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Back on the Treadle!
After so long, its about time I got back into my spinning and posting on The Woolly Mother. Work has tended to take over for quite a while, but now a balance has to be made. I’ve missed my spinning and creative side and intend to keep it going and moving. I have been knitting, although with commercial yarn and completed a few things, such as socks, jumpers, and finally finished the finer handspun short-sleeved cardy for my daughter. It turned out very well. Pics coming. Now onto new projects. Am currently spinning yarn for a cushion – had enough of making garments for a while, I want something different.…
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Spinning for Winter
Now that Christmas is out of the way, I’ve been trying to finish off some knitting, and start spinning for the coming winter – in plenty of time this year, I hope! Usually, I leave it too late and the ‘winter woollies’ are not ready in time. Although so far it seems to be a cool summer, it does give me chance to keep knitting instead of having to put it away until autumn. The corridale/alpaca cardi is coming along nicely, with the back now complete and one front piece. The plan for this is to have it finished by end of January. It’s knitting up very nicely and much…
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Hand-made Knitting Bag
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Hand-made Knitting Bag
Nothing quite like Hand-Made. It’s unique. And that goes for my new knitting bag, made for me by my daughter. It’s huge! Remember Mary Poppins bag, with the never-ending bottom? Meet bag number two. I could fit half a dozen projects into it, and then some. I have a feeling it might be wise to work on one at a time. She made the bag from scraps of fabric left around from other projects but it turned out fabulous. There are so many pockets I don’t know if I can fill them all. But I can sure have fun trying!
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Spinning for Winter
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Dog Rescue Industry in Australia
You know when it all gets a bit too much when you cannot find even a few minutes to sit and spin. That’s when something has to change. It did, though I’m not sure it will give me more time… A couple of months ago, an eight month old puppy arrived, a rescue pup actually. Very cute and lovable, and she will become a shadow to my six year old granddaughter. This little girl puppy is a poodle/silky terrier most likely, with more poodle characteristics than silky though she has a crinkly double coat and doesn’t miss a trick. Having been ‘rescued’ only a few months ago by a very…
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Production Spinning in Afghanistan
Spinning is a world-wide occupation, and still gaining momentum, either as a hobby or as employment. Women working at one yarn production company in Afghanistan are now able to spin with a spinning wheel instead of using a drop spindle. Production of spun yarn has thereby increased. With this new production equipment and the increase in yarn output more women have gained employment and the opportunity to attain a rise in their wages. Read the full story… http://afghanistan.usaid.gov/en/Article.915.aspx <p …>