OHS: Spinning stories from fibre, Part 1
Ontario Handspinning Seminar took place this past weekend. It was attended by more than 140 spinners. This year’s theme explored the connection between…
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An exotic pigeon inspired this handspun, knitted shawl
Bath Time by Sue Demetriou Last year our local Guelph Guild of Handweavers and Spinners presented a show at Greenwood Quiltery‘s gallery, featuring…
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Spring starts with baby goats
Spring would not begin properly without a pilgrimage to the annual open house at Wellington Fibres. It is happening tomorrow (April 20, 2013)…
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Combining fibre with a hackle
Kit Fisher recently gave a workshop, at Guelph Handweavers and Spinners Guild, on combining fibre with a hackle. Creating yarn this way has…
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Photovember 29
I started a weighted warp loom project. There actually is nothing to the loom except a strong stick. Small bags of salt are…
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Photovember 20
Yesterday I dressed the loom. I started planning this stole last spring but got involved with other fibre projects so the loom has…
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Photovember 5
Over the weekend Guelph Guild of Handweavers & Spinners held its annual show and sale, Fall Fibres, at Wellington County Museum. I did…
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Photovember 4
Soft, gentle and curious, with limpid eyes: there really is nothing quite as endearing as an alpaca. Yesterday we visited the open house…
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The season for spinning: alpaca experiment
Since the spring I have been learning how to spin yarn on my partner’s spinning wheel. I have a large project in the…
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Eco-friendly fibre craft
In my effort to live more lightly on the Earth, I am beginning to review what kinds of fibre I use for knitting,…
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