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Fold, Spindle, Create Offering assistance with crochet and knitting, be it reading patterns, charts, or stitch techniques.

Repairs to crocheted or knitted items may also be possible on a case-by-case basis.

It's not as much progress as I had hoped for Tour de Fleece, but I'm back to spinning. I've some stuff that needs to be ...
07/17/2026

It's not as much progress as I had hoped for Tour de Fleece, but I'm back to spinning. I've some stuff that needs to be done over the weekend but I'm going to squeeze a few minutes here and there.

The last four skeins from the brown alpaca fleece, measured and delivered. About 651 yards of 4-ply yarn, though I don't...
07/08/2026

The last four skeins from the brown alpaca fleece, measured and delivered. About 651 yards of 4-ply yarn, though I don't know what the final total ended up being. Somewhere between 1500-3000 yards?

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This section of pink is taking forever, but I'm catching sight of green peeking through in the plying ball. I believe Sa...
07/02/2026

This section of pink is taking forever, but I'm catching sight of green peeking through in the plying ball. I believe Saturday might see the transition back to green. Fortunately, the next pink section isn't nearly as long, and this is almost at the halfway mark.

Progress is still slow, but I'm seeing hints of the green layer under the pink in the plying ball. While I'm enjoying th...
06/23/2026

Progress is still slow, but I'm seeing hints of the green layer under the pink in the plying ball. While I'm enjoying the novelty of this project, I am secretly relieved that it wasn't a full 4oz braid of wool.

Maybe the next time this mood strikes, I'll try a new approach to see how the end result differs.

If it was just plying this yarn would already be hanging up to dry. This is a peek at the flower addition process that t...
06/21/2026

If it was just plying this yarn would already be hanging up to dry. This is a peek at the flower addition process that takes place every 3 - 5 chains. It was a bit awkward using the screen to crochet, you'll see me miss the thread from time to time. 😆

Finished the previous bobbin a few days ago but hadn't swapped out to this spin until today. It needed time to rest, cha...
06/19/2026

Finished the previous bobbin a few days ago but hadn't swapped out to this spin until today. It needed time to rest, chain-plying is easier with sleepy singles, and it allows for crocheting with less corkscrews.

The plan is to crochet a leaf or flower in the green and pink sections of the singles and then chain-ply it into place. I've been parking my chain loop on my phone stand while I pause to crochet with a size 4-steel hook. The hook is huge compared to the singles, but smaller would make it harder to work.

Making progress with this spin, not quite sure if a 2-ply or three would be better. A 2-ply would be strong enough to wo...
06/09/2026

Making progress with this spin, not quite sure if a 2-ply or three would be better. A 2-ply would be strong enough to work on a zoom loom, but a 3-ply would smooth out some of the rough bits with this spin. Previous experience prepared me for the debris of tiny fibers falling off during the drafting. Current experience has helped speed up progress with the short/long fibers to make a viable singles.

Started working on another spinning project after tearing down the wheel for a very thorough cleaning. There was a build...
06/04/2026

Started working on another spinning project after tearing down the wheel for a very thorough cleaning. There was a buildup of dirt and fiber around the treadles causing very loud squeaking. This spin is a revisit of one of my very first fiber suppliers: . Back then I had purchased their 3 pound box of mill ends to practice spinning. This time it's a much smaller bag. Aiming for a 3 ply sock yarn, but I'll be happy with any size. 😁

Finished the singles last night, and then promptly spent about 15 minutes looking for my plying rock. 😂 About 1.5 inches...
06/02/2026

Finished the singles last night, and then promptly spent about 15 minutes looking for my plying rock. 😂 About 1.5 inches long, half smooth/half broken. Its shape forces me to wrap gently or risk cutting the yarn. Eventually, it shifts from an odd shaped nugget into a manageable round ball to ply from.

Delivered last weekend, 380-ish yards of 4-ply light fi*****ng 100% alpaca yarn. There's enough fiber to make another tw...
05/07/2026

Delivered last weekend, 380-ish yards of 4-ply light fi*****ng 100% alpaca yarn. There's enough fiber to make another two skeins and then I believe it will be the white alpaca fiber's turn for processing.

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