tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32559809451155895382024-03-12T22:57:09.770-05:00luvin ewe handspunspinning my way through lifeLuvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-13836365798535823392016-03-12T09:31:00.001-06:002016-03-12T09:31:16.291-06:00Frustrated.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Not only is most of my order back-ordered, but every bag of roving I have in stock is short wool, anywhere from .05 to .75 oz. Now if it were only one bag, or if it were the same amount in each bag, I'd put it off to a discrepancy with my scale, but since each bag is off by approx. the weight of the packaging, I'm thinking they weigh without tareing out their scale each time. Trying to decide if I'm upset enough to say something. In the meantime, i need to get this stuff dyed for Spring on the Farm in Lenapah, Oklahoma.</div>
Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-53034765414376466642016-03-05T14:58:00.001-06:002016-03-05T14:58:37.510-06:00Found a new Sales platform. take a look at Spreesy!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Spreesy is an interesting new platform that cross posts your Items for sale to your social media accounts. I've been there two days. We'll see how it goes! <br />
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Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-51036238233677024952015-12-28T06:06:00.001-06:002015-12-28T06:10:02.155-06:00Preparing for Sheep in the City!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.sheepinthecitygetaway.com/" target="_blank">Sheep in the City Getaway</a> is coming up FAST! Time to start prepping fiber & yarn for sale!</div>
Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-29034539503435430152013-10-07T12:09:00.000-05:002013-10-07T12:11:55.707-05:00A major announcement <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sometimes it seems like I only manage to post on this blog when I have a major announcement to make. This post is no exception!<br />
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I'm very excited about this show. It's going to be a lot of work,
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fantastic business partner. Today we confirmed our first teacher- Karen
Pauli, author of<u><i> Care & Feeding of Spinning Wheels</i></u>, is coming to
teach a workshop based on her book, and might also teach a drop
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advertising, without which this beast won't fly. Our first flyers should
head out next week, and I really hope the web site will be up and
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lady, and I'm really excited to be working with her. Her husband Marcos
Gallardo is a sweet, funny man, who will be handling the farm tours (yes
you get to interact with the alpacas!) Coping with parking, and
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I hope you can come join us, because this is going to be a wonderful, fantastic, awesome festival. </div>
Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-73236504313325994362013-08-26T22:37:00.003-05:002013-08-26T22:37:43.818-05:00Just too hot....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The AC isn't working, and it is so hot the computers are complaining. It's hot enough to die- and too hot to dye, or to make stitch markers.<br />
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This month's sock blank club will be running at least one, and maybe two weeks late getting out. The good news is that I'm finally getting the knitting machine I wanted, and I'll be able to whip out and dye the October blanks at the same time. I can't wait- they're going to be fun!<br />
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This month's themes are back to school, and harvest. <br />
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Witches, pumpkins, monsters or ghosts?</div>
Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-38251124174027090252013-08-13T11:49:00.001-05:002013-08-13T11:49:41.445-05:00Last State Fair post, I promise <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So here's a picture of all the yarn spun by me at the State Fair <br />
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Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-12334110316861551512013-08-12T07:53:00.003-05:002013-08-12T08:04:42.807-05:00EVERYBODY WINS! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Only had four comments on the blog, so everybody wins! If you are local to the Milwaukee area, you can pick up your yarn for me this Thursday at Milwaukee String Theory meeting at the Collectivo , on Humbolt just north of Locust. If you are not local to Milwaukee, please e-mail me at: Char at luvinewe.com and we'll arrange shipping options .<br />
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If there's anything you're looking for from the<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LuvinEweHandspun" target="_blank"> Etsy shop</a>, as a 15% off coupon until the end of the month, and winners of this contest will ship free, even if I have to refund the money to your paypal account. <br />
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Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-53176922812947755902013-08-11T16:42:00.004-05:002013-08-11T16:42:50.618-05:00Until next year.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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State fair is over until next year. I had an awesome time spinning and teaching, and even learned some new tricks for my spinning repertoire! The yarn that looks like someone sheared a clown is my very first core spun mohair yarn! I love it- it's going to make an awesome accent on a hat or some mittens! I was really prolific today, finished about four skeins bringing the total for the run of the fair up to 12!<br />
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I'll be giving away half of that- one skein each to six people who comment on<a href="http://luvinewehandspun.blogspot.com/2013/08/back-to-state-fair.html" target="_blank"> yesterday's blog post </a>before 1 AM tonight!<br />
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I'm looking forward to seein g some of you at Milwaukee String Theory on Thursday evening. If you win yarn, you can pick it up there.<br />
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Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-65309455096682401552013-08-10T20:10:00.001-05:002013-08-10T20:10:59.795-05:00Back to the State Fair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today was a grand day at the fair! Lots of interest in the wheel , and two children even asked, un prompted by parents, if they could try making yarn!<br />
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Passed out a lot of flyers for Milwaukee String theory, hopefully some of those folks will actually show up one of these Thursdays. <br />
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Made a lot of yarn today. Finished plying the Finn with some of the blue, and finished another bobbin full of the raspberry blue roving I got from <a href="http://www.ogledesign-fiberarts.com/default.html" target="_blank">Ogle Designs</a> last week. As promised, Some of the skeins made at the fair this year will be given away tomorrow evening!<br />
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Comment on this post between now and 1 am Monday August 12, and tell me what your favorite thing about going to the fair is, and you will be in the running for one of six skeins to be given away. Winners will be posted and contacted for pick up or shipping information on Monday . Pictures of the yarn will be posted tomorrow, but only comments on THIS POST will get you a chance at a skein of yarn! One entry per person, please!<br />
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I'll be back at <a href="http://www.wisbc.com/what_is_it.php" target="_blank">Wisconsin Wool Works</a> in the Sheep barn again tomorrow, spinning from 9-3. Come see me! <br />
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Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-18816518725382824642013-08-06T08:02:00.000-05:002013-08-06T08:02:10.620-05:00The view from my wheel <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This weekend was one of the most productive spinning weekends I've had in months. I spent it at the Wisconsin Wool Works booth at the State Fair, in the Sheep Barn! I spun for 6 or so hours each day, and finished three small skeins of plied yarn. <br />
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Interestingly, there were more boys interested in the spinning wheel than girls. And more adult men than women. Maybe it's because its machinery?<br />
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In any case, I talked myself hoarse both days. I really want to thank CKay and Michael for getting up early and helping me get to the fair on Sunday, because having the car there made it possible to bring the spinning wheel home. They even went and got the car for me so that I could do that. <br />
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Keep watching-there will be a giveaway of some of the yarns spun of the State Fair at the end of next weekend. </div>
Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-60761768889030011002013-05-29T18:18:00.000-05:002013-05-29T18:18:16.130-05:00A better than average day. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So much has gone on in the last couple of weeks that it's almost impossible to catch you up. Between the holiday, an emergency costuming commission, and the Spoonflower fabrics arriving, I've been very busy! I think I finally managed to get all the Ravelry swap boxes finished and I'll be shipping some tomorrow, and one next week. <br />
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I'm only going to be participating in one swap in the month of June. June is just too busy. There are two steam punk events, father's day, a possible second trip to Minneapolis, and at least three other family things going on this month, plus vacation! <br />
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I want to try and use June to start building a client base both for the Etsy shop, and the Spoonflower shop. It would be really cool, if we could get some movement on the Luvin'Ewe shop on Cafepress as well.<br />
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In that vein, here's the coupon code for the etsy shop for the month of June: LEblog 613 This one is for $5.00 off any order of $25.00 or more. <br />
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In the hopes of building some readership here, there will be a give away each week this month. Watch this space for more details.<br />
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Thanks for checking in! See you later this week. </div>
Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-46028148797681729702013-05-02T11:41:00.000-05:002013-05-02T11:41:28.368-05:00Washing Wool <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So today I finally got around to washing the Finn wool I picked up from <a href="http://www.sprywhimsy.com/" target="_blank">Spry Whimsy</a> at the Spin in. <br />
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That same bag is now hanging on my fence post, and hopefully the wool will have enough chance to dry before the rain comes this afternoon.I spent a few minutes whipping it around in circles over my head, in giant circles on either side, getting my calisthenics in! I'm sure the neighbors thought I was nuts. You know, however, that I was using Centripetal force to drive the water out.<br />
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What is a <span id="goog_777756009"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">hexipuff<span id="goog_777756010"></span></a> you ask?<br />
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A hexipuff is a tiny project that only takes a few minutes to make. It's a component of a much larger project called the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-beekeepers-quilt" target="_blank">Beekeeper's Quilt</a> by tiny owl knits. <span id="goog_777756012"></span><span id="goog_777756013"></span><br />
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I got the pattern as a gift, and I'm really excited about working it up. It takes hundreds of tiny hexipuffs to make a good sized couch throw. This is a good pattern for the in between times. Since I have a bunch of running around and waiting to do today, this is the perfect project to take along. </div>
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So I promised you guys a long post about the <a href="http://www.wispinin.org/index.cfm" target="_blank">spin in.</a> I managed to get out there all three days and I had an absolutely wonderful time. My only real criticism is the times posted on the website did not always match times posted in the program book.<br />
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On Friday I made contact with the Spindle and Dyepot folks, and met Peter from<a href="http://www.sprywhimsy.com/index.html" target="_blank"> Spry Whimsy </a>who introduced me to <a href="http://www.sprywhimsy.com/Spinningwheels.html" target="_blank">Spinolutions </a>spinning wheels. Their wheels work on a pendulum type system, and the action as a little different from what I'm used to but I'm in love. They're an American made wheel, made from beech plywood, and there are four models. I'm in love with a Hopper, which is their smallest travel wheel.<br />
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Saturday my friend Teresa came with me, and we arrived around Noon. I signed up for and took Andrea Mielke's Alpaca Fiber: Hands On Class. While the class wasn't exactly what I thought it was going to be, I learned so much that day. I had hoped there would be more information on grading an alpaca fleece, not really grading but how to choose one depending on which were planning to use it for, and it was more of a fiber prep and use class. After spinning for 20 years though, I finally figured out the difference between woolen and worsted yarn, and how to make them! Not only did we prep fiber, and I got to use combs for the first time, but we did some spinning, and both a wet felt project, and a needle felt project There was an awful lot packed into the 3 hour class.<br />
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Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-1799695255468362152013-03-27T07:13:00.000-05:002013-03-27T07:13:18.294-05:00Stitch Markers Galore!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today I'm going to work on getting all the stitch markers up on the Etsy site. There are 50 or so sets, so this is going to take a while. All of them need photos, and I need to figure out how to price them. This morning I worked on the Shrinky Dink stitch markers for my swap partners. I will post pictures later. There are a couple of other cute extras for stitch markers as well. I'll get pictures of those too. Now if I can only get my phone to upload directly to Picasa I'd be happy. </div>
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I had so much fun designing this little sock! It is my first live pattern on Ravelry, and is also available as a Kit on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/125824324/chasing-rainbows-mini-sock-kit-lek04?" target="_blank">Etsy!</a></div>
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My first two "you have to pay for this" patterns went off to the beta
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I've recently gotten active over on<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/" target="_blank"> Ravelry</a>. I'm having lots of fun, participating on the forums there. I post as<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/LuvinEwe" target="_blank"> LuvinEwe</a>, and I'm active on several swap boards, including the project bag swap and swag swap. I'm really looking forward to my first project bag arriving. <br />
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There's been an interesting thread over on the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/tiny-owl-knits" target="_blank">Tiny Owl Knits</a> board ( you should check out her patterns! really nice stuff!) About swapping , target amounts to spend, and "over spoiling." The consesus seems to be- Try not to give so much that your partner feels bad that they didn't/couldn't reciprocate. The thing is- those "target dollars" spent- do you count the value of what you pull from stash? or just the value that you actually outlay on new, just for your partner items? How do you value time spent in making handmade items? My personal feeling, is that I would rather get one lovely handmade treat- an ornament or something else small and cute, than anything store bought, no matter how much is spent. I value the time and thought put into a swap package far more than cash outlay. <br />
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My next two swaps will be on the "<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/reducio-sock-mini-sock-swap" target="_blank">Reducio Sock</a>" board- a Harry Potter themed mini sock swap, and "<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/once-upon-a-timemini-sock-swap" target="_blank">once upon a time</a>" a fairy tale themed mini sock swap. I've got lots of cool ideas already, and can't wait to have partners assigned.....<br />
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Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-73438548782749847312013-02-24T10:45:00.001-06:002013-02-24T10:45:52.455-06:00Spinning again'.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Picked up a spindle the first the in months this morning to spin up some camel/ Silk blend top. Lovely stuff, will make a luscious lace weight yarn.<br />
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I got the top from<a href="http://applecartcreations.com/" target="_blank"> AppleCart Creations</a> at the Echos of Past, trade Fair in Oshkosh yesterday. Bought two ounces. Should make Some significant yardage.<br />
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I'm working it up on a Fimo Spindle I got at the WI Sheep and Wool show a couple of years ago. Spins easily & long, plus the colors an so happy-making!</div>
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I had a request for Leaf Pattern. this one gives you two corners, a central motif, and sides which can be repeated.<br />
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Luvin' Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097401234794243497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255980945115589538.post-34311084192582396412013-02-14T08:25:00.001-06:002013-02-14T08:25:30.629-06:00It's watching me........<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Being me, I can't leave a pattern alone, so I attempted to give it a branch. which ended up looking more like a nose.....<br />
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The basic itty bitty mittie is now a free ravelry download <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/dls/charlotte-haas-designs/138544?filename=">download now</a> </div>
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After going through laundry for goodwill, these T-shirts are being cut up for yarn. We'll see what else comes up!</div>
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