Ariadne’s Clew chronicles one woman’s obsession with women in the ancient world and fiber arts.

  • Saturday EOD

    By the end of the day Saturday, I had added a little more to each spindle and fleshed out my Ravelry profile a bit. I also ordered a nostepinne, because starting yarn balls on…

  • Today’s Singles 

  • Yesterday’s Yarn

     

  • Women’s Work

    Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years—Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times by Elizabeth Wayland Barber sat, to my shame, on my bookshelf for about 20 years. I was interested enough to buy it,…

  • Seven Days of Spinning

    If you think my yarn looks ugly, you’re right. I’ve been spinning for a grand total of seven days. Seven. It feels like a lot longer than that, probably because I have already acquired…

  • Into the Labyrinth

    This is the post excerpt.