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Winter Warmer Handspun Scarf
Brrrrrr… With the cooler weather in the northern hemisphere already set in, and starting to think about it in the southern climes, the time is nigh to set the wheels in motion for making sure that keeping warm this winter will be a comfortable affair, so knitting has commenced! The…
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Spinning for Winter
Now that Christmas is out of the way, I’ve been trying to finish off some knitting, and start spinning for the coming winter – in plenty of time this year, I hope! Usually, I leave it too late and the ‘winter woollies’ are not ready in time. Although so far…
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Yoga for Spinners and Knitters
Stiffness and limited movement can become a problem for many spinners and knitters. Extra exercise and movement will help to re-mobilise those stiff shoulders, wrists and joints. I found this Yoga video when looking for something to re-mobilise myself and thought I’d share it with everyone. After only the one…
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Handspun Felted Bag and Scarves
Its long overdue and somewhere, someone is wondering why I haven’t added any posts to The Woolly Mother for so long – well, maybe someone is… I decided to create a few handmade items to send overseas for Christmas pressies this year. Luckily, to save time, I already had the…
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Warm and Woolly
Finally finished the socks – and sooooo warm and comfortable The second piccy seemed to come out blue for some reason I have a feeling I’ll be knitting lots more of them.
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A New East Friesian Fleece for Spinning
It has been a marvelous week, I’ve had the place totally to myself. And guess what? Fleece and spinning abound – spread from one end to the other! If anyone is thinking about taking up spinning – beware. It’s addictive! Once you pick up that spindle, or treadle that wheel,…
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Socks, and More Socks
Seems the ‘sock bug’ is going around. And I caught it. After recently completing one pair of socks, I immediately started on more – for my granddaughter. Thank goodness they are a good fit, or Nana would be in trouble! And she loves them – especially for sliding around on…
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Handknitted Socks For Any Season
Hand-knitted socks are very warm and very snuggly, keeping toes warm and stopping legs from freezing in the cold weather. My daughter decided she would like a pair of socks after I mentioned I was going to make myself some. So, onto the net I go and look up a…
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Hand-made Knitting Bag
Nothing quite like Hand-Made. It’s unique. And that goes for my new knitting bag, made for me by my daughter. It’s huge! Remember Mary Poppins bag, with the never-ending bottom? Meet bag number two. I could fit half a dozen projects into it, and then some. I have a feeling…
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Weaving a Persian Rug
It finally happened. And quite unexpectedly. The knitting has taken a back seat while I explore the art of Persian Rug weaving. This art form has fascinated me for many years and just recently I picked up a book ‘The Root of Wild Madder’ by Brian Murphy from the library,…
