Eight more spinners released into the world……some born naturals, some developing entirely new styles of drafting, but definitely all spinners. Three already have their own wheels…a fourth wheel is on the way for one and another settled for a drop spindle for the time being. I consider that a success.

It did take every ounce of strength I had to manage three hours of class, but with a ride home and two days sleep, I have almost recovered from the madness. Thanks for the well wishes. You guys are super sweet. I’m still grossly sick, Quasimodo ugly to the point of frightening small children (and squeamish adults) but I have to venture into the world today. I have not been to the studio all week and I feel lost.

I need some more wool to put the final tweaking on the scarf pattern so that it can be released into the world.

I don’t know why, but lately I only want to spin fibres with green in them. This BFL is so wonderful and spring like that I swear I can smell fresh cut grass when I put in up to my face.

This thick and thin BFL is plied with a lace weight alpaca, a soft green and gray cloud full of felted peas. The combination of green and gray is something I’ve toyed with a lot lately.

I always say I have very few needs. This is no longer true.

• I need to get better
• I need to spend more time in the studio
• I need a realistic production schedule
• I need to hear whether or not I am at Filberg this year.

And it’s pretty clear I need ALL of these to move forward. Now to make it happen.