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Ok, so after my recent experiment with dyeing with dandelions, I had a go at dyeing with black beans. I followed to this tutorial from the same website, but something went wrong somewhere as mine didn’t give the same results. I followed the instructions exactly as was explained, but yeah, it’s a mystery. I don’t want to call it a failure because …

One thing I’ve wanted to try for a really long time is dyeing my own wool. I think it’s a bit of a natural progression, getting into knitting or crochet, then spinning and once you get into all of that dyeing is never far behind. For many who get into fiber arts, I have become curious about mostly every aspect …

Back in 2015 I wrote about my new spinning obsession. I had just visited a craft fair with my friend Nerissa, and while I was there, I picked up a drop spindle and some fiber. Well, since then my spinning obsession has sort of come and gone. I tried a few different types of spindles, trying to find the right …

Last year when I went to Breidag (craft fair) with some friends, I saw a lot of women spinning on drop spindles and spinning wheels and became intrigued.  I also saw a lot of really beautiful spinning fiber that was waiting to be made into yarn.  At that time I had specific projects in mind that I was looking to buy …