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Fiber Sprite Podcast Episode 005

11/6/2019

 
Here is the fourth episode of the Fiber Sprite Podcast! On this show, I'll talk about projects I've been working on and my visit to the Taos Wool Festival.

Knitting:

  • Sock blocker
  • 2BEwe (the yarn I'm using for my sweater)

Designing:

  • My initial sweater plans are here and here and also here
  • Fashionary journal. On the podcast, I complained about the size, but you can buy larger templates.
  • Head counts: fashion drawing versus reality
  • MyBodyModel
  • Using a schematic to create a pattern
  • Knitter's graph paper (this is great for working out stitch patterns, but when I'm designing to scale, I use regular old graph paper)
  • Knitting Without Tears
  • Elizabeth's Percentage System
  • The Opinionated Knitter
  • Sweater I'm wearing in the podcast, which is based on the Brooks Sweater in the Opinionated Knitter
  • Sally Melville's Knitting Pattern Essentials
  • Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book

Spinning:

  • The Woolly Lizard
    • Chain ply vs. Three Ply Yarn
  • Galaxy
  • Glacier Sunrise
  • Manx Loaghtan
  • Using the Spinner's Multitool to spin a consistent yarn

Weaving:

  • The seam I used is a French seam that I then flat felled. More on seam finishes here.
  • Jacket Band Yarns
    • Malabrigo Silkpaca (warp yarn)
    • Yampa Valley Fiberworks (weft yarn)
  • Gingerbread Cottage

Books:

  • Vanishing Fleece
  • Making a Life

Upcoming Presentation - "Sheep to Shop"

11/7/2018

 
Handspun cashmere yarn
As you practice your fiber art skills, have you ever wondered about the craftspeople who came before you? The ones who figured out how to spin, the ones who figured out how to weave, the ones who figured out how to make fabric stretchy by interlocking loops of yarn with one another?

Unfortunately, their stories are lost to history, in part because textile production is so embedded in our culture that it began before humans had a written language. To add to the obscurity, many of the early tools used to produce and work with fabric didn't survive in the archaeological record. But the clues we do have are fascinating, and they indicate that spinning and weaving are very old indeed.

This Saturday, November 10, I'll be giving a presentation at the Black Sheep Handworx Studio. There's lots of interesting historical information about wool, fiber, sheep, and how it relates to us as fiber artists. Whatever fiber art you practice, there's something here for you!

In addition to the discussion, there will be demonstrations, explanations, and hands-on experiences that walk you through how wool is processed before it can become yarn, and how yarn is worked into cloth. The possibilities for customized cloth are endless! 

You can purchase tickets at the Black Sheep Handworx Studio, or at 970tix. I hope to see you there!

Sneffels Fiber Festival

10/3/2018

 
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Last weekend I had the honor of teaching at the Sneffels Fiber Festival in Ridgway, Colorado. On Friday, I taught a dyeing workshop, and on Saturday, I taught a drop spindle workshop. 

Naturally, I forgot to take any pictures of my classes, but my friend Sharon managed to sneak a few pictures of the dye workshop. You can read her account over on her blog - Day 1 and Day 2. 

The marketplace was open on Saturday and Sunday. I did a tiny bit of shopping Saturday during my lunch break, where I picked up some plying silk and sari silk cloud from Phoenix Fiber Mill. I used some of the sari silk cloud in my blending board project - a little goes quite a long way, and I still had some leftover, but it's such a lovely fiber to work with I didn't want to run out!

I spent a good bit of time scoping out the other vendors, too, but didn't buy anything because I needed to make sure there was room in my car! The only downside to teaching is that there's a lot of equipment to bring, and not a lot of space for extra cargo on the way home!

On Sunday I had an afternoon demonstration of rigid heddle weaving. I think I might have blown a few minds when I described the direct warping process - it really is a lot faster and easier than the traditional warping process!

Before and after my Sunday demonstration, I did quite a bit of shopping. I reconnected with Scott from Corn Creek Fiber Arts. He's the guy who taught me to spin on a wheel! I also picked up a merino/silk braid from them.

I might have gone a little overboard with fleece purchasing...but more on that later!

Rug Hooked Grand Mesa Mug Rug

9/12/2018

 
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I'd only be exaggerating a little if I said this mug rug hooked itself! It was a fun and easy afternoon project, and it's the sample for an upcoming class I'm teaching at Black Sheep Handworx Studio this October. 

​The design is the Grand Mesa, the world's largest flat-topped mountain. It dominates the landscape here in Grand Junction. The design also includes a river, as our rivers here (the Gunnison and Colorado) play a huge part in our ability to live here. It is a desert, after all!
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This mug rug is 4" square, and is part of a kit that will be included in the class. It includes everything you need to get started with rug hooking!

Call or email  to sign up! Contact information can be found here. 

Upcoming Talks and Workshops for September 2018

8/22/2018

 
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There's a ton of stuff in the works! If you're in or around Colorado, I'd love to see you at one of the following events I have coming up in September:​
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