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Posted on September 13, 2014 by The 1764 Shepherdess

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. . More #fibertalk. . Episode 14-A chat with @des

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More #fibertalk.
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Episode 14-A chat with @deserthomemaker now available on Anchor and shortly on other platforms.
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A big thanks to Brenda for sharing about her Carrie this spinning projects, Clun Forest and Cormo.
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Grab some spinning, a yummy drink and take a listen. Just under 13 minutes.
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Enjoy!
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#spin15adaypodcast #spinnersofinstagram #hello #anchorpodcast #fibertalk #spinnersofinstagram #socialdistancing #spin15adaytribe #clunforest #cormo

. Biggest decision for today is which wheel to bri

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Biggest decision for today is which wheel to bring to virtual spinning meetup!
Day 25 of 100!
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March 28, 2020.
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Troubled times means we are being resourceful and having virtual spin-ins via Zoom. Why did I not think of this earlier?
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I should be ashamed to admit this, but I’m not: I’m surrounded by 1/4 of my spinning wheel fleet. There is 16 total including electric wheels. 😊
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1/4 wheels for 1/4 of the way through this fun, but meaningful challenge.
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I’m about due to join this mornings meetup and I have on my #wooland dress with an old floral apron I made close to 20 years ago with black fine merino leggings and my Halfinger clogs.
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Today’s an awesome day to spin with my peeps, hence the apron to keep my dress safe from all the fiber.
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Stay home, stay safe and wear wool!
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Another #onedress100days outfit. It’s very doable and only 75 days to go.
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I’m joining the #100daywoolanddresschallenge by wearing this @wool.and black Rowena Swing Dress Long for 100 days.
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March 4 - June 12, 2020.
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#winafreewooldress #lifewithwool #savesheepwearwool #getcreative #mysupervisorthinksimcrazy #icandothis💪 #Merinowool #rowenaswingdress #wooland #pnw #halflinger #100daydresschallenge #yesitgetswashed #saturday #apronsarecool #merinoleggings #virtualspinninggroup #spin15aday #spin15adayvsfr #meriwool

. A bit of chain-ply happened tonight after #spin1

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A bit of chain-ply happened tonight after #spin15aday virtual spinning meetup.
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I decided to catch up on the news. Not the healthiest choice I’ve made today.
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I don’t sleep well when there is uncertainty, so plying got done. Didn’t even let the Black Welsh Mountain single I spun during meetup rest for long.
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L: Columbia, dyed with black walnuts, iron and acorns, 140 yards, fiber gifted to me by @friggs.web .
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R: Black Welsh Mountain, 88 yards, from the #spin15adaysecretsanta gift exchange gifted from @madamemaigret .
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When the going gets tough, I’ll be spinning.
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#spin15aday #columbiasheep #blackwelshmountainsheep #virtualspinningmeetup #christmasknitting2020 #useitup #makeityourself #spinlikethewind

. Tonight’s fiber spin for Friday night virtual

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Tonight’s fiber spin for Friday night virtual spinning meetup.
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#blackwelshmountainsheep #woolforthrwin #spin15aday #spin15adayvsfr #spinninggroup #virtualspinninggroup #spin15adaystashdown2020 #useitup #spinnersfromaroundtheworld

. Friday nights will be a permanent virtual spinni

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Friday nights will be a permanent virtual spinning night. 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern.
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Meetups are running around 3 hours, so pop in if you are able. Stay the entire time or for 15 minutes, do what works for you.
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For link information, go to:
the1764shepherdess.com .
The meeting ID remains the same for all meetups.
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After we get through the next week, I’ll find one other day/time on the weekend for another continuing meetup to gather more spinners from around the world.
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Something positive is growing from this pandemic, our virtual #spin15aday community!
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#spintogether #virtualspinningroom #spin15adayvsfr #fridaynightlive #spinnersworlddomination

. Hats off to Friday! Day 24 of 100! . March 27,

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Hats off to Friday!
Day 24 of 100!
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March 27, 2020.
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Wrapping up the work week of working from home. Hats off to everyone who is following the stay at home order. It’s no picnic, but we are getting through it.
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I have on my #wooland dress and a long, light weight hooded vest with grey Woolly leggings, grey Converse and my new favorite felted wool black hat. Great for travel...wait, that’s not going to be happening for awhile.
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Stay home, stay safe and wear wool!
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Another #onedress100days outfit. It’s very doable and only 76 days to go.
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I’m joining the #100daywoolanddresschallenge by wearing this @wool.and black Rowena Swing Dress Long for 100 days.
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March 4 - June 12, 2020.
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#winafreewooldress #lifewithwool #savesheepwearwool #getcreative #mysupervisorthinksimcrazy #icandothis💪 #Merinowool #rowenaswingdress #wooland #pnw #converse #100daydresschallenge #yesitgetswashed #friday #woolfelthat

. COVID-19 is keeping us home, but it won’t keep

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COVID-19 is keeping us home, but it won’t keep us down.
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Two nights of virtual spinning meetups is producing a lot of spinning.
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191 yards BFL chain-plied DK weight should make a hat or two.
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#spin15aday #spin15adayvsfr #virtuslspinninggroup #bfl #wegotthis #spinnersunite #spin15adaymissionstatement #lifewithwool

. Time for a little fun and games to keep us all g

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Time for a little fun and games to keep us all going while we stay at home.
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Are you ready for this #spin15adaychallenge ?
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Here is your jousting mission:
•Champion your challenge project: find a small project pattern to spin and knit for. You have an army of resources. (knitting books, Ravelry, Knitty) Look for the smaller champion of projects so you can compete your spinning challenge by April 1 and your knitting challenge by April 6.
•Using your jousting lance of choice, dive into your fiber stash and spear some fiber to spin for your champion project.
•Prepare your trusty steed: spinning wheel with a free bobbin to use or a spindle or two.
•The flag has been waved and trumpet sounded. Start your challenge.
•Once completed, post a picture collage or multiple picture post on your Instagram account with #spin15adaytogether .
•Two names will be drawn from the available completed posts after the deadline of April 6 for a fiber surprise from the 1764 studio. Names drawn will be announced here.
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Who said spinners were boring. We’re creative as ...
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#spin15adaychallenge #knightewegene #projectspinning #leadandtheywillfollow #wegotthis #the1764studio #the1764shepherdess

. It’s Thursday, just in case you’ve lost trac

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It’s Thursday, just in case you’ve lost track of days as I have.
Day 23 of 100!
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March 26, 2020.
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I can totally understand how a person stranded on an island in total isolation can lose track of days and why they would scratch and track the days with hash marks on to a tree trunk. Very thankful we have calendars for that as my walls are logs and it would be a permanent fixture if I did that.
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Life is different right now and isolation is starting to play mind games, like “guess the day.” We will get through this and be stronger for it.
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Another Thursday working from home here in the PNW. Staying cozy, I have on my #wooland dress and my handspun, handknit wool vest with fine wool black leggings and my comfy Blundstone black boots, because in between the rain and hail, I’m taking a walk around my property today.
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Stay home, stay safe and wear wool!
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Another #onedress100days outfit. It’s very doable and only 77 days to go.
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I’m joining the #100daywoolanddresschallenge by wearing this @wool.and black Rowena Swing Dress Long for 100 days.
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March 4 - June 12, 2020.
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#winafreewooldress #lifewithwool #savesheepwearwool #getcreative #mysupervisorthinksimcrazy #icandothis💪 #Merinowool #rowenaswingdress #wooland #pnw #blundstoneboots #100daydresschallenge #yesitgetswashed #thursday #spin15aday #handspun #handknit #vest #sleevelessjumper #calendar #heresyoursign

. Ask not what you can do for virtual spin night b

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Ask not what you can do for virtual spin night but what can virtual spin night do for you?
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Fill a bobbin full of singles to ply for an animal bonnet.
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We are spinners! We’ve got this!
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#spin15aday #spin15adayvsfr #zoommeetup #virtualspinninggroup #bfl #wikstenanimalbonnet #projectspin

. My website is now setup for you to use the check

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My website is now setup for you to use the checkout for the #spin15aday Virtual Spinning Fiber Room Zoom Meeting link.
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Makes it simple for getting the link to spinners to join in AND to thwart virtual predators the best we can.
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I’m scheduling time for the meetup room to be open for spinning and chat as follows. Make it when you can, no worries if you can’t.
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•Weeknights through April 4, 6-8:30 PM PDT
• Saturday’s, March 28 & April 4, 9-11am PDT
•Sunday, March 29, 11am-1pm PDT
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#spin15aday #virtualmeetup #socialdistancing #spinnersofinstagram

. Just another day in the home office. Day 22 of 1

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Just another day in the home office.
Day 22 of 100!
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March 25, 2020.
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The two-week stay at home order starts today here in Washington State. So thankful I have plenty to do for my work situation and that it can be done via telecommuting.
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Wednesday here in the PNW and about to begin my work day wearing another handspun handknit sweater, the Tappan Zee Cardigan (an Amy King, Knitty.com pattern) over my #wooland dress with grey #woolly leggings, shuffling around in my Halflinger clog slippers, yet again.
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Stay home, stay safe and wear wool!
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Another #onedress100days outfit. It’s very doable and only 78 days to go.
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I’m joining the #100daywoolanddresschallenge by wearing this @wool.and black Rowena Swing Dress Long for 100 days.
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March 4 - June 12, 2020.
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#winafreewooldress #lifewithwool #savesheepwearwool #getcreative #mysupervisorthinksimcrazy #icandothis💪 #Merinowool #rowenaswingdress #wooland #pnw #halflinger #100daydresschallenge #yesitgetswashed #Wednesday #tappanzeecardigan #stayathomeorder #workday

. Squeeeeee! Edit: I’m going to create a checkou

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Squeeeeee!
Edit: I’m going to create a checkout item that sends out the zoom meeting link like a free download. Then there is no fumbling to ensure emails have been sent out to everyone. Stay tuned.
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One more little piece of the #spin15adaymissionstatement being put into place and that makes me very, very happy.
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Being slow and late to the zoom platform party, it was an ah-ha moment, as this is just what is needed to bring the #spin15aday spinners together for a virtual meetup!
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Weeknights 7pm PDT through April 3, 2020, there will be a Virtual Fiber Spinning Room meetup on zoom, as well as the next two Saturday’s (March 28 & April 4) at 9am PDT (hopefully some of our spinning mates across the pond will be able to join in).
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After April 4, 2020, and hopefully some of this COVID-19 pandemic has flattened the curve, we will have one weeknight meetup around 6PM PDT and one Saturday morning, until we come up with a better plan.
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Thanks to all the spinners that were able to join in tonight.
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We have a #spin15aday meeting ID that will stay static as long as the meetings keep happening. It’s so worth the small business fee to me to make this happen.
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Edit:
Want to join in, head over to my website: the1764shepherdess.com and add the #spin15aday Virtual Spinning Fiber Room (Zoom) Signup to your cart and check out to receive the link via email.
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#spin15adayvfsr #virtualspinnight #itfeelslikechristmas #weareinthistogether #spinningmates #spin15adaytribe #zoom

. Episode 13 - Spring Cleaning all the Wheels (and

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Episode 13 - Spring Cleaning all the Wheels (and spindles too)!
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Grab a cleaning cloth, your favorite cleaner/moisturizer for your spinning wheel, start cleaning and take a listen. Just under 4 minutes.
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Available on Anchor and many other podcast platforms.
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Enjoy!
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#spin15adaypodcast #spinnersofinstagram #springcleaning #anchorpodcast #fibertalk #spinningwheelcare #spindlecare #spinnersofinstagram #socialdistancing #spin15adaytribe

. Hello, is that you 1970’s? Day 21 of 100! . Ma

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Hello, is that you 1970’s?
Day 21 of 100!
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March 24, 2020.
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I miss the 1970’s as I get older and wax poetic about life when apples came in wood crates from Eastern Washington, I ran around in cutoff shorts made from old jeans I grew out of and halter-tops made from a single bandana, while drinking lemon-lime kool-aid and dreaming of being an adult.
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If the then-me could talk to the me-now I’d have lots of advice. But since I’m not Marty McFly, I’ll just chill out in 2020, do what I need to do and take one day at a time.
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A damp Tuesday here in the PNW and about to begin my work day wearing a simple long vest over my #wooland dress with black leggings, shuffling around in my Halflinger clog slippers.
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There are some things 1970’a would not have allowed, such as working from home and having the first #spin15adayVFSR meetup on Zoom tonight. (VFSR = Virtual fiber spinning room). Thanks 2020 for rocking the internet.
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Stay home, stay safe and wear wool!
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Another #onedress100days outfit. It’s very doable and only 79 days to go.
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I’m joining the #100daywoolanddresschallenge by wearing this @wool.and black Rowena Swing Dress Long for 100 days.
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March 4 - June 12, 2020.
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#winafreewooldress #lifewithwool #savesheepwearwool #getcreative #mysupervisorthinksimcrazy #icandothis💪 #Merinowool #rowenaswingdress #wooland #pnw #halflinger #100daydresschallenge #yesitgetswashed #tuesday #stayathomeorder #workday

. Edit: To receive the URL link to the #spin15aday

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Edit:
To receive the URL link to the #spin15aday meetup hosted on Zoom, head on over to my website:
the1764shepherdess.com and add the ##spin15aday Virtual Spinning Fiber Room (Zoom) Signup (located center of header ribbon) to the cart and check out to receive the meeting link via email.
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Weekdays I have to work, so if folks want a day time meet up, I can schedule one on a Saturday morning.
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Let’s chat fiber, be socially responsible, kind to each other and have fun!
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Thanks to @scrappinfor7 for helping me out tonight.
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I get ideas and run with them like 🌪 tornadoes.
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#spin15adaymeetup #zoom #the1764shepherdess #crazylikethat #thegoonies

. Working on setting up a few nights this week of

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Working on setting up a few nights this week of #spin15aday virtual meetups.
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Let me figure out how to best invite folks that are spinners and knitters (or crafters).
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The free platform only allows 40 minutes for 3-100 people. If there is a greater need for a longer session and we have enough folks participating, I will upgrade for a month to see if this is something we could do ongoing to reach all our fiber clan!
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You will need to have a laptop or tablet that you can download the zoom app so you can join in, talk and listen. .
Edit: I just read that you so not have to have a zoom account to participate, just the link. Though I would assume you will need to still run the app. .
Stay tuned! (See post following this one on how to receive the link via email to join in).
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#wegotthis #stayhome #staysafe #virtualmeetup #spinnersofinstagram #knittersofinstagram #craftersofinstagram #pajamaparty #socialdistancing #wewilltriumph2020

. Relax and Shelter in! Day 20 of 100! . March 23,

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Relax and Shelter in!
Day 20 of 100!
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March 23, 2020.
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The weather forecast for my area for the next 10 days shows rain, the first song on Modern Folk Station this morning was Shelter and the first cup out of the emptying of the dishwasher was Relax.
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We got this. It’s different, there is very little we need to go out for and we must relax into our new norm for a bit of time. We will get through this and be stronger for it.
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A wet Monday here in the PNW. Staying cozy, I have on my #wooland dress and my Agnes handspun, handknit wool sweater with black leggings and my comfy Blundstone black boots.
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Stay home, stay safe and wear wool!
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Another #onedress100days outfit. It’s very doable and only 80 days to go.
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I’m joining the #100daywoolanddresschallenge by wearing this @wool.and black Rowena Swing Dress Long for 100 days.
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March 4 - June 12, 2020.
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#winafreewooldress #lifewithwool #savesheepwearwool #getcreative #mysupervisorthinksimcrazy #icandothis💪 #Merinowool #rowenaswingdress #wooland #pnw #blundstoneboots #100daydresschallenge #yesitgetswashed #monday #agnes #spin15aday #handspun #handknit

. With approximately nine months until Christmas a

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With approximately nine months until Christmas and all of us staying home to do our part to stop the spread of COVID-19, it’s a good time to start making those one of a kind, special gifts to give.
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We don’t need malls and box stores to gift an embroidered tea towel or an awesome woolly hat spun and knit for someone.
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Also, gifting comes from the heart. It’s not about quantity, it’s about quality.
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Even a skein of handspun yarn gifted to a knitting-mate, who doesn’t spin, is a delightful gift to give.
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If you must shop, shop local. Support small business online if you need supplies to make.
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Many of us have a lifetime of goods to create from here until the end of time.
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Confession: I do!
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The world is changing and with it our attitudes of buy, buy, buy should change too.
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Happy making!
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#spin15aday #useitup #christmas2020 #handmadegifts #wegotthis #stayhome #thinkofothers #shoplocal #shopsmallbusiness #homemadesoundeffects #preachingtothechoir #making

. When you can’t be there, wear a t-shirt! Day 1

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When you can’t be there, wear a t-shirt!
Day 19 of 100!
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March 22, 2020.
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I go to the Shepherds Extravaganza every year. I support it well, as there is always a used equipment sale and I manage to bring home a small flock of fleece every time.
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Sadly, with COVID-19 that event will not happen this year. Though, this social distancing should see me spinning up all those years of fleeces I have dragged home. Got wool? I sure do!
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A frosty Sunday here in the PNW. Staying cozy, I have on my #wooland dress and my Shepherds Extravaganza t-shirt with black leggings, shuffling around in my Halflinger clog slippers and I will be spending the day chilling with some wool-related handwork. Spinning, knitting and punch needle. Maybe take a few stitches on the quilt as well.
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Stay home, stay safe and wear wool!
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Another #onedress100days outfit. It’s very doable and only 81 days to go.
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I’m joining the #100daywoolanddresschallenge by wearing this @wool.and black Rowena Swing Dress Long for 100 days.
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March 4 - June 12, 2020.
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#winafreewooldress #lifewithwool #savesheepwearwool #getcreative #mysupervisorthinksimcrazy #icandothis💪 #Merinowool #rowenaswingdress #wooland #pnw #halflinger #100daydresschallenge #yesitgetswashed #sunday

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