A Life With Wool

An online journal of my creative life


Spinning

  • Sunday Vibes

    “Sunday is a day to relax, reflect, and recharge. Take a break from the chaos and find peace in the simple things.” – Unknown I woke up to a cool breezy morning, and happy that we will only be in the 80s today, which can be a little unusual this time of year in Phoenix… Continue reading

  • Finding Joy Today

    As a maker of many things, I find the simple act of spinning wool fiber into yarn to be quite satisfying, and quite meditative. The fiber flowing through my fingertips is soothing to my soul, and like knitting it brings me joy. This morning I finished my current spinning project, a lovely BFL hand dyed… Continue reading

  • Sunday Vibes

    “Sunday is a day of reflection. Take a deep breath and think about how blessed you are.” – Unknown How can it be the last Sunday of February? Once again time has flown and I am sitting here shaking my head that it has. I really feel like I haven’t done too much in the… Continue reading

  • Wednesday WIPs

    It’s a very chilly morning here in Phoenix, currently 36 degrees on our patio, and rain is in the forecast for the day. I love these kinds of days and just want to spend my time wrapped up in my knitted throw with coffee, knitting and reading.  Needless to say, I did wrap myself up… Continue reading

  • Spinning In The New Year

    I have been knitting too much so to give my elbows a bit of a break I decided it was time to start spinning again. A few years ago I took a lovely braid of FatCatKnits BFL, broke out the two colors and created rolags on my blending board. There were two distinctive colors in the braid, a… Continue reading

  • Wednesday WIPs

    I have been spinning a beautiful set of rolags for over a month (maybe longer), which really is too long but I wanted to take my time and not over spin this lovely mix of wool, silk and alpaca. The colors are very autumnal, especially with the specks of the silk peaking through. I will… Continue reading

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