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Salt City Fiber Works, Part 1

The Prairie Spinner Posted on October 21, 2012 by spinnerNovember 29, 2024

Whenever I have an opportunity to travel, I look for fiber destinations as well; this should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me.  So when we were making plans for a business conference in Syracuse, New York, we decided to tack on a couple of days’ vacation, and the hunt was on for interesting destinations! Since this was… Continue Reading Salt City Fiber Works, Part 1

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Posted in Fiber, Interview, Spinning, Travel | Tagged fiber processing, mill, tour, wool

Fair time!

The Prairie Spinner Posted on September 6, 2012 by spinnerNovember 29, 2024

It has rolled around again, and I wasn’t as ready as I wanted to be for the 2012 Kansas State Fair.  I know, big surprise, right?  Well, I lost some knitting time after DH’s old laptop went wacko, and it turned out to be the most problematic rescue-and-rebuild I have ever done.  I still don’t know why, but that’s water… Continue Reading Fair time!

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Posted in Jewelry, My Projects | Tagged cardigan, double knitting, Kansas State Fair, lace, spinning, sweaters

A pattern and a class

The Prairie Spinner Posted on August 19, 2012 by spinnerNovember 29, 2024

I’ve been sitting on this project for a while, because I was seriously contemplating submitting the pattern to an online magazine… but I decided that it’s probably not unique enough to make the cut.  This “eSleeve” is the first in my planned series of M2M (Made to Measure) patterns. It’s a sleeve for any size of flat handheld electronic device. … Continue Reading A pattern and a class

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Posted in My Projects | Tagged double knitting, pattern

Indigo!

The Prairie Spinner Posted on July 31, 2012 by spinnerNovember 29, 2024

I was happy to be able to attend the Fiber Christmas in July event between Kellyville and Sapulpa, Oklahoma last weekend – and delighted to take a class on dyeing with indigo!  That class was my motivation for making the trip down, but of course, it was fun to make the rounds of the vendor booths.  I was marvelously restrained… Continue Reading Indigo!

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Posted in Dyeing, Plants | Tagged dyeing, indigo, workshops

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