OHS Year II

Year two on the road to the OHS Spinner’s Certificate. I went up only because it was so much fun last year. I had very little interest in the “learning” aspect–maybe because last year didn’t feel like we learned a whole lot, it was just fun. But I’ve come back thinking, Yeah, I could go [...]

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Ew.

So I did rinse out all the natural dye bundles. It’s been raining, so they are drying in the spare bedroom/library/yarn room. The indigo still smells like ass. Turns out it needs to be neutralized in vinegar, which I vaguely remember hearing in my sleep deprived fog. Does it never end?
Perhaps pics tomorrow.

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This is Just a Cheat.

Today was a lovely Natural Dye Day at Raveloe Fibers. I confess, I hauled myself out of bed to get there, and it was hard, and I almost didn’t, and as soon as I got home I went back to bed, but gosh we had a good time.
I had hauled so many things to work [...]

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A Summary?

It just takes too much effort.
In sum:
Knitting: Finished ‘Wing o’ the Moth’. It came out real good. Pics on flickr. Photo shoot on Dad’s boat. Which resulted in a bent camera.  At least I didn’t drop it in the Bay. It only fell out of my pocket. I should learn how to get pics from [...]

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