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Multicoloured Knitting Yarns
Shopping should be banned! It’s the most time-wasting, no-entity there is on this planet. Whoever says they like shopping, food shopping that is, ought to be banished to Mars. After the weekly drudge of trawling through the supermarket, waiting in loooong queues at the checkout, then having to drag the…
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Anyone for Continental Knitting?
It’s definitely a learning curve. Using the wool in the wrong hand, holding the needles differently – its like driving on the wrong side of the road, in the wrong side of the car… But, it doesn’t take long to pick it up. This afternoon is the first time I…
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Caramelised Banana Pancrepes for Breakfast – Pure Decadence
It was one of those typical Sunday mornings – slow. A couple of cuppas, computer catchup was nicely underway – and then it came to a stop. A request for French toast by my granddaughter for her breakfast suddenly cut through the equilibrium. Oh dear. Amazing how one little seven…
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The Banana Cake and Nana
And it came to pass that it was said unto Nana by daughter, “Go forth and make a banana cake”. With a number of over-ripe bananas in the fruit bowl it seemed like a good idea at the time. So, Nana duly went forth and proceeded to the kitchen to…
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Treadle Spinning Wheel V Electric Spinner
When it comes to choice of spinning wheel, there are many factors to take into consideration before you purchase. With dozens of wheels to choose from, it can be a difficult decision. The spinning wheel you choose depends on a number of factors. What are you wanting the wheel to…
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Tour de Fleece
For those who think I have gone totally balmy talking about a ‘Tour de Fleece’ – no, I haven’t. The Tour de Fleece is a spinning competition that runs alongside the Tour de France, and this year started on 4th July and ending on the 25th July, with the same…
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Handspun Lace Scarf in Merino/Silk
With a bit of a lag in activity after Le Tour de Fleece, I’ve managed to get myself back to ‘The Blog’ and put a few words on paper. Its been a busy time, completing the editing of a manuscript but that is now out of the way and I…
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A Coat of Many Colours – Dog Rescue part 2
Millie looked a sorry sight when she was brought back to my daughter’s house – her coat was very matted, hair falling into her eyes and the longest eye lashes I’ve even seen on a dog! She was very unsure and barked at everything. The lady that found her and…
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Dog Rescue Industry in Australia
You know when it all gets a bit too much when you cannot find even a few minutes to sit and spin. That’s when something has to change. It did, though I’m not sure it will give me more time… A couple of months ago, an eight month old puppy…
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Production Spinning in Afghanistan
Spinning is a world-wide occupation, and still gaining momentum, either as a hobby or as employment. Women working at one yarn production company in Afghanistan are now able to spin with a spinning wheel instead of using a drop spindle. Production of spun yarn has thereby increased. With this new…