My Top 9 for 2021(minus all the Ravelry posts because... well I'm done with that bullshit). Lots of love for all the things I accomplished this year and all the wonderful fiber friends I have who have kept me going this year. This past month has been especially difficult. We learned that our cedar shake roof needs replaced... and probably should have been replaced last year... but the folks who came out to fix it last year majorly failed at really observing the rest of the underside to confirm that pretty much the whole roof is failing. We are still waiting on one of the places to give us their estimate and to sort out who can get our roof redone soon rather than later as I don't think I can cope going through a rainy season knowing the poor condition of our roof. After our roof dilemma, we lost our last remaining furbaby Teemo. His passing has been especially difficult on me as for the past year he's refused to interact with me and pretty much thought I was the evil lady with the nasty medication. Our relationship never returned to normal and he lived the last year of his life alone. I have major failure feels. This morning upon prepping to make breakfast a small furry critter of a nonpet variety zoomed across the floor. Shortly after I found that our silverware drawer and our stovetop has shit all over. We've placed 3 humane traps and so far no captures. All of this on top of all the pandemic bullshit. I am exhausted... I have no spoons and no mojo to do anything. #igspinnersinspiration #wemakeyarn #spinnersoftheworld #igspinners #handspunyarn #handspinning #yarnspinners #spinningcotton #daedalusspinningwheels #daedalussparrow #daedalusmagpie #akerworks #akerworkssuperskeiner #creativewithclay #threewatersfarm #spottedewefibers #ashenflock #longdrawjames

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One of two gorgeous ponchos I picked out through the Black Friday sale hosted by @centro_textiles_cusco and @abbysyarns! This one is the Ticlla discontinuous warp technique. This was made by Genoveva Choqque de Chuquichampi. The yarn looks a lot different than the other textiles. It's a bit fuzzier I think is how I'd put it. It's made from 100% Alpaca. There are more beautiful textiles available from this sale on @abbysyarns's website. #peruvianweave #peruvianponcho #centerfortraditionaltextilesofcusco #latinoamerica #cuscoperu #alpaca #cuscotextiles #spindlespun #ticlla #spintoweave #backstrapweaving #weavingwithhandspun #igspinnersinspiration #spindlersofinstagram #spinnersofinstagram #handspinnersofig #spinnersoftheworld #spinnersofperu #weaversofinstagram #handwoven #igweavers

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This runner/scarf is a perfect example of the beauty of the hand embroidery done in Santa Cruz de Sallac. Normally these beautiful patterns are done via a pick-up technique during the weaving process however for these patterns they are done afterward through embroidery which allows them to use a wide variety of colors throughout the band sections. This technique is one of my favorites. I love the variety of colors and tones they use to make these patterns pop. The tones of Alpaca used in this particular piece are so soft in color/tone and the grays, in particular, have a beautiful blue undertone which is a natural color rather than naturally dyed. This piece was made by Urbana Turpo Ccori and purchased through the Black Friday sale hosted by @centro_textiles_cusco and @abbysyarns. There are more beautiful textiles available from this sale on Abby's website. #centerfortraditionaltextilesofcusco #latinoamerica #cuscoperu #alpaca #cuscotextiles #spindlespun #spintoweave #backstrapweaving #weavingwithhandspun #igspinnersinspiration #spindlersofinstagram #spinnersofinstagram #handspinnersofig #spinnersoftheworld #spinnersofperu #weaversofinstagram #handwoven #igweavers

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This gorgeous bag was one of the items I purchased through the @centro_textiles_cusco Black Friday sale. I'm absolutely loving it and it's a perfect spindle bag. It's much larger than I anticipated which makes me super happy. I'll have to see what all of my spindles will fit. I did verify that 2 of the Talenti ice cream containers fit in this which is a great way to tote small Turkish spindles. This bag was made by Nayda Quillahuamán Cueva of Mahuaypampa. All of the items I'll be sharing were spindle spun out of either Alpaca or a combination of wool and Alpaca. Spinning is the 6th day of the @inglenookfibers 2019 advent on a #jenkinsturkishspindle. #centerfortraditionaltextilesofcusco #latinoamerica #cuscoperu #alpaca #cuscotextiles #spindlespun #spintoweave #backstrapweaving #weavingwithhandspun #igspinnersinspiration #spinningyarn #spinnersofinstagram #handspinnersofig #spinnersoftheworld #spinnersofperu #weaversofinstagram #handweaving #weavingyarns #igweavers

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Earlier this year I was doing pretty good about getting some of my outstanding WIP done and well... some new projects were added along the way OOPS. I've weighed everything out and now I'm trying to come up with a game plan of what I think I can finish before the new year. I'm wanting to bring out the 2019 advents of @hipstrings and @inglenookfibers, ply up the 2018 @threewatersfarm TdF Spin, spin up the remainder of Green Gallery also by Three Waters Farm, and finish up the bump of dyed cotton I'm working on between the Sparrow and Falcon. I still have two more braids to spin on Magpie before the bobbin is full so I can ply up the will be 9 braids on the one bobbin. #worksinprogress #spinningyarn #handspun #handspinnersofinstagram #igspinners #handspunyarn #handspinning #yarnspinners #threewatersfarm #hipstrings #inglenookfibers #greenwoodfiberworks #woolgatherings #carrycherryspindle #jenkinsturkishspindle #spottedewefibers #longdrawjames #akerworks #fellviewfibres #daedalusspinningwheels #majacraftaura #weepeggy

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Danger Falcon is ready for its first spin! I wanted to go with something that glowed but I've got a very limited supply of fiber that contains fluorescent dye all of which was dyed by @longdrawjames. I ended up going with this gorgeous Cormo which has a small bit of fluorescent green in it. I'm currently spinning this at 40% which is about 1,650 RPM. Fiber is 8 oz of Cormo wool dyed by @longdrawjames of @ashenflock in the colorway "the Wrong Frog". This colorway contains a small amount of fluorescent green which glows under black and blue light. #UVReactive #UVreactivespinning #spinningwithcormo #cormowool #ashenflock #longdrawjames #spinnersofinstagram #handspunwool #handspinnersofig #yarnspinnersofinstagram #igspinnersinspiration #wemakeyarn #spinnersoftheworld #electricspinningwheel #espinner #daedalusspinningwheels #daedalusfalcon

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