By The Fibreside

In which I reframe what finishing means to me, get some spinning done but not a lot because wedding, talk

In which I contemplate the progression of time, get caught up on spinning and writing and teaching, talk about spinning

In which I relate our close encounter with wildlife, let you know about an upcoming online spinning class I’ll be

In which I figure out how to deal with a very annoying sliver in my finger, talk about the spinning

In which I give myself a talking-to about being kind to myself, talk about the teaching I’m doing and what

In which I reflect on the pandemic that will affect us all, talk about some of the technical spinning and

In which I talk about my relationship with clothes over my life in anticipation of wedding dress shopping, talk about

In which I talk about how life sometimes tells you where you need to go, talk about some upcoming teaching

In which I try to break down knitting and life into easily completed steps, and apologize for the lateness and

In which I talk about my pseudo-resolutions for the new year, play with my new blending board and get ready

In which I work through a day’s worth of sadness, make some plans for spinning yarn, talk about how my

In which I talk about priorities and why they are important, embrace texture in yarn, go over acid dying for

In which I talk about cold in context, got my drum carder and taught a great felting class, talk homogeneous

In which I talk about lifelines in knitting and life, make some cool batts and decide to get my own

In which I talk about my successes at making fire, spin a little bit and prepare to experiment with a

In which I talk about the relaxing and meditative aspects of spinning, do some fibre preparation and sampling, go over

In which I go to Knit City Vancouver for two hours, spend a lot of time preparing things, talk about

In which a mistake in the Accolade leads me to contemplate change, begin getting myself a studio space and get

In which I go for a walk along the beach and learn about myself, spin some angora and love it,

In which I examine exactly how much knitting and spinning I bring on trips, figure something out about my Lendrum

In which I work through my hang-ups around entering my fibre arts in the local fall fair, do lots of

In which I talk about the problems with the term yarn snob, lament my lack of productivity due to a

In which I think about the path people take through their passions, give a Fibre Week after action report and

In which I recognize the messages the universe is trying to send me, finish my challenge yarn before Fibre Week,

In which I talk about the changes in my life, update you on where I am at with Master Spinner

In which I work through my present to make changes to my future, get over half-done the skeins for Level

In which I think about the responsibilities of being an adult, am 20 of 48 skeins done Level 5, go

In which I get a little something off my chest, get the bamboo done for Level 5, totally skip some

In which I try my hand at making knitted music, finish Level 4 and start Level 5, talk about specific

In which I try to see myself as other see me, have a bit of a setback for Level 4,

In which I talk about bespoke living in an off-the-rack world, wash and prep wool for Level 4, talk silk

In which I do a little bit of thinking about hygge, get a few skeins done for Level 4 but

In which I am remembering my dreams and compare the phenomenon to the Baby Surprise Jacket, get a bit more

In which I contemplate the last year and how things are the same and different each year, have one quarter

In which I choose happiness in this season, get through the shades of gray exercise for Level 4, block a

In which I think about friction and momentum in my life, get absolutely nothing done on Level 4 but hear

In which I try not to be disappointed in my lack of maturity fourteen years ago, finish one module for

In which I deal with the ramifications of being sick for a month, hand in Level 3 and get started

In which I begin to deal with the repercussions of some health news, get to the halfway mark time-wise on

In which I update you on The Big Move, actually manage to get some work done on my Level 3

In which I contemplate what makes a community, get down to nine (maybe eight) skeins and the final project for

In which I wonder why losing certain things affects me so much, spin up a couple of skeins for Level

In which I think about the things I can have instead of the things I can’t, have some problems with

In which I try not to melt in the heat, successfully spin cotton and weave a silk swatch for Level

In which I rethink my assumptions about those with no fixed address, spin some cotton that actually works and make

In which I contemplate how and why I invest myself in things, tell you all about Level 4 and my

In which I try to convince you that public speaking isn’t any scarier than knitting, get ready and excited about

In which I contemplate the narrative of my life, finish up the dying skeins for Level 4 and get two

In which I really wish we were moving in soon because LOOM, make a sample and get some spinning done

In which I am finally able to do all the things again for a little while, remind myself that I