Welcome back Fiber Arts Friday and Crafty Friday folks.
This week has been spent mostly with work. Unlike most folks, the life of a geek gets crazier around the holiday’s when everyone else gets time off. Something about people hate being without their precious internet so they make us all work when they’ve left to play and aren’t using it. So, I hear by send out a Christmas salute to all my fellow tech heads who are buried in work like I am.
What did I managed to do with the little time I’ve had to myself? I worked up some cord and braided this beautiful pair of reins. Best part of this latest braid is that it is 100% alpaca and machine washable since I preshrunk the cord. I have them up for sale but really have been eyeing them up for myself instead. If they don’t sell by New Years I might have a Merry Christmas gift.
I also managed to spin up some alpaca/merino/tencel that I plied and dyed. I’d show a photo but it’s a gift so I don’t want to spoil it if someone gets nosey.
Lastly my hubba made me a great little tool for my fiber fun. Ive been using the as seen on TV Embelish Knit to make knit cord for rugs and really thick yarn projects but its slow. M kept watching me a little at a time make batches of cord and said, “wouldn’t it be nice to have that motorized?” So he went out to his shop with my Embelish Knit in hand and worked up a metal attachment so I could hook up the devise to my cordless drill. The result? Fabulous, it’s so fast and easy to make cord now. My only slow down now is having to stop and wind up the cord and then continue on. FYI, the beautiful cordless drill? My birthday present from M, isn’t he awesome?
You’ve seen this knit cord in past projects I’ve done as in the “Loom and Skein” post.
