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kathryn s brain skip to main skip to sidebar kathryn s brain a small window into what s going on in there friday august 14 2026 fiber arts friday tour de fleece 2026 part 6 whelp these last two weeks did not go as i planned i only managed to spin 2 of the 9 days for the women s tour tdf femmes day 1 saturday august 1 15 minutes day 2 sunday august 2 day 8 saturday august 8 no spinning at all these days day 9 sunday august 9 15 minutes i have just a little of the roving remaining that i prepared ahead of the men s race total status spin duration 91 0 75 45 211 minutes 3 5 hours 30 minutes 4 hours total spin days 6 of 6 0 of 6 5 of 6 3 of 3 14 o f 21 days for tdfh 2 of 9 for tdff 16 of 30 days total bobbin skein status nothing finished yet overall i m not entirely thrilled with my progress i spun 16 of 30 days so just over 50 each day i spun was 15 minutes thanks to the timer i set for each so that goal was met i missed one week of spinning which was expected due to prior commitments i missed a second unplanned week of spinning this frustrates me but life is lifing and spinning is at the bottom of the daily list so in practicing what i preach news i am giving myself grace here i was considering not participating this year due to the fullness of life right now so the fact that i got any spinning accomplished is an accomplishment i do wish i had weighed what i prepared prior to spinning so how much will have to be answered later happy fiber arts friday posted by kathryn pottinger at 7 00 am 1 comment labels growyourown spin spinchien2026 tdf tibetan mastiff tm tour de fleece tour de france yarn friday july 31 2026 fiber arts friday tour de fleece 2026 part 4 for the fourth and final week of the men s tour my progress is below day 19 friday july 24 15 minutes day 20 saturday july 25 15 minutes day 21 sunday july 26 15 minutes at this time i have one of my original prepared rovings remaining i plan to make more for the women s race week 4 status tdfh spin duration 91 0 75 45 211 minutes 3 5 hours spin days 6 of 6 0 of 6 5 of 6 3 of 3 14 o f 21 days bobbin skein status nothing finished yet this is the end of the men s race the women s race begins tomorrow i plan to continue working on the single and then to ply over the last few days of the women s race happy fiber arts friday posted by kathryn pottinger at 7 00 am no comments labels growyourown spin spinchien2026 tdf tibetan mastiff tm tour de fleece tour de france yarn friday july 24 2026 fiber arts friday tour de fleece 2026 part 3 my progress slowed considerably since i was in a silent and then writing retreat for all of week two week three progress is below day 7 friday july 10 day 12 thursday july 16th was mostly off line due to retreats so no spinning was accomplished by me for week two day 13 friday july 17 15 minutes its fun to be back at my wheel day 14 saturday july 18 15 minutes day 15 sunday july 19 challenge day no spinning today monday july 20 rest day i did spin today 15 minutes day 16 tuesday july 21 15 minutes day 17 wednesday july 22 no spinning today day 18 thursday july 23 15 minutes week 3 status tdfh spin duration 91 0 75 166 minutes thus far spin days 6 of 6 0 of 6 5 of 6 11 of 18 days thus far bobbin skein status nothing finished yet i am happy with my progress thus far given how little time i ve been able to allocate happy fiber arts friday posted by kathryn pottinger at 7 00 am no comments labels growyourown spin spinchien2026 tdf tibetan mastiff tm tour de fleece tour de france yarn friday july 10 2026 fiber arts friday tour de fleece 2026 part 2 ok spinning has begun and my coaching facilitation skills are getting a workout not really the team is small and everyone is always lovely so it has been a joy so far part one i did get my ahem stash together the good news is that it was clean the bad news is that it was not yet in roving form so i spent some of friday and saturday morning carding i got two batches of roving prepared this isn t enough to keep me busy for both tours but it is enough to keep me busy for a few days since i already know that i will not be able to spin every day my goal is simple this year i plan to spin for at least 15 minutes when i do sit down to spin so here s my daily record tdf hommes day 1 saturday july 4 15 minutes day 2 sunday july 5 15 minutes i had a special treat today in that i got to help my spinning student check out and buy her first wheel she found a screaming deal on facebook locally and her new wheel is just lovely day 3 monday july 6 16 minutes day 4 tuesday july 7 15 minutes day 5 wednesday july 8 15 minutes i finished my first chunk of roving today at this slow rate i may not need to prepare more roving lol day 6 thursday july 9 15 minutes i covered the bobbin today that always makes me happy week 1 status tdfh i m feeling good about my progress this week that will change next week spin duration 91 minutes and 6 of 6 days happy fiber arts friday posted by kathryn pottinger at 7 00 am 1 comment labels growyourown spin spinchien2026 tdf tibetan mastiff tm tour de fleece tour de france yarn friday july 3 2026 fiber arts friday tour de fleece 2026 part 1 it s that time of year again tour de fleece a lot has happened in my world over the last year really the last few years but especially the last year i am in a new living situation on my own just me and my dogs my alpaca are staying at a friend s ranch nearby i am the sole owner at the canine learning center now which is keeping me exceptionally busy everything else is with my ex husband and his best friend i haven t been spinning or knitting i missed the registration deadline for the estes park wool market and i was thinking about not participating in this year s tour de fleece but every time i thought about telling the group that i would not be participating i would get sad so earlier this week i finally went to ravelry to see how the team was shaping up and there wasn t anything posted other than a question about whether we were having a team this year so i volunteered i am leading the team this year hooray i have been teaching a friend how to spin and she is starting on chiengora so i have also been teaching her how to prepare the fiber and she s doing a great job which means i m not entirely without fiber in my life anyway now i need to get my stash together ahem and figure out what i will be spinning and what my goals are for the next month or so the tour begins tomorrow saturday july 4th join us won t you happy fiber arts friday posted by kathryn pottinger at 7 00 am 1 comment labels growyourown spin spinchien2026 tdf tibetan mastiff tm tour de fleece tour de france yarn friday january 16 2026 long draw spinning practice 2025 part 7 for the last set of rolags from my recent fiber preparation classes is this grey it is a blend of alpaca and wool i did have the option to spin a little from one of my fellow students at the estes park wool market earlier this year as she had a demonstration booth set up so i m excited to spin this one i don t feel i m proficient with the long draw technique yet but i am feeling less uncomfortable with it i found this blend to be more sticky than the others and thus i think i overspun these singles however in looking at the energy in this yarn after plying i realized i plied in the same direction as the singles oy i have not had a yarn look like this in a very long time what a novice mistake sigh it does look better after washing but all of that energy will return as soon as this yarn gets wet again what a bummer for such a lovely blend sigh i am thinking about plying back with a complementary thread but for now that s just a note for later 1 oz 30g 46 yards of 2 ply i have several more fibers from classes that are prepared in batts and rovings that i think i will commit to improving this skill but they will have to wait because for now this project is concluded happy fiber arts friday posted by kathryn pottinger at 7 00 am no comments labels fiber arts friday long draw spin wool friday january 9 2026 long draw spinning practice 2025 part 6 for part 6 i chose a 4 color gradient with tussah silk sandwiched between the layers i did not take notes on the wool nor do i remember how these were given to us i assume it was piles of the individual colors my rolag sorting last time worked better so i repeated that this time to the best of my ability i did break the single again and was able to fix it i m also doing better about pulling the fibers from the full diameter of the rolag rather than just the center this is easier with the smaller diameter rolags will have to keep that in mind for when i make more 1 1 8 oz 31g 68 yards of 2 ply i like this colorway better than most of the others so far but they do look nice with each other happy fiber arts friday posted by kathryn pottinger at 7 00 am 1 comment labels fiber arts friday long draw spin wool older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me kathryn pottinger i returned to colorado 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