Did you know that the color wheel you learned about in school is not the only one? Most of us were taught that the primary colors are red, yellow and blue (RYB). We mixed those to make the secondary colors of green, orange and purple, and went on from there. But that’s just a starting place! There are other color… Continue Reading Color wheels to spinning wheels
Continue reading →Last week, I was fortunate to teach a class on various ways to spin hand-dyed braids for the Kansas Alliance of Weavers and Spinners (KAWS) 2017 conference in Lawrence, Kansas. In preparing for the class, I pulled together a number of resources and added some of my own experiences and experiments into the mix. I got together with my friend… Continue Reading Spinning in Color
Continue reading →I decided a while back that every 35 years or so, a person deserves a new spinning wheel… so when a bit of a windfall came along, I took the leap! My criteria: I love a traditional look, it couldn’t be too big, and it needed to offer something besides what I already had in my old faithful Country Craftsman. … Continue Reading New Love
Continue reading →One day not too long ago, my older daughter asked if I wanted some buffalo wool…?!? Of course, I answered YES before I bothered asking for any more information, but then I wanted to know how she was able to get it for me! As it turns out, she happened to be on FaceBook at just the moment that a… Continue Reading A Spinner’s Jackpot
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