Life with wool ~ In the Pacific Northwest
This past spring, I took a class at Tolt Yarn and Wool with Sylvia Olsen on making a Salish knitted cap. The class was inspiring and just when you thought all knitting was the same, think again. Knitting in the technique of the Salish…
If you are a spinner that uses a spindle, I bet you will enjoy this video I am sharing from YouTube of Lois Swales, of the Missing Spindle blog. She has a keen interest in the history of spindles and I have enjoyed learning…
This week’s spotlight is on Alicia, @shoelaceswitcher: Q. Favorite fiber to spin? Alicia: It’s hard to narrow down a favorite, but the first fiber I ever felt truly comfortable drafting was BFL. It combines the best traits of longwools (long, silky fibers) with the…