The Inconsequential Blogger

I recently spun up a skein of brown merino from one of my raw fleeces. The skein was laying in the 'transition area' where I put sk...

Today I combed a small amount of some of my Border Leicester fleece that I got at the Maryland Sheep and  Wool Festival. Border Leicester is...

I went to the Great Lakes Fiber Show today in Wooster, Ohio. I saw some animals, including alpacas:   and sheep:   and I bought...

I'm having a blast at the sheep and wool festival this weekend. The only drawback is that I bought so much stuff today that I hurt my sh...

Getting ready to travel to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival this weekend. I'll be taking an all-day class on Friday on The Wonderful...

We're travelling to my niece's wedding and have made a few stops along the way. Here is a cypress tree growing in The Great Dismal...

I recently got my hands on some Cormo wool top. Cormo sheep produce a nice, soft wool and I've been dying to get some and spin it up. ...

Last weekend my husband and I went for a walk through an old growth forest. This particular portion of land had been set aside by the famil...

I tried my hand at darning hand-knit socks for the first time. I have a pair of socks that I made out of a blend of baby alpaca, silk and ny...

Last weekend, my husband and I went for a walk in a nearby state park. It was wintry and snowy at Nelson Ledges, which so far has proved be...

Here is the latest installment on my growing flax for linen experiment. It all started last spring with the planting of the flax. Over the s...