By The Fibreside

In which I work through my hang-ups around entering my fibre arts in the local fall fair, do lots of planning but not much spinning, wax poetical about camel for Level 4, finish my wedding shawl yarn and almost finish my nephew’s mittens, introduce you to my new toy, and make some progress on the […] more...

In which I talk about the problems with the term yarn snob, lament my lack of productivity due to a week sick in bed, start looking at Level 4 by talking about bison, salvage my Tour de Fleece and make some other progress, and get a little bit done on the Accolade. Thanks for listening! […] more...

In which I think about the path people take through their passions, give a Fibre Week after action report and talk about a new study I want to do, go over the final project for Level 3, make some progress on a few different projects, and work on adjusting my attitude towards the Accolade. Thanks […] more...

In which I recognize the messages the universe is trying to send me, finish my challenge yarn before Fibre Week, go over the dye exercise for Level 3, finish a pair of socks and start using some vacation yarn, and have to redo a bunch of stitching on the Accolade. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme […] more...

In which I talk about the changes in my life, update you on where I am at with Master Spinner and what will become of the segment, talk about supported spindles and spindle wheels for Level 3, go over my current projects and one I just finished, and discuss a new By the Wayside project […] more...

In which I work through my present to make changes to my future, get over half-done the skeins for Level 5, talk about spinning for specific purposes for Level 3, spin up some gorgeous yarns and work on other projects so I can cast them on, and get a bit further on Christmas Elegance. Thanks […] more...

In which I think about the responsibilities of being an adult, am 20 of 48 skeins done Level 5, go over novelty yarns for Level 3, work on too many projects to make much progress on any one of them, and make some good progress beading Christmas Elegance. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves […] more...

In which I get a little something off my chest, get the bamboo done for Level 5, totally skip some skeins for Level 3, miscalculate on knitting a shawl and update you on the Calgary Fibre Arts Fair, talk to my dad after Fibre Week this year, and don’t get any further on Christmas Elegance. […] more...

In which I try my hand at making knitted music, finish Level 4 and start Level 5, talk about specific twists per inch spinning for Level 3, catch you up on projects – both spinning and knitting, and start beading Christmas Elegance. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC […] more...

In which I try to see myself as other see me, have a bit of a setback for Level 4, go over blending for Level 3, finish an impressive skein of yarn and do some knitting, and get down to brass tacks on Christmas Elegance. Thanks for listening! Oh, Facebook, why do you make this […] more...

In which I talk about bespoke living in an off-the-rack world, wash and prep wool for Level 4, talk silk for Level 3, successfully knit and spin for fun, and am down to two cotton floss colours in Christmas Elegance. Thanks for listening! Contest is ongoing until I reach 50 likes! Like By the Fibreside […] more...

In which I do a little bit of thinking about hygge, get a few skeins done for Level 4 but not the ones I’d planned to, talk about cotton for Level 3, get a little bit of knitting and a lot of spinning done, and have four colours left to stitch on Christmas Elegance. Thanks […] more...

In which I am remembering my dreams and compare the phenomenon to the Baby Surprise Jacket, get a bit more done on Level 4 and get my book back on Level 3, give in to startitis on my project and finish my espinner project, and run out of dark green floss before I finish all […] more...

In which I contemplate the last year and how things are the same and different each year, have one quarter of the skeins in my workbook, fight startitis but finish Mike’s socks and half of my espinner project, run a little contest, and get a whole section done on Christmas Elegance. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: […] more...

In which I choose happiness in this season, get through the shades of gray exercise for Level 4, block a couple shawls and knit a new sock, and find my way around some errors in Christmas Elegance. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0 Choosing Christmas Deck […] more...

In which I think about friction and momentum in my life, get absolutely nothing done on Level 4 but hear about my Level 3 marking, get a few rows done on a few things, and decide what the next By the Wayside project will be. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at […] more...

In which I try not to be disappointed in my lack of maturity fourteen years ago, finish one module for Level 4, run out of yarn for the body of Branching out, and finish the Tapestry before this episode. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0 Growing […] more...

In which I deal with the ramifications of being sick for a month, hand in Level 3 and get started on Level 4, finish Star Maiden and cast on a couple more projects, and spend a couple of nights on the Tapestry. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC […] more...

In which I begin to deal with the repercussions of some health news, get to the halfway mark time-wise on my Level 3 final project, build a loom and tear the border of Star Maiden out – AGAIN, talk a little bit about fibromyalgia, and don’t finish the Tapestry, but almost do. Thanks for listening! […] more...

In which I update you on The Big Move, actually manage to get some work done on my Level 3 homework and do some thinking about next moves and Level 6, make some progress and then not so much on Star Maiden and actually get some not-homework spinning done, and – shockingly – get some […] more...