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Fiber & ceramic artist. Midwest US
I love spinning yarn from wool & natural fibers on spinning wheels & spindles, knitting, weaving & crocheting. My ceramic work spans colored clay, carving, printmaking & wheel thrown & altered forms. She/her/they.
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Do they sell their fleeces online? I would love to window shop!
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Beautiful capture of the variegation in natural color!
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Lustrous naturally colored Romney is such a treat!
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Does finding new hobbies count as a hobby?
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Thank you! This Inglenook fiber made it easy to get a nice even result. I just love their batt-in-a-braid blends and dyeing.
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Amazing finds! That black Haunui is just breathtaking.
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😍 It’s hard to beat the feel of spinning from hand combed little nests!
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Welp…
Meant Equinox, but apparently my mind was more focused on the spinning than the terminology! 😆
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If you enjoy a meditative process it might be a good fit! It isn’t quick but it is very soothing to those of us who enjoy immersing ourselves into a long term project.
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🥰 love this, very happy for you!
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So glad you took the leap! Inglenook is amazing.
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I love this combo!
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Oooh, what a fun mix of breeds and color!
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Same! I have a few but I wish I had more. Such great dependable spindles!
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I just love seeing Kunderts in use spinning beautiful fibers!
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I’m less concerned about the ketamine and more concerned about the greed.
I take issue with conflating that pathology with a treatment that appears to have useful impact on resistant depression.
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I love the look of that spindle! How do you like it?
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I used to think similarly until I got my first one. I now maintain a firm belief that e-wheels are a distinct category, fully separate from manual.
Similar to how support spindles are totally different from drop spindles.
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Do it! 😆
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My favorite kind of spinning, so meditative and relaxing.
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Electric wheel plying changed my spinning life in such a nice way! I now look forward to plying.
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Congrats on the combs, they will definitely help with VM and creating a more consistent prep. I would recommend keeping an eye on how far apart your drafting points are vs fiber length as you move to spinning combed top as that can also be tricky.
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This is such a peaceful and pleasing palette! Lovely spinning and selections.
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Left if I’m buying for me, right if I’m buying for my partner. Both beautiful!
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I’m in love! 😍
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I’m so thrilled to see you got it! I was SO close to pulling the trigger on that one but I’m holding out hope I’ll happen upon a SP drop soon.
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For sure! I’ve been through years long periods when my energy was going elsewhere and wondered if it was ever going to get back to a good balance. I like to think of it like seasons, sometimes we have long winters but spring eventually comes.
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Having high energy and low energy projects going so that you can find peace in your creative practice no matter how draining the environment is very wise, IMO.
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Thanks! The spout dribbles unless I pour perfectly and there’s some glaze issues on the bottom. But I love it anyway!
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Dreamy!
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Definitely very cool! 😎
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Great explanation!
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I love how there’s always more to learn with spinning and fiber!
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😍 that texture looks so crepey and delightful
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It looks great and like it will ply up super nicely - it can be amazing how much that can even out a yarn of this thickness. And I’m so impressed by your progress!
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Love it! That color and texture look super.
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I think if I had to choose just one breed to spin for the rest of my life it would have to be Shetland. So many amazing color and texture variations.
But thank goodness that’s not a choice we have to make, right?