Ariadne’s Clew chronicles one woman’s obsession with women in the ancient world and fiber arts.
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I Made a Video Thing
Since I do not intend to have yet another paid blog, I cannot post videos here, so I made a YouTube channel for anyone interested in watching me do things. It seems to be…
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Lessons Learned, or Some Progress
The first Gulf Coast Native white fleece I scoured last year was super dirty. There was (and still is) plenty of vegetative matter, but the tips were matted like very gross shag carpet before…
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Picking Up the Thread
Some friends recently offered to buy yarn from me. Of course, I immediately panicked because my yarn sucks and also WTF have I been doing since last August when I got an awesome new…
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Gender Roles and Leisure Time in the 21st Century
Ody (O-dee) and Pene (Penny)—that was my introduction to one of the greatest classics of Western civilization, one of a few keys left to a literal prehistoric culture that gave rise to the ancient…
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Weekend of Labor: Filthy Fleeces
What did I do over Labor Day weekend? I labored. I worked for pay on Saturday. And then the next two days, I scoured two fleeces and uprooted (with much assistance from my husband)…
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Gulf Coast Natives in August
It’s the height of hurricane season here. Andrew 33 years ago. Katrina 20 years ago. Ida 4 years ago. The heat is still here in force this year, but we’ve been spared our standard…
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Quest for the Golden Gulf Coast Native Fleece
That fleece auction created a monster. First, I was obsessed with getting a raw fleece as a novelty, then I won the auction, got the fleece, and went through the process of scouring it…
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Elektra’s Black Rooed Fleece
While visiting the Whispering Pines Farm website to purchase my new Aura spinning wheel (see previous post), I stumbled upon the farm’s 2025 fleece auction. By the time the auction ended on August 3,…
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The Aura of Destiny
The Moirai, aka the Parcae, or, in English, the Fates, compelled me to get a new spinning wheel. Even before I tried to start spinning on my recently unmothballed Ladybug and figured out that…
