Ariadne’s Clew chronicles one woman’s obsession with women in the ancient world and fiber arts.
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Needle Case
This is what I did today. I can’t crochet or knit. But, I have a set of Tunisian crochet hooks because I needed them to weave on the knitting loom (as opposed to knitting…
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Yesterday and Today’s Singles
Not very impressive, except that I seem to be making yarn instead of rope. For me, it’s slower and more difficult now that I get drafting. I’m still waiting on the heavier spindles that…
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I Made Yarn
I think. It certainly is very tiny, gossamer, and not very rope-like. It only took watching someone spin from a distaff for me to finally get drafting. Yesh.
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I Made a Ball
My nostepinne (nøstepinde) came in today, so I combined all of the singles made from the Blackface and Corriedale Wool Blend (two small balls and a cop) into one big(ish), much nicer, center-pull ball.
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The Saga of Fred’s Crafty Creatures, Part 1
It truly all started with a book. A different book, not Women’s Work. In 2005, I had a major craft attack. I was mostly interested in bookbinding and making little handmade journals, among other…
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Spinning with a Distaff
A familiar image from both ancient and medieval worlds is that of a woman spinning not just with drop spindle, but with a distaff. Then there’s this awesome guy…
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Today and Yesterday’s Singles
Why, yes, that is a new spindle.
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My First Spindle
I ordered my first spindle from Etsy Studio on June 12, and it was delivered on the 15th. It’s a 10 inch, 1.8 oz., bottom whorl drop spindle, not pretty to look at and made…
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I Wove a Thing
So, I bought a 28″ loom thing the other day. I bought it for weaving more than knitting (which I don’t have a clue how to do), but well, it’s a more a knitting…
