partrician1 (52)in #needleworkmonday • 5 years agoShort staple dog fiber !I will admit that I prefer long staple fiber everyday.partrician1 (52)in #needleworkmonday • 5 years agospin the dog blog: knitting the great pyreneesI wish I could tell you how warm this hat is!!partrician1 (52)in #art • 5 years agoHow I clean my dog fur to make yarn!A quick video to show you how I clean my dog fur in preparation to spin it into yarn. Enjoy!!partrician1 (52)in #needleworkmonday • 5 years agoSo i am going to start a series vlog on chiengora!I hope you like it.partrician1 (52)in #chiengora • 5 years agoI finally got around to making a youtube video.Turns out video editing can be really time consuming! I hope you like!partrician1 (52)in #needleworkmonday • 5 years agoFurther adventures in chiengora.This is the link to my blog post about how I clean and prep my chiengora! The fiber came from a dog named Bailey!partrician1 (52)in #needleworkmonday • 5 years agoFINALLY!!Sorry for the long abscence but I was in the wind for a while as we have now "officially" moved across the county…partrician1 (52)in #needleworkmonday • 6 years agoWe are ready to crochet some steeks!After a nice soak and fulling my project sweater is ready to have steeks crocheted into it in preparation for…partrician1 (52)in #needlework • 6 years agoLooking for a green for my button band.Digging through my yarn stash I found another yarn save from my favorite art reuse store in Berkley, CA. After pulling…partrician1 (52)in #needlework • 6 years agoI steeked my swatch!After a couple of attempts at a crochet steek I finally got it done. Then a deep breath and snip snip! Now to learn…partrician1 (52)in #art • 6 years agoMore urban art!I am in love the with the city of Kingston, NY! This small eclectic town has an awesome maker's energy/vibe running…partrician1 (52)in #needleworkmonday • 6 years agoPossible sacrifice to the steeking gods?The sweater is done and waiting for me to steek. The next question I have to ask is if I want to use blue, green or…partrician1 (52)in #needlework • 6 years agoTest fulling and steeking.Doing some test fulling on my sweater swatch. Once this is all dry I can see how it reacts to steeking! The soak in…partrician1 (52)in #needlework • 6 years agoMaking tools.I love 3D printing! these are parts of 3D print which will result in a new yarn swift. I can't decide if the next…partrician1 (52)in #needleworkmonday • 6 years agoNow for some sleeves.There is way to much veggie matter in this sweater so far. I hope I will be able to shave, pick or wash out most of…partrician1 (52)in #needlework • 6 years agoSome more fiber blending fun!Deciding to card some more fiber I pulled out some more wool, silk and a couple of everything-went-in-this mini batts…partrician1 (52)in #needlework • 6 years agoUsing my new toy!As today is local yarn store (lys) day it seemed right to get and play with fiber. This batch is a blue, grey and…partrician1 (52)in #needlework • 6 years agoNew toys came!!!With my blending board unusable right now I got the next best thing. I am already going through my fiber stash. This…partrician1 (52)in #needlework • 6 years agoGetting there...This sweater is coming along nicely. 7 more inches and I will be done with the body of this piece. I now need to find…partrician1 (52)in #needlework • 6 years agoGot the yoke handled.The VM in this yarn is amazing but it is working out to becoming a great outdoor sweater. I love the color variation…
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