LazyGirl

I am such a lazy girl. I spend so much time on the Internet but never update these pages. 


I the past month I have been to two fiber festivals. Rhinebeck was great. This was the second time I attended and it was just as good this time as last year. I bought a little fiber, some yarn and a new Bosworth Spindle. 


Last weekend the husband and I went to the 1st annual NE fiber Festival . Talking to some of the vendors there, they were pleased with the turnout and encouraged that the festival will live on.


On the needles:


Still working on the cotton throw rug for the kitchen. I haven't picked this up for awhile.
Bella mittens for dd Liz.
Forest canopy Shawl. Really, there are two of these going, one from my hand spun and one from a pretty Malabrigo that I bought at Purl in Tiverton, Ma.


On the Wheel


I'm spinning a beautiful black Romney that I bought from a gal at Rhinebeck . It's a lovely color and I think it will become my first true 3 ply yarn. In have some real pretty hand dyed rovings/tops from SE that I want to spin but I really want to finish the Romney first.


Hand Work


I have a couple of smocking projects coming up. This weekend my smocking group is hosting  a weekend of smocking with Barbara Meager. We will be making an eyeglass case smocked with overdyed floss and a smocked insert for for a lovely handbag. I'm really looking forward to the classes and time with good friends.

Winter 2010

Its been awhile; I've been neglectful once again. I am very easily distracted.

In September '09 I purchased a spinning wheel from Copper Moose, a Kromski Sonata. I knew nothing about spinning but the words associated with spinning fascinated me. Mother of all, the footmen, the maidens and a lazy kate all called to me. I mean, how could you not want a niddy noddy if you knew such an item existed?

My first attempts were a mess. Terribly over spun and coiled. Ugly yarn. I slowly began to improve. Last month I took a 2 day class in beginning spinning and I've improved some more.