I wanted to practice taking some shots with a flash on the camera, so… okay, here’s what I practiced on:
Bookshelf Gnome has a companion now. The new guy has a watering can.
I don’t know what else to say. I have bookshelf gnomes. Plural. Doesn’t the flash do a nice job…?
I’ll have a TdF update soon, but wanted to post this photo I took last evening in a local cemetery. There are a lot of old gravestones here… the first burial here took place in 1847. They were watering the grounds last night as the sun slipped down behind the trees.
Riverside Cemetery, Albany, OR
I’m so happy with the yarn that came from these three days! This is one ounce of fiber that became 234 yards of laceweight singles yarn on the drop spindle. It was starting to get really difficult at the end, and an ounce was about all I was going to get wound on… I wonder if that will improve with time as well.
I just love the way the colors look:
The fiber is more of my beloved Dicentra Designs. I never thought the drop spindle would captivate me; it just never clicked before. But now that I’m getting the hang of it, I love it. I thought I might go back to the wheel after I finished this yarn, but no, I pulled out the spindle again on day 15! Production is way down, though… this takes me forever.
Days 9 and 10 are from the drop spindle; on day 11 I finished up some yarn that was on the wheel.
Well, I had the best of intentions to spin every day of the tour, but it just didn’t happen on Friday. I was getting ready to vend at the “Crazy Daze” event in downtown Albany on Saturday. (Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy the sun and the bargains!)
Anyway, here is my progress from days 5, 6, and 8:
I’m particularly happy with day 8… I spent the day practicing with the spindle, and by the end I had a little under 100 yards of lace weight singles yarn. I am starting to get it, whoo hoo!
Day 3 – plied the baby camel
Day 4 – started this BFL from Dicentra Designs
Totally loving these colors!
July 2-3: Baby Camel
Marcus, in particular, tends to get a little sun-drunk. He rolls around like he has catnip.
Tour de Fleece is upon us again! I spun a LOT last year. I’m not sure I will be so diligent about spinning every day this year, but I’ll see…
Here is some of the fiber I picked up at Black Sheep Gathering last weekend:
From top left: undyed BFL/silk (75/25) from Crown Mountain Farms; BFL in the Amber colorway by Dicentra Designs; BFL in the Spring Blooms colorway by Dicentra Designs; baby camel from Herndon Creek Farm; undyed Polwarth from Crown Mountain Farms.
Updates to come as the tour progresses!
photo by Dennis
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Etsy Mini
