Wild Flower Textured Art Yarn Now in the Shop
I just listed a new art yarn colorway in the shop. I have been working on this colorway for a while now. The inspiration of this yarn was a giveaway in honor of Honey bees and Beekeepers. It reminded me of the Wild Flowers that bees use to create honey. The dominant color through out…
A birthday surprise….
My birthday was a bit of a surprise and shock. My entire goat herd except one bred late, all kidded in less than a 24 hour period. AND IT SNOWED 8 INCHES!! So all babies had to come into the house to save their lives, this broke the bond with their moms and I had…
A Return to the Ashford Country Spinner 2
I have recently returned to my Ashford Country Spinner 2 wheel and decided to spin some rather fine singles on it. I know that “they” say you can’t do that but I decided “they” were wrong. It is a bobbin led wheel and as long as I take my time, I can put in enough…
The REDS.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have been creating a lot of soups and stews in the crock pot recently. Mostly because of A. working outside and B. because it smells fab when cooking and C. because by the time I am actually hungry later on, I can’t be bothered to cook anything. Charlie usually pesters me…
Goat Milking Machine and Antique Desk
This weekend we finally got the milk machine put together. I have been gathering photos, instructions, bits and pieces and all the various things we would need to do this. There were a few problems with some of the bits so I had to go back to the hardware store several times to get ones…
“Antique Traditions” in the Journey to Golden Fleece Museum Show
I was one of the students two years ago in the very first Journey to the Golden Fleece Course. Our final project was supposed to be completed around Christmas 2014. I was up to date with my Module 1-7 yarns but stalled a bit in my Module 8 final project. There was a second graduation…
a bit of a catch up……
It has been ages since I have posted to my blog. There is a reason. I had an accident in February that crushed my head between and beneath about 40-50 pounds of wood, ice and snow. I dropped the wood box lid with all the snow and such on my head when my head was…
Singer 31-15 Treadle Sewing Machine
Here she is, and we don’t know her name yet. I got a new to me, Singer 31-15 Treadle Sewing Machine from 1926. She needs to be cleaned up, cleaned out and the cabinet cleaned, but everything works as is right now even without the polish. I bought it from a lady in Grand Rapids,…