I was really excited to be a featured artist on Strauch's blog.
Read MoreHere are some tips and my opinion about buying a spinning wheel that you will love to spin on.
Read MoreThis breed closeup features the controversial Sharlea Merino and my take on sheep farming practices.
Read MoreSentimental Squirrel has used some of my custom dyed extreme long Teeswater wool locks to reroot Blythe dolls. She painstakingly brushes each one out and then sews them together making individual plugs. The result is beyond gorgeous!
Read MoreJennifer from Nutmeg Naturals hand makes soap and felted items for the bath and home. Here she's used 222 Handspun hand dyed wool roving to make felted soaps, acorns, and decorative garlands.
Read MoreThis month’s closeup is on some UK and primitive breeds including Manx Loaghtan, Hebridean, Shetland, and Icelandic
Read MoreSpinQuest 2013 is in the books. Here’s an excerpt from the SpinArtiste write-up on the event.
Read MoreThis breedbox brings us the much sought after Valais Blacknose and other hard to find European samples.
Read MoreI'm really excited to be featured in this month's Spin Artiste Interview. There's a giveway too, so don't forget to enter for a chance to win some mixed fiber.
Read MoreIn this video I will demonstrate how to drum card an art batt on a Strauch Mad Batt'r drum carder.
Read MoreI had an unexpected treat today when I stopped by RedGate Farm in Leesburg to buy some wool fleece. Sue Bundy, the owner of RedGate, was gracious enough to allow me to go there in person and pick out some fleece and show me around the farm.
Read MoreI was very pleased to have 222 Handspun featured in Northern Virginia Craftaholics Feature Friday post. Northern Virginia Craftaholics is a group of crafty people who live in the Northern VA, D.C., and Maryland area and mainly sell their handmade items on Etsy.
Read MoreI spent Sunday afternoon on a Field Day at Davlin Farm nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Lincoln, Virginia (Loudoun County) . The Field Day was organized by the wonderful folks at Solitude Farm and our gracious host, Lynn Updegrove. They have a gorgeous pasture, stream, and one of the nicest looking barns I've seen in a while.
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