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Two more batts ready for Michigan Fiber Festival. All available yarn is labeled and packed. I start loading the car tomo...
08/12/2026

Two more batts ready for Michigan Fiber Festival. All available yarn is labeled and packed. I start loading the car tomorrow evening. Festival time — I’m excited! I look forward to see everyone this evening.

Yesterday, I sent pictures of bright yellow yarn on the bobbin. Today I labeled some of that roving. I’ll have three sma...
08/09/2026

Yesterday, I sent pictures of bright yellow yarn on the bobbin. Today I labeled some of that roving. I’ll have three small batts of this alpaca/Cormo blend available at Michigan Fiber Festival. There will also be batts in other colors and textures.

Those required to wear high visibility headwear should not be limited to cheap acrylic. This is a soft and warm blend of...
08/08/2026

Those required to wear high visibility headwear should not be limited to cheap acrylic. This is a soft and warm blend of alpaca and Cormo wool. I plan to have these three skeins available at Michigan Fiber Festival. If I’m organized, I might have a couple batts available as well.

This is the last day of spinning for MFF. After today, it’s washing, labeling, and packing.

Some very bright yarn in preparation for Michigan Fiber Festival.
08/06/2026

Some very bright yarn in preparation for Michigan Fiber Festival.

Skeining up more yarn. That pink is REALLY bright, plus it glows in the dark. The plan is to have this packed and labele...
08/06/2026

Skeining up more yarn. That pink is REALLY bright, plus it glows in the dark. The plan is to have this packed and labeled in time for Michigan Fiber Festival.

Two more bobbins of the alpaca / Shetland wool / Eri silk blend I posted a couple weeks ago.
08/05/2026

Two more bobbins of the alpaca / Shetland wool / Eri silk blend I posted a couple weeks ago.

More handspun yarn ready to skein and wash for Michigan Fiber Festival.
08/04/2026

More handspun yarn ready to skein and wash for Michigan Fiber Festival.

I spun a bobbin full of odds and ends today and made a number of mini skeins.When the two strands of plying don’t come o...
08/03/2026

I spun a bobbin full of odds and ends today and made a number of mini skeins.

When the two strands of plying don’t come out evenly, I have a mid-matched end. When these ends accumulate, they get made into mini skeins. My customers use them for color and texture highlights.

These — and others — will be available at Michigan Fiber Festival.

Alpaca, Shetland and Red Eri silk. Soft. Shiny. I think it is squishy, too, but I’ll need to wait until it is off the bo...
07/26/2026

Alpaca, Shetland and Red Eri silk. Soft. Shiny. I think it is squishy, too, but I’ll need to wait until it is off the bobbin to be sure.

I’ll have this yarn at Michigan Fiber Festival and maybe at Wisconsin Sheep and Wool if it doesn’t sell. (It will sell when the right person touches it.)

If you always wanted to learn to spin, this show is full of opportunities
07/22/2026

If you always wanted to learn to spin, this show is full of opportunities

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