I’ve just returned from a lovely weekend in Ohio. I was teaching at Stringtopia in Lebanon and held at the Golden Lamb Hotel which is Ohio’s oldest operating hotel. If I remember correctly it was established in 1817 and lots of well known people have stayed there, including Sara Lamb and Abby Franquemont … Continue reading →

When I was young we would all go to my grandmother’s house on Saturday afternoons. She held a ceramics class for us. She and my mother would go to ceramics every week and paint and decorate ceramic items. They would also buy unfired greenware for us to paint. we learned how to get rid of … Continue reading →

  So I’ve been combing a lot lately. And I was thinking while I was combing about how some of you might feel a little afraid of the combing. Maybe it looks like a lot of work or maybe the combs look scary or you’ve heard that there is too much waste involved, but hand … Continue reading →

I’m terrible with the photography. I forget to take pictures of what’s going on because I am focused. Not a bad thing to be a teacher or participant and be focused but it puts a crimp in the blogging. There has been a ton of spinning and knitting and weaving and writing going on around … Continue reading →

I’ve been teaching a drafting class for a little while now. Every time we talk about short backward draw I say how it makes less of a worsted yarn that short forward draw and isn’t as consistent. Today I was spinning some Spunky Eclectic dyed Wensleydale and decided to show the results so here they … Continue reading →

We’re back on track now. My darling feels better. I just had a 2 night writing quarantine where plenty of writing was accomplished. Things at the shop are becoming more organized and the fleeces we need for classes for both me and Deb Robson are in the process of being chosen and scoured. This coming … Continue reading →

So the last 9 days have been pretty exciting around here. I’m not sure if exciting is the right word but we’ll go with it for now. Some of you follow me on Twitter or Facebook and so have gotten little snippets of things but I haven’t gone into detail. I’ve also not been answering … Continue reading →

  December was a blur. There was so much to do. The new website is still being tweaked, I am always surprised by the amount of paperwork to be done at the end of the year, there was last minute shopping to do and the wrapping! So my good intentions of getting the rest of … Continue reading →

I had a ton more photos than I thought so I’m breaking this up. We took a family trip to The Henry Ford. We all like it there. There are things that are interesting to adults and kids both. This trip was because they have a special exhibit right now that is based on The … Continue reading →

  Polypay sheep were developed in Idaho by a shepherd named Reed Hulet who needed to make a profit on his ranch.  With some thought and education he began along with his brother, Doctor Clarence Hulet, to cross breeds of sheep which they thought would give them sheep with good body size, more lambs, and … Continue reading →