the1764shepherdess #busybee

. #spin15adayspringfling is in the works. . Polwar

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#spin15adayspringfling is in the works.
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Polwarth/Silk as well as Falkland mini rovings have already been dyed for the event. A bit more dying and maybe, a bit of batt making still to be done.
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Tonight as I was working on the test knit for #spin15adayspringfling , I decided I needed to make up this batt in the event theme colors, which is our cute little duck button. Zoom in to get a closer look at this cutie.
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Not sure what I am going to use to spin this batt with, though I’m needing a fingering weight yarn for the project. We will see what I end up using.
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#spin15aday #spin15adayevent #quackquack #aprilshowers #duckie #28grams #multifibers

. Golder the CPW spins fine and fast. . Got a few

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Golder the CPW spins fine and fast.
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Got a few pigtails along the way!
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Coopworth, processed from raw fleece to carding, PNW sourced.
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#spin15aday #coopworth #pnw #pnwwool #canadianproductionwheel #golderthecpw #the1764shepherdess #sundayspin #spin15adaystashdown2020

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