Today I had a reason to revisit some of my blog posts from 2013 and 2014. It made me realize I was much more proficient (wordy?) back then! For some reason, I just haven’t been able to find the time or energy lately to post about happenings around here. But I have plans to change […]
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Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival
We just had a busy weekend. On Friday we took a mini-vacation and headed to Milwaukee where my niece and her long-time fiancee finally tied the knot! It was pouring rain when we left home, but on the other side of the state it was beautiful and sunny. Good thing – because it was an […]
Yarnventure 2016
I’m pooped today. Yesterday (Friday) I took a vacation day but left the house around normal time. I picked up Mom and we headed out to hit 5 different shops in SE Minnesota. This shop-hop is called Yarnventure and this is the 5th annual event. Five shops doesn’t sound like much, but there are over […]
Another dyeing failure
I’m beginning to wonder if the sheep that were sheared last year wore acrylic fleece instead of wool. Sigh For my latest attempt in natural dyeing, I was sure this was going to work. There were great instructions over at Knit By A Hen Shop. She used black bean “water” to dye her yarn and they […]
Natural dyeing with red cabbage (FAIL)
This week I came up with a grand plan to make a felted wool bag for a swap I signed up for. The plan was to make a tartan-style bag. I don’t have many colors in 100% wool that I could use for felting, but … I have over 15 skeins of Kurth Fiber mill […]
FO Friday – dyed wool hat
Last fall, I mentioned how we had received a fleece from a neighbor and Kurth Valley Fiber Mill cleaned it and spun it into yarn. Unfortunately, Papa didn’t give them very good directions as to how thin to process it. Holding your fingers out and saying “this thick” isn’t very accurate. As a result, the yarn […]
Kurth Valley fiber mill
Last April, I mentioned that a neighbor had given us some wool for free. The sheep hadn’t been sheared in a couple of years and the fleece was in pretty bad shape. We did some cleaning ourselves but then decided it would be better to turn it over to professionals. We really did want to […]
FO Friday – Christmas in July
I know it’s the end of August, but I never talked about a crochet-a-long (CAL) I participated in at the end of July. I don’t like participating in mystery-a-longs, especially when I have to pay for a pattern because you never know what you’ll be making. This one didn’t even give a clue – it just […]
Harvest Home Farm – Fiber Fest 2014
I don’t really have any finished projects to showcase this week. Sad, I know. Instead, I want to tell you about a fun event we attended last weekend. It was a fiber fest hosted at Harvest Home Farm near Whitehall, Wisconsin. I encourage you to check out their website and read all about them and […]
30 Days of Gratitude – Day 12
Things have been rather serious on this 30 Days travel, so I’m going to lighten it up today. Ah yes. One of my favorite places in the world to spend time. If you’re ever in the Winona, Minnesota area stop into this downtown shop and say “Hi!” Yarnology is located at 65 East Third Street. […]