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 Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:51 pm
August 2012 spinning challenge fiber. The theme this month is That's A Wrap! I chose to use this fiber because it reminded me of my wedding day, specifically my bridesmaids dresses (which were qipao dresses in red with gold embroidery) . I thought of this because a lot of our (my husband's and mine) problems were "wrapped up" once we got married. It solved a lot of things that had been huge deals before, so I figured that was enough of a link to justify this months entry.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:45 am
entervixen August 2012 spinning challenge fiber. The theme this month is That's A Wrap! I chose to use this fiber because it reminded me of my wedding day, specifically my bridesmaids dresses (which were qipao dresses in red with gold embroidery) . I thought of this because a lot of our (my husband's and mine) problems were "wrapped up" once we got married. It solved a lot of things that had been huge deals before, so I figured that was enough of a link to justify this months entry. Oh, that's going to be gorgeous when it's spun up!
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:48 am
Emm-Kaye entervixen August 2012 spinning challenge fiber. The theme this month is That's A Wrap! I chose to use this fiber because it reminded me of my wedding day, specifically my bridesmaids dresses (which were qipao dresses in red with gold embroidery) . I thought of this because a lot of our (my husband's and mine) problems were "wrapped up" once we got married. It solved a lot of things that had been huge deals before, so I figured that was enough of a link to justify this months entry. Oh, that's going to be gorgeous when it's spun up! Thanks! It's not the softest, but that's okay, some hair conditioner will take care of that nicely, hehe.
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:49 am
I finished a scarf with some handspun, will try to remember to post pictures tomorrow. It also inspired me to finish some socks I have going. Will post pics of those when they're finished too. ^_^
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 10:44 am
So I have been busy, but haven't taken any pics. Will try to get to that today. In the meantime, I am crocheting a small bowl from some otherwise unusable handspun (it's super scratchy) to hopefully felt into something nice and actually usable, heh.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:57 am
Updated with a pic of the soap I just finished. ^_^
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:07 pm
entervixen Updated with a pic of the soap I just finished. ^_^ Love the dragon mold! I'll bet it smells wonderful.
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:19 pm
Emm-Kaye entervixen Updated with a pic of the soap I just finished. ^_^ Love the dragon mold! I'll bet it smells wonderful. Thanks! It turned out lovely, smells great, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the shea butter in it. *dreamy sigh* Next up is some goat's milk melt and pour soap base to experiment with...^_^ If you ever wanna get into trying out soap making, I got all the stuff (except the goat's milk base, though I should have gotten it from the same place due to cost) from http://www.brambleberry.com/. they are FANTASTIC. 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:58 pm
Random pic update!  Basket of handspun mini skeins. emotion_awesome
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:02 pm
Finished four more mini-skeins. Two are drying, two are soaking. All are singles yarns. I've come to realize that I make so many singles yarns because I'm too damn lazy to ply sometimes, lol. Having said that, however, I do enjoy working with singles yarns, so it works out in the end. smile
Edit: Also at least one of those finished yarns had at least a little amount of lanolin in it I think, because suddenly my hands are super soft. whee
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:44 am
entervixen Finished four more mini-skeins. Two are drying, two are soaking. All are singles yarns. I've come to realize that I make so many singles yarns because I'm too damn lazy to ply sometimes, lol. Having said that, however, I do enjoy working with singles yarns, so it works out in the end. smile Edit: Also at least one of those finished yarns had at least a little amount of lanolin in it I think, because suddenly my hands are super soft. whee Are you dyeing them yourself? I love the red/maroon color ones, and the blues, and see at least one purple one!
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 10:33 am
Emm-Kaye entervixen Finished four more mini-skeins. Two are drying, two are soaking. All are singles yarns. I've come to realize that I make so many singles yarns because I'm too damn lazy to ply sometimes, lol. Having said that, however, I do enjoy working with singles yarns, so it works out in the end. smile Edit: Also at least one of those finished yarns had at least a little amount of lanolin in it I think, because suddenly my hands are super soft. whee Are you dyeing them yourself? I love the red/maroon color ones, and the blues, and see at least one purple one! Actually no, hehe. Though I do want to dye my own yarn and fiber someday, I'm content to just spin for now.
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:53 am
entervixen Actually no, hehe. Though I do want to dye my own yarn and fiber someday, I'm content to just spin for now. My dream (fantasy, really) is to have my own loom...and to spin the thread to make my own cloth from.
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:12 pm
Emm-Kaye entervixen Actually no, hehe. Though I do want to dye my own yarn and fiber someday, I'm content to just spin for now. My dream (fantasy, really) is to have my own loom...and to spin the thread to make my own cloth from. That's an awesome dream. smile Some day I want a few sheep so I can process, dye, spin and then knit my own garments. That sounds fantastically awesome. emotion_kirakira
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 4:36 pm
entervixen Emm-Kaye entervixen Actually no, hehe. Though I do want to dye my own yarn and fiber someday, I'm content to just spin for now. My dream (fantasy, really) is to have my own loom...and to spin the thread to make my own cloth from. That's an awesome dream. smile Some day I want a few sheep so I can process, dye, spin and then knit my own garments. That sounds fantastically awesome. emotion_kirakira Sadly, I am allergic to sheep's wool - but I'm NOT allergic to Alpaca! I'd love to have an Alpaca ranch, and shear, process, dye, spin & weave my own things!!!
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