These pictures are a little fuzzy-but I think they show up ok. Had fun designing these--used some great aluminum wire I got from a friend. The bangle is riveted and wrapped with copper wire. The two cuffs are wrapped with wool roving and beads are sewn on. I'm looking forward to making many more (although all that hammering is tough on the arm).

This Saturday was the opening day at Old World Wisconsin and they hold their sheep shearing and a whole fiber-filled day. I couldn't go. I sulked around the house a bit till I decided to sit and spin my own stuff. Well I got 5 skeins spun and plied and washed and dried! Whew! the picture is the result of my frustrations. Although, after spinning a while it worked as therapy and I was smiling again. I love what I made. Each skein is between 35-55 yards. All are lumpy, bumpy and spun to the right. The darker blue is spun with cut up pieces of commercial yarns, and then plied with more of the blue wool that I spun just plain. For the other 4, I spun various rolags I had carded with mixes of wools and angelina, and a shimmery synthetic. Then I tried something new that I taught myself after watching it done on youtube by other spinners. I did a Navajo 3 ply. I absolutely love how it turns out. I don't have a really smooth technique yet, but I enjoy doing it and the look of the yarn is great. The only drawback is the yardage is shorter than regular plying-so the next ones I do I'll plan to make longer singles. Problem solved.

Okay-I'm finally done with my project for the Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.

"Keep Hope in Your Heart"

this is a pendant or suncatcher or something that can dangle from a rearview mirror. The size is approxomately 2 1/2" wide by 4" long. It is made of hammered tin-coated copper wire. The beads are a faceted clear crystal and copper seed beads. Each one of these hearts was hand-made by me, and being handmade, each one is slightly "unique".

Anyone who donates $10.00 will recieve one of these hearts. I made them in memory of my dear friend, Arthur E. Young Jr. His family and I will be participating again in this year's Relay for Life, being held at the Mauston High School in Juneau County on July 25th, 2009.

You can contact me via my e-mail--fiberdance@gmail.com--I will work out the arrangements for payment and delivery at that time.

Thank you, Kathi

no new pictures, nothing great to share-have been spending time trying to get my ideas and stuff organised. I find there's never enough time to get in all I'd like to do. I sit at work all day designing stuff in my head and thinking of all I'll work on when I get home. Then I get home and am too pooped out to do anything. Weekends fly by so fast. Well, right now I'll stop procrastinating and go make something. That is if I can find anything under the layers of mess on my work table. No one to blame but myself. Hopefully I can post a picture of a finished item soon.

eggs and wool

eggs and wool
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The Easter Bunny had some fun at my house-tried the egg dye on wool-it turned out great-have already started carding it and it looks like cotton candy. Love it!

copper jewelry class

copper jewelry class
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I took a class at Nottingham Beads in Delafield to learn cold joins for metal jewelry. These are the results