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[disgruntled-lifeform]

✨️🧶Time to spin 🧶✨️

@akaluan I can't wait to see how this looks as a 3-ply but couldn't resist drawing the process out by incorporating an emotional support spindle :p

[fyresnow]

OMG a distaff changes everything!!!! Suddenly drop spindling makes sense! I know where my hands go and everything just works. It's effortless. I was able to pace back and forth while making yarn! I'm so incredibly happy with it ;0; I can't wait until my turkish spindle arrives so I can try that too.

I went to Maryland Sheep and Wool last week and this is one (of two) spindles I got and then the distaff was a gift (also bought at the fest). The distaff is from Dan Tracy Designs and the spindle was from the Handspun by Stefania booth, although it's made by Bergschultz Studio, out of polymer clay I think. It weighs just under an ounce. I also got (arguably too much) fiber that I'm excited to be working through :3

This fiber here is something I previously purchased from BeesyBee Fibers, Old Lavender I think the color is called. It's a merino silk blend.

[thewoolydragon]

Finally spent some time rebranding some old pdf patterns

WoolyDragonAtelier - Etsy Canada

Shop The Wooly Dragon by WoolyDragonAtelier located in London, Ontario. Top shop for gifts. A buyer bought a gift from this shop and gave it

They have updated links to my current contact info and some fancy new image borders!

If you want to make yourself or someone else a tunisian crochet wall hanging, I currently have World of Warcraft and Animal Crossing inspired designs

[seedpicker]

Woodworking & Philosophy

Hand cut lap joints on shadow box frame. I am the friend of the wood. [1]

Notes: 1-“What Is Philosophy” by D&G

[disgruntled-lifeform]

I still need a name for my Helpful Hen

[disgruntled-lifeform]

We're learning about plying and the importance of only barking twice at people who walk by

It only snowed on us a little bit

[disgruntled-lifeform]

Mia likes the alpaca I'm spinning, Kep was also very interested in shoving him snööt into it

[disgruntled-lifeform]

I'm looking to make connections with more Canadian suppliers of dyed fibres.

If you are an indie dyer based out of Canada who wants to work with a Canadian based Spinster, hmu and we can build a better textiles community in the wake of this Tarifficult Time

Intrigued? Click the read more for my vision on how this would shake down

TLDR: I offer you my services as a Spinner to supply your shop with handspun at a flexible cost per meter rate, and since many hands make light work if any other spinners wanted in on the racket they could DM me to have their name on a contact spreadsheet for dyers to use as a phonebook if they want to have a certain spinner's touch

That's it. That's the idea.

With the tariffs ruining small business and lots of people losing crossborder income, I thought that we could work together to fill in the gaps.

I'm loving commission work so much and my local access to The Fiber Imp is a nice bonus but I want to work with more indie dyers and custom blends!

Ship me your new colourways and I will send back samples of it spun in different ways to show off it's potential!

You want me to do swatches in knit/crochet/tunisian crochet to show to different crafters the way it pools?

Want to have a stock of handspun on hand but no time to spin it yourself?

Spinster-For-Hire, at your service!

Let me help you and get a bit more coin in my pocket to help my fledgling business leave the nest.

If I'm not the Spinster for you then maybe you would like to peruse our portfolio catalogue for the right person for the task?

Do you see it? Do you see my vision?