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Wooly field trip

The Prairie Spinner Posted on October 8, 2011 by spinnerApril 12, 2020

Shortly after the Kansas State Fair, I got to do something I’d been thinking about for a long time… I went with a bunch of spinning and weaving friends to tour Mid-States Wool Growers Cooperative.  This came awfully close to sensory overload for us fiber types! Here are a couple of views of what we saw on entering the warehouse … Continue reading →

Posted in Handspun, Spinning, Tech Tips, Travel | Tagged fleece, friends, Kansas State Fair, Sugar Bunny Boulevard, tour, wool | 3 Replies

Fiber source to finished product

The Prairie Spinner Posted on September 8, 2011 by spinnerApril 12, 2020

I happened to have a few pictures to illustrate the steps from beginning to end, so thought I’d share them with you. It all started with the visit to a local alpaca breeder two years ago (Sunflower Alpaca Farm, shortly before they moved to Fort Scott, KS).  I was completely charmed by the animals, and took quite a few pictures. … Continue reading →

Posted in Handspun, My Projects, Spinning | Tagged alpaca, Fair Isle, gloves, Kansas State Fair, spinning, stranded | 5 Replies

Cross-patch, draw the latch

The Prairie Spinner Posted on June 21, 2011 by spinnerApril 12, 2020

I’ve always liked the jaunty little nursery rhyme: Cross-patch, draw the latch Sit by the fire and spin. Take a cup and drink it up, And call the neighbors in. Two or three weeks ago, I found that I was feeling rather like that cross-patch.  You know how it is; unhappy events seem to come in clusters.   So I … Continue reading →

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Dog sweats and cat batts

The Prairie Spinner Posted on January 18, 2011 by spinnerApril 12, 2020

I expect it’s my upbringing… not only have I been wearing my 20-something year old insulated coveralls again this year, but I couldn’t bring myself to throw away a ratty pair of hubby’s sweatpants. So I started cutting them up, wanting to end up with the largest pieces of fabric possible.  We keep ‘dog towels’, which come in handy for … Continue reading →

Posted in Handspun, My Projects, Spinning, Various Other Stuff | Tagged carding, cats, dogs, fibers, spinning | Leave a reply

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