Trailer Park Trash and proud of it……….

She’s here!!! My Wheel!

It’s an older model(1970′s) Ashford Traditional.  The wheel spins wonderfully!  I can’t say enough thanks to the generous person who had her sitting in her kitchen who kindly shipped this wonderful wheel to me.  I have spun non-stop since we got home from Sheep Street Fiber for a quick tune up.  I am in LOVE!! [...]

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My First Yarn

It may well be the fugliest yarn every created, but it’s MY fugly yarn.  I’ve spun my heart out on my Ashford spindle since November.  It’s around 129 yards of natural shetland.  I can’t decide if I want to dye it or just leave it like this and admire it.  I probably won’t make anything [...]

silly little scarf

Iknow, I know, funfur novelty yarn, but my mom gave it to me, so I just had to whipup a little scarf with it.  Want to be sure she picks up more cheap yarn as she finds it, and if I don’t use it, she won’t.  It was a nice, quick diverson.

Serendipity Background Experiement

Random scraps of paper glued to cardstock, rubbed with old linen distressing ink, and then random embossing powder spread around and heated. I think I’ll cut it into atc’s and see where that takes me.