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This is some of the wool i dyed this week for the fiber festival. I admit, I laid heavily into the blues and greens today. When things have sat in storage for a while. They need a good sunning/...

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My one friend found someone closer to her, and now like i guessed. Im just out. No point in talking to me anymore, someone is closer. I cant tell you how many times in my life, ive been edged o...

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I said i would need 2 clients. I booked 2. I said i need to get some income. I sold 9 oz of raw angora, Paypaled me right away and im shipping tomorrow. I paid my back taxes and got my business...

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Ugh im hating buying stuff right now. I know its needed for our super long drive. But i dont want to!! We bought a cargo basket for behind the hubbys car. Little girl wanted knee pads to ride he...

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I loose track of days. Todays special is mohair, It was raw, hand washed, then dyed, dried and now spun. It needs to be washed again after im done, its pretty chunky in places where there is sti...

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Check list of THANGS Animals 1. Pare down rabbits, Have 40, need under 10 to travel. Cue heartbreak. 2. Vet check for both dogs 3. Rabies shot for both dogs. Before Sepetember. Adults 1. Passpor...

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The hubby suggests i start a new branch of my fiber dyeing for natural dyes. The purple cabbage color is going to be called swamp ass the yellow marigold color will be called, im so high. All th...

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Ok so purple cabbage dye job. Very cool! No really it is. For one thing. Boiling the cabbage for 45 minutes. SUCKS. Oh My God. It smells ugly. Like.. Boiled cabbage. Its hot heavy and reminds m...

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Ahh today we go to get the passports. Im getting the passport card. Its good for North America. I dont plan on any outside trips any time soon haha. This 3500 mile drive will be my vacation, hell...

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So here is the first attempt at dyeing with marigold. Im really pleased and excited by how this turns out. First off we harvested marigolds. Red orange and gold. I read to dry them, but why dry...

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The one friend i talk to online all the time, has gone offline for a while. She left last friday and popped on to tell me today she wont be around for a bit longer. Im shocked at how lonely i am....

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I want to try my hand at natural dyes. Just for funsies. To start im reading about marigold as a natural dye to dye fiber a sunshiney yellow tone. it says to harvest marigolds at its peak of he...

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Its really hard to find like minded people. people who think the world turns too fast. People who think that you need to take a step back and slow down. People who dont mind throwing clothes on...

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Its 80 at 11 30. It finally peaks around 3-4 pm and then SLOWLY goes down after 9. I have a session at 6 30 today. Hopefully we dont die. I offered to reschedule but the mom is on a time frame. ...

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I lost both my bottle babies yesterday. One escaped and died in the house. We found him later. And the other one went to a foster home and was too weak. We tried. But it just wasnt meant to be. ...

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I probably wont share all the photos i take. But it will be fun to collect some of them. This is the second wool i did today. 4ish oz of merino/ tencel blend. I actually am not happy with it. T...

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I bring my electric spinning wheel all over the place. Figured i could share a couple photos. This is my Daedalaus Starling. An e wheel. 3 d printed. At the Matanuska Glacier. Its in the backgr...

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washed mohair. Possibly dry, ish. haha. very wet mohair, freshly washed and lanolin water dumped out. dried fluffed mohair. see the sheen!! dried mohair in the pot for dyeing. water vinegar ...

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The funny thing about heat. When we have these weeks and weeks of drought and no rain. Its 100 degrees and you are wondering what it was ever like to be cold. But then in winter. we have endless...

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Both babies are still alive. They still dont nurse on the nipple they just lay there while i squeeze the milk in so slowly. But they get chubby, Not fat, but chubby and eventually get tired and s...

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A few groups reminded me that i HAD To get some wool prepared for tour de fleece. Even if im not going to “compete” and just participate. I need to have wool ready to go! It kicks off in 4 days. ...

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Lets change gears here! Tonights dinner is something a WEEE bit new. Not really new so much as cooked a bit different. You will have to adjust the measurements for a smaller family if you want t...

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We drove through the mountains to escape the smoke. Its a beautiful location. We had to stop at multiple rivers just to get out of the heat and into the glacier river! And stopped at the lake a...

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Ok how do you people in the southern states live with tempratures over 90. Seriously. My poor little Alaskan heart is dying! Its 9 pm. Its 89 in my house, 81 outside. Alaskans dont have AC. We h...

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My oil infusions should be ready. I mean the longer they sit the better, But its been a minimum number of days. So here is my take. Mint in coconut- Dont do it lol. It smells so… strange. I dont...

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