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I took a Class in Medieval spinning with a distaff last Thursday. I originally signed up for the class before the COVID-19 lockdown.  So I have been waiting a while to do this class.  This was a 2-hour evening class.  … Continue reading →

This is my post over on the Felting and Fiber Studio Blog. If you would like to join, just follow the link.   Hi, I’m Ann McElroy. I have been doing in-person teaching for about 20 years now.  After hearing … Continue reading →

I’ve been working on my picture a little.  I decided there was no definite direction for the sun. I added some lighter green to the trees on the far edge, which also defined them more. They look very yellow-green in … Continue reading →

Before talking about felt, I just wanted to share with our friends who have mild winters. It is March here in Central Canada, and there is very little snow left. But as I said, it’s March, and March is a … Continue reading →

When teaching my vessels workshop a few weeks ago, I was showing the class pictures and talking about some more advanced vessels. They expressed an interest in all of them but especially in the book resist vessels. It got me … Continue reading →

Last time I was telling you about a spindle case I was working on. It is here if you missed it making-a-spindle-case-mark-1 last time I had added all the wool so now it was time for some decorations. I grabbed … Continue reading →

I saw this picture that is for a workshop by Marti Csille at the  https://giftofthelambs.hu/ There is no way I can get there but I thought a felt spindle case would be a nice thing to have. I have a … Continue reading →

I know you’re thinking, fish for Christmas? Don’t you raise turkeys? Why are you having fish? Well, we did have turkey and the traditional fixings. In this case, the fish was a present. When I asked my husband what he … Continue reading →

Last time I told you about our demo at the Log Farm shearing day. When they seared the first sheep they brought over the fleece and laid it out under the tent so people could see it. I used some … Continue reading →