By The Fibreside

In which I reframe what finishing means to me, get some spinning done but not a lot because wedding, talk about spinning for specific end uses for Level 5, almost finish the Druid Mittens, and get a little bit done on the Accolade. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / […] more...

In which I contemplate the progression of time, get caught up on spinning and writing and teaching, talk about spinning woollen for Level 5, have a few smaller projects on the needles, and wonder if I’ve made any progress at all on the Accolade. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org […] more...

In which I relate our close encounter with wildlife, let you know about an upcoming online spinning class I’ll be running, talk about spinning to specific twists per inch for Level 5, garden and do a little bit of fibre work, and move the Qsnap frame on the Accolade. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: […] more...

In which I figure out how to deal with a very annoying sliver in my finger, talk about the spinning study I’m doing for the next few weeks as well as my mental health, grumble about designer yarns for Level 5, keep working away at all my big projects, and work my way back to […] more...

In which I give myself a talking-to about being kind to myself, talk about the teaching I’m doing and what I’d like to do in the next few weeks, wax poetic about yak for Level 5, finish a cowl but will probably tear it back, and make some actual progress on the Accolade. Thanks for […] more...

In which I reflect on the pandemic that will affect us all, talk about some of the technical spinning and course development I’d like to do, go over angora for Level 5, examine the projects I have on the go in anticipation of quarantine, and make a plan for better progress on the Accolade. Thanks […] more...

In which I talk about my relationship with clothes over my life in anticipation of wedding dress shopping, talk about some more upcoming teaching and how much fun I’ve been having with mystery fibre at guild, talk about burn tests for Level 5, get started on two knitting projects and try to decide which one […] more...

In which I talk about how life sometimes tells you where you need to go, talk about some upcoming teaching and the yarn I’ve completed spinning recently, go over “cellulose fibres” for Level 5, finish two projects and try to figure out what to do next, review two books that have a fibre arts connection, […] more...

In which I try to break down knitting and life into easily completed steps, and apologize for the lateness and shortness of the episode due to injury. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0 Stitch by Stitch Miracle Ball Method. more...

In which I talk about my pseudo-resolutions for the new year, play with my new blending board and get ready to refurbish an old wheel, go over the first module of Level 5, start casting off my wedding shawl and make more progress on the Circumvolute hat, have a chat with Deborah Niemann from the […] more...

In which I work through a day’s worth of sadness, make some plans for spinning yarn, talk about how my Level 4 final project went (hint: badly), finish the Hedgerow mittens and make some more progress on other projects, feel guilty about not working with the Autoknitter, and make a promise about the Accolade. Thanks […] more...

In which I talk about priorities and why they are important, embrace texture in yarn, go over acid dying for Level 4, continue to almost finish things and take stock of what projects I have on the go, don’t get any work done with the Autoknitter, and make no progress on the Accolade. Thanks for […] more...

In which I talk about cold in context, got my drum carder and taught a great felting class, talk homogeneous blending for Level 4, finish a Christmas present and almost finish another knitting project, plan to use the Autoknitter this weekend, and make a bit more progress on the Accolade. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme […] more...

In which I talk about lifelines in knitting and life, make some cool batts and decide to get my own drum carder, go over the three novelty yarns I spun for Level 4, make some progress on my knitting projects, have some setbacks learning to use the Autoknitter, and make a bit more progress on […] more...

In which I talk about my successes at making fire, spin a little bit and prepare to experiment with a drum carder, talk about the permutations and combinations of spinning styles and preparations Level 4, finish my Halloween socks on time and make more progress on other things, got new parts for and a plan […] more...

In which I talk about the relaxing and meditative aspects of spinning, do some fibre preparation and sampling, go over lopi for Level 4, make a bit of progress on knitting projects but no finishes yet, am making pretty poor fabric on the Autoknitter, and make some progress on the Accolade. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: […] more...

In which I go to Knit City Vancouver for two hours, spend a lot of time preparing things, talk about ramie for Level 4, finish a sock and make good progress on the second, am almost knitting on the Autoknitter but have learned lots in trying to cast on, and don’t get anything done on […] more...

In which a mistake in the Accolade leads me to contemplate change, begin getting myself a studio space and get ready to teach, talk about the lots of flax skeins to spin for Level 4, do some knitting math and make a little progress on other projects, am still not knitting on the Autoknitter, and […] more...

In which I go for a walk along the beach and learn about myself, spin some angora and love it, talk a little about cotton for Level 4, make a little more progress on my current projects, get the Auto Knitter back together but not yet knitting, and move the frame on the Accolade. Thanks […] more...

In which I examine exactly how much knitting and spinning I bring on trips, figure something out about my Lendrum and continue to not get much technical spinning done, go on and on about cashmere for Level 4, start the wedding shawl and finish the hand towel, get the Auto Knitter apart, and forget about […] more...

In which I work through my hang-ups around entering my fibre arts in the local fall fair, do lots of planning but not much spinning, wax poetical about camel for Level 4, finish my wedding shawl yarn and almost finish my nephew’s mittens, introduce you to my new toy, and make some progress on the […] more...

In which I talk about the problems with the term yarn snob, lament my lack of productivity due to a week sick in bed, start looking at Level 4 by talking about bison, salvage my Tour de Fleece and make some other progress, and get a little bit done on the Accolade. Thanks for listening! […] more...

In which I think about the path people take through their passions, give a Fibre Week after action report and talk about a new study I want to do, go over the final project for Level 3, make some progress on a few different projects, and work on adjusting my attitude towards the Accolade. Thanks […] more...

In which I recognize the messages the universe is trying to send me, finish my challenge yarn before Fibre Week, go over the dye exercise for Level 3, finish a pair of socks and start using some vacation yarn, and have to redo a bunch of stitching on the Accolade. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme […] more...

In which I talk about the changes in my life, update you on where I am at with Master Spinner and what will become of the segment, talk about supported spindles and spindle wheels for Level 3, go over my current projects and one I just finished, and discuss a new By the Wayside project […] more...

In which I work through my present to make changes to my future, get over half-done the skeins for Level 5, talk about spinning for specific purposes for Level 3, spin up some gorgeous yarns and work on other projects so I can cast them on, and get a bit further on Christmas Elegance. Thanks […] more...

In which I think about the responsibilities of being an adult, am 20 of 48 skeins done Level 5, go over novelty yarns for Level 3, work on too many projects to make much progress on any one of them, and make some good progress beading Christmas Elegance. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves […] more...

In which I get a little something off my chest, get the bamboo done for Level 5, totally skip some skeins for Level 3, miscalculate on knitting a shawl and update you on the Calgary Fibre Arts Fair, talk to my dad after Fibre Week this year, and don’t get any further on Christmas Elegance. […] more...

In which I try my hand at making knitted music, finish Level 4 and start Level 5, talk about specific twists per inch spinning for Level 3, catch you up on projects – both spinning and knitting, and start beading Christmas Elegance. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC […] more...

In which I try to see myself as other see me, have a bit of a setback for Level 4, go over blending for Level 3, finish an impressive skein of yarn and do some knitting, and get down to brass tacks on Christmas Elegance. Thanks for listening! Oh, Facebook, why do you make this […] more...

In which I talk about bespoke living in an off-the-rack world, wash and prep wool for Level 4, talk silk for Level 3, successfully knit and spin for fun, and am down to two cotton floss colours in Christmas Elegance. Thanks for listening! Contest is ongoing until I reach 50 likes! Like By the Fibreside […] more...

In which I do a little bit of thinking about hygge, get a few skeins done for Level 4 but not the ones I’d planned to, talk about cotton for Level 3, get a little bit of knitting and a lot of spinning done, and have four colours left to stitch on Christmas Elegance. Thanks […] more...

In which I am remembering my dreams and compare the phenomenon to the Baby Surprise Jacket, get a bit more done on Level 4 and get my book back on Level 3, give in to startitis on my project and finish my espinner project, and run out of dark green floss before I finish all […] more...

In which I contemplate the last year and how things are the same and different each year, have one quarter of the skeins in my workbook, fight startitis but finish Mike’s socks and half of my espinner project, run a little contest, and get a whole section done on Christmas Elegance. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: […] more...

In which I choose happiness in this season, get through the shades of gray exercise for Level 4, block a couple shawls and knit a new sock, and find my way around some errors in Christmas Elegance. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0 Choosing Christmas Deck […] more...

In which I think about friction and momentum in my life, get absolutely nothing done on Level 4 but hear about my Level 3 marking, get a few rows done on a few things, and decide what the next By the Wayside project will be. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at […] more...

In which I try not to be disappointed in my lack of maturity fourteen years ago, finish one module for Level 4, run out of yarn for the body of Branching out, and finish the Tapestry before this episode. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0 Growing […] more...

In which I deal with the ramifications of being sick for a month, hand in Level 3 and get started on Level 4, finish Star Maiden and cast on a couple more projects, and spend a couple of nights on the Tapestry. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC […] more...

In which I begin to deal with the repercussions of some health news, get to the halfway mark time-wise on my Level 3 final project, build a loom and tear the border of Star Maiden out – AGAIN, talk a little bit about fibromyalgia, and don’t finish the Tapestry, but almost do. Thanks for listening! […] more...

In which I update you on The Big Move, actually manage to get some work done on my Level 3 homework and do some thinking about next moves and Level 6, make some progress and then not so much on Star Maiden and actually get some not-homework spinning done, and – shockingly – get some […] more...

In which I contemplate what makes a community, get down to nine (maybe eight) skeins and the final project for Level 3, get to the knit-on border on Star Maiden and do a little bit of retail therapy, and finish the tree on the Tapestry. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at […] more...

In which I wonder why losing certain things affects me so much, spin up a couple of skeins for Level 3 and start thinking about Level 4, almost finish the Dazzle them socks and really pare down my available projects, and get halfway through the tree on the Tapestry (at least for the moment). Thanks […] more...

In which I think about the things I can have instead of the things I can’t, have some problems with Level 3 but still get three skeins into my book, get a little further on the second Dazzle Them sock and talk myself out of (into?) casting on a new shawl, and finish the top […] more...

In which I try not to melt in the heat, successfully spin cotton and weave a silk swatch for Level 3, avoid a measurement error that could have cost me marks, finish one sock and start the next, talk yarn bombing with Maureen Young of the Inglewood Neighbourhood Empowerment Team, and finish the outlining on […] more...

In which I rethink my assumptions about those with no fixed address, spin some cotton that actually works and make a plan for the next few days of homework, cast on for the Stage 4 socks but don’t even get close to finishing them, and remember to spend a little bit of time on a […] more...

In which I contemplate how and why I invest myself in things, tell you all about Level 4 and my plan for the rest of Level 3, actually finish the Stage 2 socks and don’t even start Stage 3, spin up a test skein on my new Hansen Minispinner, interview Zach Webster about his first […] more...

In which I try to convince you that public speaking isn’t any scarier than knitting, get ready and excited about Level 4, finish a pair of socks in nine days and then give up on Tour de Sock, interview Lynne Anderson about dying and colour, and don’t work on the Tapestry in lieu of socks. […] more...

In which I contemplate the narrative of my life, finish up the dying skeins for Level 4 and get two skeins and a sample into the binder (almost) for Level 3, don’t quite finish the embroidery on the doll and start up Tour-de-Sock, and get really far on the outlining in the Tapestry. Thanks for […] more...

In which I really wish we were moving in soon because LOOM, make a sample and get some spinning done – as well as some thinking – for Levels 3 and 4, finish off the Level 2 retrospective with the final project, upload some photographs and finish weaving a project, and finish up the messengers […] more...

In which I am finally able to do all the things again for a little while, remind myself that I am capable of spinning, talk book reviews and bibliography for Level 2, finish three knit projects in forty-eight hours, interview Heide Krause about cashmere, and almost finish filling in the shields in the Tapestry. Thanks […] more...

In which I miss our houseplant George, make a couple of ten-yard skeins for Master Spinner Level 3, do sweater calculations for Level 2, work on the sweater and start a colourwork hat, announce the winners of last episode’s Side Bet contest, and start filling in the shields in the Tapestry. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: […] more...