Posted in Etsy, Sand in my Stitches, acid dye, dye, dyeing, dyeing yarn, handpainted yarn, kettle-dyed yarn, spinning yarn, wool, yarn on May 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been keeping busy lately, dyeing and reskeining some yarn for my etsy shop, Sand In My Stitches. Here’s what I was working on last week:
The one on the left is Pure Merino SW in the color “Angelfish” that I felt could use a reskeining. The other four are all Kona Sock Superwash Merino. Second [...]
Posted in MD Sheep & Wool Festival, family, knitting, spinning wool, spinning yarn, wool, yarn, tagged alpaca, llama, maryland sheep & wool festival, mswf, sheep, spinning, spinning wheel, yarn on May 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As promised (or threatened), I hauled the family to the 2009 Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival last Saturday, close to three hours away from where we live. And as predicted, the crowds were incredible. I think this festival attracts more and more people every year! Nonetheless, we all enjoyed it to some degree and were [...]
