ugh so deeply annoyed at tumblr that i've dragged myself back over here. i've never really gotten the hang of this site but i guess i'll try again

Two light blue spinning wheel bobbins, each filled with wool singles in a long gradient of coral to purple to grey-blue.

I kind of hyperfocused and spun all 100 grams of this gradient project in two days because I once again forgot how much I love BFL. I'll give it a day or so and then ply it, should be a nice laceweight yarn 🧶

#handspinning #spinningfiber #fibreart #spinnersofbluesky

I have not, but it is now on my list!

I haven't watched Midsomer Murders in years, this does sound nice

A hand holding two white spinning wheel bobbins, each bobbin is filled with handspun teal blue two ply laceweight yarn.

I have two bobbins of 19 micron merino/ramie laceweight yarn to skein up today and I am currently trying to decide what to watch while I work 🧶

#handspinning #handspunyarn #spinnersofbluesky

I have quite a few pens and so much ink. The better to go along with my absolutely reasonable fiber stash

Honestly though being happy when I pick out a pen and ink makes me more likely to take notes, and taking more notes means I learn more about my spinning and what I need to work on

oh there are so many people who are into fiber arts and fountain pens. I personally love getting to match inks and projects and having a rainbow of notes to look back on

you know, I thought it would be hard and I would get annoyed at only having four pens inked but it's worked out really well this month. and I can always ink up another pen if I really dislike a pen and ink combo but so far spending more time per ink is kinda satisfying

A gridded notebook open to a page labeled Spinning Project with additional project notes in purple ink. A pink Kaweco Sport fountain pen sits on the left of the page. Wool top, hand dyed in corals and soft purples and wound into a very loose ball, sits to the right of the notebook.

Setting up for my next 🧶 gradient spinning project means weighing out fiber, creating a project page in my notebook and matching a ✒️ ink to my fiber. I went with Monteverde Rose Noir to match this BFL from Hilltop Cloud

#handspinning #fibreprep #fountainpen #fibrearts #spinningfiber

add me please :) I'm always looking for more spinners to follow too

catching up with a #handspinning project and #theunexpectables because I am like three episodes behind.

I've already picked out what inks I'll be using from January through April. Maybe I'll use up a few samples this way. Or, more likely, I'll end up with an even longer full bottle wishlist

in my planner I am using one ink for 7-8 days while in my journal I switch inks every two pages. I get more time to focus on what I like or dislike about a pen and ink pairing while also letting myself change things up enough that I don't get bored.

I'm trying something different this year with my fountain pens and inks. last year I would ink 5-7 pens each month but felt that switching between pens each day didn't give me enough time writing with each ink. this year I'm limiting myself to 4 inks each month

#fountainpenink #inksky

trying to finish this bobbin today

#handspinning #spinnersofbluesky #fiberarts

starting off my morning right by knocking over my cup of tea before having a single sip

opening days 24 & 25 of my Diamine Inkvent calendar and hmm. Day 25 should have been a Starbright ink and I will sit on this hill and be petty about it.

Merry #christmas 🐾🎄🐈‍⬛🤍

so Forest Gateau was a fluke and my dislike of Diamine scented inks continues

#diamineinkvent

added a Ply magazine index to my project notebook

Thank you! I have so many gradients in my stash, they're one of my favorite things to spin

I have a variety of dip pens, including Sailor Hocoro pens with various nib sizes as well as Pilot Iro-Utsushi pens in medium and fine. I didn't want to clean a pen each day

I'm enjoying this year's Diamine Inkvent but I admit I'm not really excited to use several of these inks. Maybe I just had too high expectations

making some progress on this ripple scarf in handspun yarn

I am considering being ambitious with my spinning and knitting projects in 2025.

I think I have maybe 12 grams of yarn left to finish knitting this scarf but I am so. bored. with it.

I finally make an account here but don't know what to say so. hi. here's my favorite yarn I spun this year. #handspinning #fiberart