Blog and Education Center

As many of you know, we love to educate. So many people have never seen spinning, have never met a sheep, or thought about the truth behind fairy tales such as Sleeping Beauty or Rumpelstiltskin. We talk about them all day at events and festivals, but why limit it to only those who can come and see us in person?

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Oct 12, 2022

Free Patterns

How to Make a Lucet Cord

A lucet is a Viking age tool for making braids or cords. It is similar to spool knitting or corking. The cords can be used for bodice...

Jul 20, 2021

Crafts & Projects

2022 Show Schedule: MOVED

The event schedule has moved! The events where we will be are now listed on their own page as part of the main page. You can access this...

Feb 6, 2021

The Importance of Self Care

It's been a little quiet around here for the past couple of weeks. Rather, I've been a little quiet online, but it's actually been...

Jan 9, 2021

Crafts & Projects

What does St. Distaff's Day mean?

If you have been following me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or any other spinners for that matter, you have seen mention of St....

Jan 2, 2021

Keep Your Wheel Runnin'...

Happy 2021! Distaff's Day (or St. Distaff's Day) is right around the corner. Some celebrate it on the first Saturday of the new year...

Dec 19, 2020

Musings: Closing Out the Year

2020 has not been the best year for many of us. It has been a rough ride for some who lost their jobs, their family members, friends and...

Dec 12, 2020

Holidays

Loose Ends Are Not the End

Cold weather! You can finally wear your favorite sweaters. Or perhaps you're getting ready for that special event (probably over Zoom...

Dec 1, 2020

Crafts & Projects

Free pattern: Jingle Bells (knit)

These adorable bells can be made in nearly any type of yarn. Use them as Christmas ornaments, attach them to a string for a garland, or...

Nov 29, 2020

Animal Husbandry

Happy Thanksgiving!

Between the holiday and various deadlines, I wasn't able to get a regular blog post up, but I do want to wish everyone a Happy...

Free Pattern (knit): Easy Fingerless Gloves

Nov 21, 2020

Crafts & Projects

Free Pattern (knit): Easy Fingerless Gloves

Sometimes, you really truly have only a small amount of yarn. You buy that great big skein of 300 or more yards, you make a hat... And...

Free Pattern: Truly, Madly, Deeply Cowl (knit)

Nov 14, 2020

Free Patterns

Free Pattern: Truly, Madly, Deeply Cowl (knit)

The quest for something to make with a special skein of yarn can be a hard one. Whether it's yarn you spun yourself, or a one-of-a-kind...

Nov 5, 2020

Crafts & Projects

Free Pattern (knit): Pigtail Toque

Fall is here and is approaching the gift-giving season! I have a tendency to leave making Christmas gifts toward the end of the year,...

Oct 29, 2020

Halloween Special: The Terror of the Venomous Sheep

Terror might be overstating it a little. But for our first Halloween, I thought you might like to hear one of our favorite stories from...

Oct 22, 2020

On Being an Event Merchant: We're Open!

Doors and gates open! The moment we’ve been waiting for: our reason for doing all of this! Last-minute arranging and adjusting and...

Oct 15, 2020

On Being an Event Merchant: Setup

This week, I had planned on talking about the process of packing, the ultimate game of Tetris in the back of a truck or trailer, the joy...

Oct 8, 2020

Business Ownership

On Being an Event Merchant: Planning

How much planning do you do for attending a convention? How about camping? Or LARPing? Christmas shopping? Traveling anywhere out of...

On Being an Event Merchant: Costs of Doing an Event

Oct 1, 2020

How To

On Being an Event Merchant: Costs of Doing an Event

One of the things people don’t realize is that we actually pay for our space at events. Some events can actually be quite expensive to...

On Being an Event Merchant: First Things First

Sep 24, 2020

Crafts & Projects

On Being an Event Merchant: First Things First

I’ve been casting about for a post idea that might actually be interesting and informative, not just me blathering on, because it’s far...

Spin Together: Camaraderie and Optional Competition

Sep 10, 2020

Crafts & Projects

Spin Together: Camaraderie and Optional Competition

While we are the midst of Tour de Fleece, a spinning challenge held during the weeks of Tour de France, many spinners are also getting...

The Care, Use, and Feeding of Dryer Balls

Sep 3, 2020

Practical Living

The Care, Use, and Feeding of Dryer Balls

OK, so you don't actually need to feed your dryer balls. But I often hear from people who want to use dryer balls in place of dryer...

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