Finally, my first dish towel!

I got my loom last February and I finally got up the nerve to tackle it and start weaving! I had to cut off the old weaving a partially warp it again, but I got it done and made my first dish towel! I have to say that I am really happy with it and the sides also came out nice and even! I have to confess that it's harder to weave alone than it is to spin! There are a lot more terms and I am unfamiliar with most of them. I think with all of that, I still managed to pull off a decent looking towel!:)

What else???????

This month has just been one of those months and I have to say that I am glad it's over! We are still waiting to move and at this point I honestly have no idea when it will happen! I am wondering whether or not I should start digging out Christmas decorations or if we will be moved by then! On top of that my dear hubby had two operations to repair two hernias that got worse after he had an accident on the ATV in July so I have been doing double duty on chores this month including hauling and cutting firewood with his big saw that used to intimidate me! My computer has been playing a game with me in the mornings as to whether or not it wants to turn on right and the tranny is going out on the truck! Besides that I have not had even one measly sale between either of my shops at all this month and not even anything for my big 30% off Black Friday through Cyber Monday Sale! I have to say that if it was not my life I would not believe it!
I do know it could be much worse! We still have a warm roof over our head and praise God my poor little Jeep is still running and the operations both went great and hubby is recovering very nicely and I have still found time to relax with a warm cup of coffee and spin some yarn and to top it all off, today is my mom's birthday!! In the end I am still grateful and thankful that the Lord has watched over my family and that I still have a good sense of humor! I hope and pray that for those of you that may read this, that even if times have been tough that you will still be blessed and have a good sense of humor! Life really is great!

Time flies!

It's amazing how time flies! I can't believe that it has once again been months since my last post! I have been busy with so much lately. We have been working on the house until recently and it's almost done! The carpet was put in Thursday! Not much more to finish so hopefully we will be moving soon. The bad part of finally moving is that Gary is having surgery so he won't be able to do any of it!
I am still plugging away trying to sell yarn and lately things have been very slow! I opened up my own website at Just Ducky and I am still in process of listing things! Someday I would love to make enough to hire someone else to list stuff for me! I would so much rather be spinning than listing!
I have started working on lace weight yarns and while they seem to take forever, I love them! The good thing about them is when you finally get done spinning, you have 700+ yards of yarn!

2 Years Spinning!

Two years ago today I purchased my first drop spindle to start my incredible journey of spinning yarn! It has been a wonderful time working with fiber and I have decided to celebrate by having a 20% off SALE at my etsy store. I must say that in two years I have accumulated lots of fiber, more spindles and even quite a few spinning wheels! Better yet I have gained some very special fiber friends that are the best part of all!!

Giveaway on BluemoonRanch's Blog

My friend Linda is having a giveaway on her blog at BluemoonRanch's Blog! She is giving away a whole alpaca fleece so hop on over there and leave a comment if you want to be entered!!

Dyeing all weekend long!

Last weekend, I got into a serious fiber dyeing mood and dyed 16 batches of fiber! I found that I was getting great colors by dyeing a second batch of wool in the same water! I had a lot of great results! Some came out the second time better than others, but nothing was disappointing at all!

My New Loom!

I have a rigid heddle loom and have always wanted to get a 4-Harness Loom! When one of the ladies in my Ravelry group put up a link to this loom I decided I couldn't pass it up! It is a beautiful 1930's Structo Artcraft 4-Harness loom and I love it! It made it all the way from Pennsylvania safely on UPS even with a snowstorm going on! It came with weaving already on it and I haven't had a chance to play with it much yet! It is in beautiful shape and I cna't wait to warp it and start something on it! Oh what fun!