Get Warped

10/08/2026

Thunder Bay Medieval Faire this weekend at Hymers and I’ve got 34 skeins of delicious, squishy, hand spun yarn ready to go for sale!

Find me in the Red Winslow building with the .spinners.tbay demonstrating how to use an antique Great Wheel.

05/30/2026

One done 2 months ago, one done yesterday, on my birthday no less. The gift of fully functioning hands…

05/30/2026

So cool

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GaEAkgbdZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

In a surprising twist for regenerative medicine, the secret to healing broken bones might be found in your sweater. 🐑🦴
Scientists at King’s College London have successfully developed a bone-healing material made entirely from sheep wool. The breakthrough centers on keratin, the structural protein in wool, hair, and nails, which was used to create a scaffold that tricks the body into rebuilding bone tissue.
In recent animal and laboratory trials, this wool-derived material didn't just support bone growth; it produced tissue that more closely resembled healthy, natural bone than any current synthetic or collagen-based alternative. Because wool is naturally renewable and often discarded as waste by the farming industry, this provides a cheap, sustainable, and high-performance source for future medical implants and surgeries.
The most mind-blowing part? The body gradually absorbs the wool scaffold as the real bone takes its place, leaving no foreign hardware behind. This discovery marks a massive leap for orthopedic surgery, offering a future where complex fractures can be "knit" back together using the same biological building blocks as a sheep's coat.
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News Source:
Science Daily – "Scientists turn sheep wool into a bone-healing material in a major medical breakthrough" (May 22, 2026)
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04/22/2026

I’m really excited about these! Visible/mindful mending patches. A 2 pack of 2”x2” and 3”x3” or a single patch of 3.5”x5” for $8 a package.

I always have leftover bits, in fact I plan it when I’m warping the loom specifically so I’ll have pieces to do cards etc., but I thought: why not patches?

I’m limited in how much I can weave right now, so it’s just a little something I can make.

Find me this Saturday from 10-2 at the Urban Abbey Spring Market, corner of Algoma and Red River.

04/21/2026

I’ll be at the Urban Abbey this Saturday with handwoven teatowels, rugs, scarves, handspun yarn and assorted goodies. I won’t have my normal stock levels due to the carpal tunnel surgery, but I’m not stressing about it, or weaving 12-15 hours a day to prep 😆 It’s just nice to get out and do something!

Stop by and say hi!

04/16/2026

Proof even if experienced weavers screw up! I had warped my production loom before carpal tunnel surgery because I can use it one handed, however it was not advancing properly with the auto advance. I was going crazy! Only difference was I wound the warp threads on the storage beam in the opposite direction as my first practise cloth. Someone told me it was wrong so I wound it n the opposite direction.

Had posted in a support group, no one had an answer so I just said I’m going to cut it, wind it on the spare beam the ‘wrong way’ and retie all 480 threads. Halfway through tying, someone said ‘don’t forget to reverse your tension clip’. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Could’ve saved myself 12 hours of work!!!!

I’ll never make this mistake again!

04/08/2026

I had this thing all warped up before my carpal tunnel surgery and I’m happy I can work it one handed! Tea towels which will be available at the Urban Abbey’s spring market on the 25th.
It’s really loud, but I love the percussive rhythm it makes, and recently discovered ‘Loom Music’. It’s a thing! Google it:)