Workshop Open European Quilt Championships

9 February 2010 | Filed Under *Knitting/spinning | 1 Comment

On may 1 I teach a class during the Open European Quilt Championships.  More information is here

Exhibit Texui Tilburg

24 January 2010 | Filed Under *Knitting/spinning | No Comments

On Jacquelines blog you can see some pictures  showing the opening reception.

Exhibit Texui

11 January 2010 | Filed Under *Quilting | 2 Comments

February lady sweater

10 January 2010 | Filed Under *Knitting/spinning | 2 Comments

Early december I started knitting the February Lady Sweater, a very popular pattern on Ravelry. For a change I did not use handspun yarn, but 100% superwash  wool I kept in my stash for years…

I bought a very interesting book about spindle spinning, and was tempted to spin some leftovers. I am (again) surprised about how fast this basic tool spinns!

Eiderwol

31 December 2009 | Filed Under *Knitting/spinning | No Comments

To spin yarn for a cardigan I dyeed 1 kg eiderwol. I started with cyan and magenta, but the roving turned out too green and not enough purple.  I decided to dye one half again in blue, and the other half in purple.  I quiet like the result, allthough I consdider using a bit of brown and grey as well next time I want these colors…

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