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fiberjoy a fiber related life skip to content fiberjoy a fiber related life 12 31 23 what happened to posting in 2023 it s an understatement to say i was shocked to realize that i hadn t posted even once i thought for sure i had posted about the shirt i wove some highlights of the year a grand baby now almost nine months old yarn was spun and a cocoon made for the newborn it was wonderful to have justin lacey and baby come help us at black sheep gathering this was the year of the slow fashion spin a long in our yarntools ravelry group the goal was to spindle spin a pound or two spinner s choice and make a garment and or accessory with the goal of using the entire yardage i had a bunch of shetland wool from my friend up the road who wasn t happy with the roving that the mill blended from her 20 sheep instead of keeping each fleece s roving separate i ended up needed to recomb the entire pound to get rid of tiny nails and slubs my right hand thumb and wrist became quite painful even with combing only 15 to 28 grams then spinning it i had to stop spinning and combing for about three weeks and have been much more careful not to overtax my hands with too much handwork one pound spun and three plyed ca 1236 yards after washing i finished the back of the vest yesterday will begin knitting the front pieces tomorrow while it was disappointing not to complete the entire project i m pleased at what i did accomplish pattern whimsey vest by patti bobonick around a dozen people totally spin and finished their slow fashion projects a couple even spun and made items with two pounds using spindles i am in awe check out the slow fashion gallery page to see the finished items local granddaughter was old enough to play on her school s volleyball team this year ed and i attended every game what a blast to watch her and the teams play so many memories of playing volleyball for many years and to revisit schools i had attended or played in when i was her age before we moved to n arizona at the end of seventh grade i hope to do better at posting in 2024 may there be peace good health and contentment author wanda j posted on december 31 2023 categories uncategorized 6 comments on 12 31 23 year end fiber bookends 2022 started off with weaving cotton bath towels for ed and i the year closed with knitting blunk the hat the unique construction was engaging and fun i m planning to stash dive tomorrow afternoon for more handspun yarn to make one for ed this hat used 70 grams out of 100 grams handspun skein one fiber goal for 2023 is to do better with recording my projects herein the blog i m extremely thankful that the december 23rd ice storm wasn t anywhere as bad as the epic icestorm of february 12 2021 all the roads in this area were skating rinks many vehicles ended up in ditches a video was posted to youtube of an adult ice skating down the middle of 3rd st in silverton seven miles from here pulling a young child in a sled what fun our road this view is just 3 blocks from our road our road is towards the far bend in the road by eleven christmas eve morning the temperature had gone from 20f to 35f so we loaded baked ham a pecan pie and rolls made the day before into the car and drove to have an early christmas dinner with daughter and family i m praying the war in ukraine will cease that people everyone will become less self absorbed instead learn to listen and to care i pray that god s love and peace will be felt his will be done granddaughter made these delicious cookies may 2023 be an all around good year full of contentment and finding happiness in the ordinary author wanda j posted on december 31 2022 december 31 2022 categories knitting nature weaving tags blunk the hat cotton towels ice storm prayer 5 comments on year end fiber bookends delightful surprises while working in the office early this afternoon i heard ed urgently yet quietly say come in here now then he repeated it more urgently come now look out the window knowing to must be something special i grabbed the camera and stealthily moved to the living room where ed was apparently the hawk was hoping for a meal to come to the feeder i crept closer to the window he turned towards the neighbor s yard then he flew down and sat for a few moments on the tongue of our utility trailer before flying low across the road i returned to work and ed left for an appointment in town about half an hour later i returned to the living room to practice the violin while ed was still gone so intent was i on getting the layout of certain patterns in my fingers and brain that i wasn t aware of a shift in the atmosphere until i stood up to put the violin away glancing out the window i was shocked to see it snowing hard december 1st snow the snow was falling fast and thick the view from our back porch towards the hardy turnips beets and rutabagas still growing look at those greens thriving after several days of temps in the low 20 s to barely above freezing during the day i needed to get back to work to post spindles in our webstore ed returned home in the flurry of snow he said there was even more snow in town caught up in work then preparing food for a slow roasted supper i didn t think to take another picture even though the snow continued for well over an hour covering the world in white delightful surprises for the first day of december author wanda j posted on december 1 2022 december 2 2022 categories nature tags hawk snow 2 comments on delightful surprises not a typical war story flat feet kept my dad from being enlisted at the outbreak of ww2 as a bachelor who was a veterinarian s assistant he had enough free time so feeling the call to duty he volunteered as a perimeter guard at the local military base the path that he patrolled paralleled a vast tomato field on one quadrant of the base as the tomatoes ripened he wasn t tempted he d never liked tomatoes the hot days grew hot circling the boundary around the base he became very thirsty when he reached the tomato field side the plump juicy tomatoes growing along the path began to look good to him one day the farmer pulled up alongside on his tractor they chatted a bit about the day the war and the harvest he invited my dad to help himself to a tomato now and then if he got hungry on his rounds one day he reached over picked a fat red tomato took one bite then threw it into the field in disgust day after day he d pick another tomato eat a bite and throw the rest away slowly he began to like them as the refreshing juice helped to quench his thirst by the time the tomato field was harvested the fruit had become one of his favorite foods i ve always loved tomatoes and share my mom s favorite way of eating them one of the last of tomatoes from my garden with cucumber pickles i put up in august the delicious orange ones were a new to me variety made into spaghetti sauce tuesday and served with roasted vegetables ed brought in from the garden that afternoon i m thankful for the extended growing season this year author wanda j posted on november 11 2022 categories food tags dad story 1 comment on not a typical war story fiber thursday a young mom brought her two homeschooled daughters to yarn yak this morning this was the third time they ve come each girl bringing some type of project today they were stringing popcorn and cranberries in preparation of decorating after awhile the older daughter showed me the spinning she s been doing with the spindle she d bought at oregon flock fiber festival she wasn t sure what to do with the singles i showed her how to make a plying ball with the two ends which took her no time to wrap soon she had her various singles plyed about the boots they still have almost a foot of snow at their place younger sister excitedly told me about sledding and making a snow fort i enjoy their enthusiasm and wide ranging curiosity i ve started thinking that perhaps i need to have kids yarn time during the week perhaps right after school my dilemma is having the time and energy to commit to such a venture a beautiful quilt for a cat rescue auction was being hemmed stitching was happening on an appliqué block there was a gorgeous needlepoint picture in progress i got a small start on a pair of sock socks using handspun yarn i m thankful for the gathering of fiber friends and the chance to socialize and relax author wanda j posted on november 10 2022 categories friends socks thankful tags knitting socks yarn yak 6 comments on fiber thursday an autumn day the last of the dahlias succumbed to this morning s 26f hard frost i took these pictures yesterday knowing that their time was near in hindsight i should have picked the final blossoms last week perhaps the full moon is to blame or staying up too late last night i slept lousy last night due to dysautonomia autonomic dysfunction striking not only does my system get out of whack but it always brings anxiety and dread i m very thankful that despite not feeling well and very low energy i was able to get all the work and baking that needed to be done since we were invited to celebrate a birthday with family and i d been asked to bake a specific gluten free almond coconut cookies mmm the evening was lovely granddaughter and i fed and cuddled her two rabbits and i enjoyed watching the changingevening sky i m thankful to have been able to get the things done that needed doing i m thankful for the beautiful day and the bright autumn colors i m thankful for family author wanda j posted on november 9 2022 november 9 2022 categories gratitude tags cookies dahlias 2 comments on an autumn day posts pagination page 1 page 2 page 71 next page jenkins woodworking yarn tools fine wood tools for fiber artists search for search recent posts 12 31 23 year end fiber bookends delightful surprises not a typical war story fiber thursday archives archives select month december 2023 december 2022 november 2022 february 2022 december 2021 november 2021 november 2020 february 2020 january 2020 november 2019 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