Tag: craft

  • Here’s all the 2023 advent fibre, now finished & tagged. There are definately a few I’d like to get more of if WoW does a limited release of these!

  • I noticed that the Royal Easter Show had a category for an item made completely from handspun. So I did something crazy & spent December/Jan crocheting up the shawl my ‘Sunburnt Country’ handspun was destined for to enter the category. Regardless of how successful this piece will be in the competition, this shawl came out…

  • Bit late, but everything got away from me. Plus it was really hard to pick things I’d made last year I was proud of. Last year felt really overwhelming & I didn’t feel like I made much which clearly wasn’t true at all. Anyway, these are my favourites from last year.

  • I fell into a pattern of simply filling up spindles over the last few months. So here’s the 100s of meters of thread that needs to be de-spindled, plyed, & finished.

  • I present the finished shoulder bag! This was my partners christmas gift, doesn’t he look pleased 😁

  • Yes, this sculpt had been sitting on my dining table the entire 2023 unfinished. But no more! It literally only needed some beak/claw/toe touchups & the feather spots/edging. Still a few things to do after a quick seal, but she’s gonna be done!

  • Kevin has decided she’s caretaker for the full spindle sticks. These are the spun up rolags I hand made. Now to plying them!

  • Finished paw and (surprise) tail set, made as a christmas gift for a friend.

  • I did it! I just put in all my entries for the 2024 Royal Easter Show. I’m entering all but one category under the Spinning Arts & Craft schedule; the dark purple in the handspun category, other yarns are going up against wheel spinners in respective laceweight & regular weight categories, the garment in the…

  • WoW fibre advent Day 24. This is a cracker of a colourful (see what I did there) blend of merino, cashmere, & sari silk. Thanks to every spinner who was doing the WoW or another fibre advent with me this month, & to everyone who followed along with my efforts. Merry Christmas 🎄