After I've selected & skirted a fleece, I usually wrap it up in the plastic drop cloth and store until I'm ready to wash. If there was a lot of VM that shook out, I will gather up the fleece into smaller bags and shake the VM off outside. Another thought about the VM -… Continue reading How I get the gross out of raw fleece
Tag: wool
How I buy all the fleeces!
It's no secret: I love wool. I love soft wool, I love toothy wool, I love the texture of wool, I love working with wool. Sometimes, I even love the smell of it. I love the feel of lanolin on my hands after rubbing on a sweet sheepy face. But, as we all know, sheep… Continue reading How I buy all the fleeces!
Donita2017 Q3
Summer has gone and fall has come. It's finally sweater weather and I couldn't be more happy about it! First up in July, I finished a top (that I started in May), because I finally found a pattern that I could use this yarn for! And I used EVERY. LAST. BIT. July is Tour de… Continue reading Donita2017 Q3
"That’s gonna be a fascinating transition!"
Tour de Fleece 2017 was a win! Since yellow makes me look dead, I'll post about it here instead of getting a yellow ANYTHING, let alone a jersey right next to my face. Tour de Fleece is a "competition" that runs concurrently with the Tour de France. The idea is that every day that the… Continue reading "That’s gonna be a fascinating transition!"
Donita2017 – Q2 update…up late
Well, since it's halfway through August, it only makes sense that I finally give you an update on how spring went, right?Q2 kicked my butt - I'm not even gonna try to be nice about it. It was rough. I was so ready for it to be over, it's not even funny. There were a… Continue reading Donita2017 – Q2 update…up late
Donita Westman 