My English angora Fiona's little Kit, Cocoa. She is a doe. So far...

My Fiona's Kit, "Ivory". He is four weeks old.

My Fiona's kits. They were born on December, 6th of 2015. She had five kits.

Recycled Denim Jeans Tote Shopping Bag

Handmade Tote Bag. The Inside of the Bag.

Handmade Tote Bag

My New Kit of English Angora Rabbits.

Hello all
it has been quite some time since my last time I wrote I my blog.
I lost my mom in August of this year 2015 and am not handling it well.  I pray and cry more than I have in a long time. I miss her every moment of everyday. She was the most amazing person.
I hope to start posting in the blog more soon . Thank you to all of the people that have been holding me up in their prayers.  I have found in the last few months that I have more friends than I ever new.
I hope all of you have a blessed day

Herold floor loom all stained

So far I have the loom all stained and put back together.  My son was such a big help with the staining. At one point we just stopped and looked at him (Herold) and marveled at the difference the stain made in the old loom. My Scott was working away at his milling machine making the new pieces that were missing. This is an amazing loom. Nothing fancy, it just works. It is special to me now because my son and Scott helped me bring it back to life. I am letting the stain soak in, then I will oil and wax him.

The Herald Loom.

I have started a new journey.  My Scott found an old herald loom on Craigslist.  We went to go have a look see.. The poor thing had been left outside under an old well house cover. I had never heard of Herald looms and thought to myself, I can fix this old thing up.
And so the journey begins. .
I have been slowly taking it apart and sanding as I go. I do not know what kind of wood it is made of but, it is a hard wood. One of the treadles was broken off and all but one of the eight shafts/harnesses are in pieces. I have glued four of them together. He has a 32" weaving width which is great for my little studio. I have been using the most amazing Gilmore loom that a friend of mine owns. I do not know if I am going to stain him or just oil him. As I am sanding him I think of all the things that must have been woven on him. The loom maker invented the shaft /harness system that he has. He got a patent on it in the 40s. This is one of the first looms that he made.
here are some photos of him as I am working along.

Monday spin-in at Sharlot Hall Museum

Freedom Inspired Yarn.

Me and my English Angora doe Fiona

Hungry Munk... http://mouthbysouthwest.com/2015/03/30/hungry-monk-north-to-open-next-month-in-prescott/

A little about Me.

A little about me

I started spinning on a drop spindle in 2009 then in December 2012 I got a spinning wheel an Ashford Traditional. The wheel was a single drive wheel. After a year of spinning on it I decided that I wanted a double drive wheel. I now have the Kromski Minstrel double drive

I dream about spinning and think that just about everything I see could be spun into some kind of yarn. YES, I am a little obsessed with spinning. I love spinning art yarn mostly. Lock spinning, coils, Navajo plies, thick and thin, you name it. I have washed dyed and spun fleeces. I have had my own wonderful Shetland sheep and have had quite a few fleeces given to me. I have minimal experience dyeing, but I have had great success with the food and cake dyes that I have tried. I am very happy with the results.

Equipment to process fiber:

Spinning wheel, hand cards, electric drum carder, large picker, combs, blending board etc. Currently own one spinning wheel (Kromski Minstrel). I have two sizes of flyer heads and bobbins and three sizes of whorls for it, so I can spin a lot of types and weights of yarn. Did I mention I LOVE to spin art yarn of all kinds? (beads, dodads, add-ins, crazy bulky chunky art yarn, and core spun yarn) Fibers Accepted: All kinds (potentially)

(Please Skirt Prior to Sending) ). If Fiber is sent un-skirted, I will do my best to skirt it Vegetable Matter:

It is preferred that the fleece be low in VM but I will do my best to pick it as clean as I can.

Processing:

Spinning, Carding, Combing, and Blending with add-ins supplied by you.

Also batts, rolags (rologs), roving and, art batts.

The Arizona Fiber Mill (http://www.arizonafibermill.com/) is only 15 miles from my place I can take fiber

there to be processed into just about anything you want.

Updates on progress will be given regularly along with photos.