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Handwoven Tunic-style Top
Last week’s weaving: tunic-style top (2-16″ wide, 60″ long panels partially sewn up back). I wove this top for a class I taught this past Saturday at Yarn Boutique of Decatur. I used Blue Heron 100% hand dyed organic cotton yarn for the weft and Knit One Crochet Too Pea Pods yarn (100% cotton) for… Read more
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This week’s project #3: Handspun Yarn from Lucca Dot Yarn Scarf
This scarf was handwoven on my 32″ Kromski Harp loom using Lucca Dot Yarn hand blended & handspun merino wool single-ply yarn for the weft and a 100% merino dk weight yarn for the warp. Lucca Dot Yarn is owned and operated by Claire Cabe, who is also a personal friend and fiber mentor. I… Read more
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This week’s project #2: More Noro Tennen Yarn on the loom
Since I had such good luck with the Alpine colorway of Noro Tennen yarn I picked up from Hook A Frog (Madison,AL) a few weeks ago, I decided to weave another scarf from it…just in a different colorway (Smoky #2). I spaced the warp a little differently because I wanted a net like effect and… Read more
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This Week’s Project #1: From the Dyepot
Other than teaching beginner-advanced yarn dyeing classes at my LYS, I haven’t dedicated much time to professional acid-fast dyeing recently. I remedied that this week by dyeing five skeins of 100% Superwash Merino wool yarn in DK weight. I hope to start selling these at the LYS where my studio is (Yarn Boutique of Decatur–Decatur,… Read more
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Deep South Yarn Hop 2019: Yarn Haul
I only got to visit 6 out of 7 participating shops during the 1st Annual Deep South Yarn Hop, but I had a great time traveling to those shops…especially the ones I hadn’t been to before, bringing home some fiber goodness. Here are pictures of my haul. All the yarn I bought was discounted for… Read more
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Weekend Scarf Weaving:November 16-17, 2019
This past Friday, I spent all day on the road (7:45 am-8:15pm) participating in the Deep South Yarn Hop. My yarn shop co-worker and I visited all three Nashville area shops and then barely made it south to the Gadsden shop before it closed at 6pm. When I got home after 8pm (with my hands… Read more
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November 13, 2019 Weaving Project: Cotton blend Tea Towels
I don’t know what it is about cotton yarn, but I’ve never enjoyed working with it in any capacity–whether weaving, knitting, crocheting, etc. However, I always find myself giving in to cotton on the loom because of kitchen or tea towels. People want them (for some reason), so in order to meet that demand, I… Read more
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YouTube: Latest Projects and New Yarns
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WIP: My Home Studio Space
After 11 years in a small, 3 bedroom house, my family and I finally moved into a larger house in the middle of August. Luckily, this new house has enough extra space that allows me to have a home weaving studio. The room is somewhat oddly shaped, so I’m taking it slow when it comes… Read more
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Find me on YouTube: September 2019 Yarn Haul from Hook A Frog (Madison, AL)
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Find me on YouTube: A few 2019 Autumn weaving projects
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2019 Raw Fleece Projects: Jacob-Columbia Cross Wool and Shetland Wool
Back at the end of May, I attended the Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival (Dickson, TN) and brought home 5 raw fleeces. Three were from Jacob-Columbia Cross sheep from Rhea Farms (Middleton, TN) and two were Shetland fleeces from Ballyhoo Fiber Emporium (Bagdad, KY). I began processing one of the Shetland fleeces and one of the… Read more
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Latest Yarn Score: Hook A Frog Fiber and Fun (Madison, AL)
Last Saturday (November 9, 2019) after I finished teaching a beginner weaving class at Yarn Boutique of Decatur (location of my weaving studio/retail space), I headed over to Hook A Frog Fiber & Fun, our neighboring yarn shop in Madison, AL. This was no typical visit, however, because this was Day 2 the 1st Annual… Read more
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The purpose of this blog
Because I’m a weaver, knitter, crocheter, dyer, and spinner, I wanted one place I could rave and rant about yarn without having to focus on just one area of fiber arts and textiles. This will be that place–my hodge podge blog that centers around the thing that makes all fiber arts possible–fiber–and thus, yarn. So,… Read more
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2019 Projects (so far)
This year has been a fairly productive year for me, but I don’t feel like I’ve woven or knitted as many projects as I usually do. But, the year isn’t over yet! According to my Ravelry project page, I’ve finished 55 projects as of yesterday. Some of these projects included multiple items (like kitchen towels,… Read more
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