Gone Herbal

Drying 

 Planting

Sniffing

 Just enjoying...

Everything Herbs

 A couple of the little "Mud Men" who live among the herbs.

A basket inspired by the camomile that I just planted.

 The wool was dyed and hand spun by me.

Herbal

K

Imagine

My word for 2015 is IMAGINE.

 I never imagined I'd be spinning my own yarn.

Carded wool with bits of silk. 

 Imagining what I can create with this.

I imagined some beads made from Anita's pink hair.

 I will string them and hang them from her photo.

 A lid cover made from a my hand spun wool and silk yarn.

 I trimmed it in some really beautiful locks that I bought here.

www.hermanhillsfarm.etsy.com
Herman Hills Farm

Check out their fiber…it's gorgeous!

Imagination.

 Imagining.

Fiber

Thanks

Karen

Sleepless Night

Over the weekend I dyed a few batches of wool for spinning.

The sun was hot and it dried in no time.

All ready to be spun into yarn.

 Was awake most of the night, so I used the time to do a little spinning.

karen

It Is What It Is

I've decided that I'm not really interested in the acceptable standards of spinning and other fiber arts.

I love what I'm doing and how it makes me feel, so I don't really care if it's right or wrong.

It just is and I love it.

 When I first started spinning I fought the spinning wheel in an effort to make "perfect yarn".

The more I spin, the less I fight it, and now have developed a flow that keeps me in a state of ZEN.

 This little basket or "hat for Jack", is a combo of spun wool and textile strips.

I managed to get a balanced twist, but the overall look is a bit uneven.

Jack hates the camera, so his photo is blurred since he was on his way out of the room as I took it.

 A quick peek at my finished scarf that I was knitting.

It's actually prettier in person.

The color combination and texture of the fiber is quite lovely.

I'm off to card some wool.

Have a great day!

karen

A ZEN Afternoon

I love the way the light looks at my desk in the late afternoon.

 And under my desk

and on my desk.

 Started knitting up some of my very own hand spun.

 Enjoying a ZEN moment.

karen

Fiber Vessels

Fiber vessels in the works.

 Made with my own hand spun wool.

 Just the beginning of something great I hope.

karen

Making Yarn

I had a kind of free day yesterday.

Nobody here but the dog and me.

I used the time for making yarn.

 As you can see, I need a lot more practice.

I'm spinning from my own carded batts, which is a little more difficult than spinning from roving.

Even though my yarn is far from perfect, I like the way it looks in a finished piece.

Thick and thin.

This yarn was made from all the little bits and pieces of wool that were left over from lots of past projects.

Finished bag.

I took some time to finish up a couple of crochet projects that were nearly done as well.

Here is a simple neck piece that was done with store bought yarn.

 This cowl was also crocheted using yarn that was machine made.

 I think over all I like the more imperfect look of my hand spun over the mass produced machine made.

I plan to keep on trying to master my spinning wheel in the days and weeks ahead.

Okay...maybe years.

It's not as easy as I thought it would be.

My goal is to become even half as good as Jacey Boggs.

Her art spun yarn is too cool to even use.

Maybe some day.............

Thanks for listening to me babble on.

karen