#pathandpractice fibercrafting

[towalkmyownpath]

having an active project going on my spinning wheel this month has definitely been a big help with the meditation practice i've been working on. if i have no other time in the day to meditate, i can put some headphones in and listen to either a guided meditation or some soft music while i spin and it fits the bill. ✨

(this particular spin was a "okay how does this fiber want to spin up? cool i'll just default to that the whole time" so while i do still pause to check twist and adjust the hooks every so often, it's definitely a spin that lends itself to this sort of mindfulness vs a more involved spin where i'm working to a specific gauge/grist for a given project)

[towalkmyownpath]

oh! i also finally finished the knitting on that spinning project. now i just need to block it and i'll have my shiny new veil. 💕✨🎶

i probably won't share pictures for privacy reasons but if folks are interested i can share the link to the pattern i used for the knitting? i like how it turned out so far (and will have a final assessment post blocking--so in a day or two once it dries)

[towalkmyownpath]

one of the nice things about being as far down the fiber craft rabbit hole as i am is that i have the supplies to start all sorts of adjacent crafts without having to go out and buy new supplies

working on some found object witch bells for the front door and suddenly i'm doing fingerweaving and macrame--oh look at that i have a ton of cotton cones for weaving and embroidery floss just sitting on a shelf my office (and plenty of trinkets around to work as the "bells")

to be fair neither of those skills is fully "new" to me--i do several other different styles of weaving and i did friendship bracelet style macrame as a kid--but i'm certainly not as practiced with them as some of my other crafts