Textiles & Tea Interviews me 4/9/2024

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Like most of us, I seem to be wondering how I got to this age.  Often, I feel like I just sit and spin my wheels getting nowhere, Ha Ha Ha. ...

More Mobius Vests

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Mobius vests have fascinated me for most of my weaving career.  Since we moved a great deal, I'm pretty sure my first mobius vest was cr...

How did I Come to be a Spinner - 1981 Part 4 - Treadling My Biggest Challenge

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Back at home, with the NEW Tradional Ashford, I tried remember what went on at our evening get togethers, but I had been weaving and chattin...

Fixing a yarn that has been washed and set.

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  Q  - Can you change a yarn even though it is already spun, plied, washed and set? A  - Above is a video of the most important part of corr...

How Do You Wash/Scour Yarn Without Tangling - Part 2

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If you have wound your skein on your niddy-noddy, be sure to tie it on several sides.  After your skein is tied in at least 3 if not 4 place...

How Do You Wash/Scour Yarn Without Tangling - Part 1

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No matter how much you spend, a niddy-noddy is the best tool for preparing a skein for washing without tangling. 

Throw-back Thursday, WOW!

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A few years back, I had a curious pm on my Facebook page.   Did I live in Plentywood, MT in the 70s?  Did I teach 1st grade?  I think you we...

Creating the Mobius Vest

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How Did I Come to be a Spinner - 1981 Part 3

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Clearly I was a seamstress and a weaver, but spinning did not intrigue me in the least.  What I didn’t understand was my husband's point...

How Did I Come to be a Spinner - 1981 Part 2

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 After my husband Rich had finished his seminary degree, we moved to his first ELCA Lutheran parish in Brandon, South Dakota, 1973.  I took ...