Karen's Craft Odyssey

[thumb:516:l]I’m frantically finishing off projects for the Flying Doctors (see last post). Last year I wove scarves, but only finished one in time. So, this year I’ve got the other two scarves from last year, plus the two scarves I’m weaving for this year. These are last year’s scarves. They’ve been [...]

[thumb:515:l]I finally warped up the loom with wool for the Flying Doctors. For the past several years our guild has prepared items from donated wool, sold the items at the Ekka (essentially the State Fair), and donated the proceeds to the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Last year we raised about A$1600. This [...]

[thumb:513:l]Finished the mohair I was spinning on Saturday. Approx. 62 yds (57 metres).  Also finished my lecture.

…before semester starts. I have lectures to write, and what am I doing? Looking through Ravelry.
Yesterday I spent the day at Spinners where we learned about core-spinning. Doreen did a great job (assisted with Ruth’s samples) of explaining the technique and how it differs from “wrapping”. Denise visited from Lismore Spinners [...]

[thumb:512:l]Camp was productive, as always. Betsy and I drove to Montville (map) for lunch on Friday and spent a leisurely afternoon browsing through the shops. This is the view from the cafe where we had lunch.[newline]
[thumb:510:l][thumb:511:r]I spent most of the weekend spinning. Left to right we have a)Mohair and Silk (bought and [...]