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Home / 2016 / May

Month: May 2016

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Katrina Stewart — Leave a comment

Big Spins…

A couple of weeks after I learned to spin, I started checking Craigslist to see if I could find a used wheel to call my own. In my search, I came across someone who was selling raw fleece. I went to take a look, and fell in love with the colours. There was a natural…

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Categories: Blog, spinning, Uncategorized, yarn
Posted on May 21, 2016 by Katrina Stewart — 7 Comments

Experimenting with a Turkish Spindle

In March, I picked up this lovely Turtle Made Turkish Spindle at Fibres West. That night I immediately got started on a 2oz braid of lovely Polwarth Silk from Sweet Georgia. Every night before bed, I would spin for 5-10 minutes. It made the process very slow, but I liked the quiet reflection just before…

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Categories: spinning, Uncategorized, yarn
Tags: spinning, turkish spindle, turtle made
Posted on May 13, 2016May 28, 2019 by Katrina Stewart — Leave a comment

Farm Fairy Fiber Sample Spin

Just before Fibers West, my lovely friend Keryn asked if I would be able to spin a sample of her newly dyed fiber… and now that I finally have a blog, I can share it all with you! This is the aptly name, Cranberry Tea on Superwash Merino. I decided I wanted to keep this…

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Categories: Blog, spinning, yarn
Tags: farm fairy fiber, handdyed fiber, spinning, sw merino
Posted on May 4, 2016 by Katrina Stewart — Leave a comment

Let’s Talk Colour Combinations

Have you ever picked up a gorgeous braid of coloured fiber, gotten it home and then had it sit in your stash forever? Is part of the problem that you’re just not sure what to do with it? Well, I hope today’s post will help a little! I consider myself to be a fairly new…

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Categories: Blog, spinning, Uncategorized, yarn
Tags: colour blending, combination spin, spinning, sweet georgia
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