Winter Wool Fest!

As I mentioned in my summary post my credit card got a huge working out at the Sutherlands Winter Wool Fair held by Sutherlands Spinners and Weavers. This group is very close, but does its classes when I am at uni sadly. As you can see I have already started on one I went there on a mission. It was 2 days after my birthday and I had missed the Canberra Wool Day....

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Dutch Merkelbach Wheel

Well, we all knew it would happen. I had been eyeing off this type of wheel for awhile as the castle style was literally an all-in-one wheel with the distaff, skeiner with flyer above and lazy kate. So when I saw the Saxony version I had to sit on my hands. I didn't bid initially, but when it was $99 I couldn't resist. So it became mine and I planned the 3+hour trip to Moruya The...

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Long time no post = large haul!

I know it has been........yes well a long time. My main distraction is getting my ethics in, which I got in the day before my 30th Birthday! Since my last post, I have picked up a new wheel. This is a Dutch Merlkelbach and saw a lot of the country Then I picked up an 8 Shaft Kirsten loom - pictures pending once I get it out of my car where it has been making a...

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