I stayed with old college friends and had a great time meeting ravelry friends, I missed the spin in because I was sooo tired.
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Saturday, May 3, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
How to do the worlds best cast on!
This is my personal cast on that I "developed" a few years ago. It is exactly as like all my knitting, crafting to be: straight foward, logical and easy to memorize.
Without further ado: The Kouture Crochet Double V Cast On.
(On my use of the word developed: In knitting and crochet, there are few new ideas, we reinvent the wheel many times and I am sure others have figured out this trick too, however, I have been using this method for 10 years and have never seen it written or published anywhere before. This doesnt mean that it hasnt been, only that I have not seen it prior to this post)
Without further ado: The Kouture Crochet Double V Cast On.
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(On my use of the word developed: In knitting and crochet, there are few new ideas, we reinvent the wheel many times and I am sure others have figured out this trick too, however, I have been using this method for 10 years and have never seen it written or published anywhere before. This doesnt mean that it hasnt been, only that I have not seen it prior to this post)
Sunday, March 2, 2014
who am i? Life with dandy walker.
I made a short video talking about my life with Dandy Walker Hydro. That is all for today.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Revisiting Jacquard Dyes - Dyeing fiber with Jacquard Acid Dyes
So it has been a long time since I first posted my dyeing results. Since that time I have been spinning yarn and last year I final started dyeing fiber.
I wanted to share first one of my favorite how to s
Now here is one dye job I recently did.
Here is some white and brown Shetland.
I now use citric acid instead of vinegar as the smell is much less intense for me. So the fiber is soaked in plain water. In the dyebath I add acid and a pinch of salt which slows down the speed of color absorption so that all the fibers get a more even amount color.
One of my favorite things is getting a more complex shade by adding lots of colors to get not colors. Here I added 4 colors to get this red.
Fresh off the pot starting to dye
Almost dry.
Totally dry compared to undyed Shetland.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Hansen minispinner in maple
I had an mS in cherry but for some reasons I was never really happy with it so I sold it and got this in maple instead and I LOVE the grain.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Starting a chain of crochet without a knot.
This is how I start my crochet chains every time.
This loop is normal.
Pull now or later to tighten the loop also you can stop a few stitches before the loop and undo those extra stitches.
If you undo.
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