Spinster Fibre Art

10/14/2025

Lite Bright top. Pattern by Wool & Pine. Worsted yarn: Nimbus by Malabrigo, Black Raspberry Cheesecake, Widowmaker and Void Talon by Black Cat Yarn, Cascade 220 Superwash.

09/18/2024

Polworth wool is so lovely and soft. But it's so tender that I have to re-skein it after washing and before dyeing and weaving because it kind of sticks to itself. And yes, I washed it very carefully and gently. Not my first time with Polworth. 😉

(Image description: white, 2-ply, handspun yarn being wound from a skein winder to a niddy-noddy.)


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08/04/2024

Honestly, there's more content on Instagram because I lose patience posting the same thing in several places!

03/29/2024

03/13/2024

03/08/2024

02/08/2024

Waiting for the dog tracks I laid to age before we run them. Also waiting for the dogs, 😁, I decided not to put up with an hour of whining and trying to escape the crates while we waited. Brought the knitting instead. Much quieter. Still working on the Zen Zip Tee because I mucked up the second side, had to frog back, and am redoing that side. Oh well...learn from the mistakes, knitting and dog tracking!

01/30/2024

It's a bigger piece of knit fabric now. Still looks wonky and too small at this point, hope the gauge swatch and math aren't lying to me about how it'll turn out when it's washed and blocked. Looking forward to seeing it (hopefully!) turn into a properly fitting Zen Zip Tee. 🤞

I may have had some shopping fun at Zen Yarn Gardens sale around New Year's. 😁

08/25/2023

Fortunately, weaving is an indoor occupation. Smoke from record-breaking BC fire season impacting the area.

12/03/2021

Do you know what's not stuck on a freighter or waiting to get through a washed-out highway? All the goodies your local artisans have been making. Come check out the Christmas Fair at Merville Hall 9am-3pm December 4. And make sure to find the stairs and come downstairs to check out the Woolgatherers Guild Sale, I've got felted soap, ice-dyed garments, and a bunch of handwoven scarves to keep you cozy downstairs!

This is a limited-entry event, you must be prepared to show your vaccine pass and wear your mask indoors.

10/18/2021

Dyer's Polypore fungus and some of the colours that are possible. Colour ranges from yellow with younger specimens to tabs and browns from older ones.

09/24/2021

Eyes or infinity symbol? Latest ice-dyed organic cotton wrap.