Archive for the 'Crafts' Category



I did it, and it works!

Published on March 5, 2008

There was an article in a recent Spin-Off magazine giving information on scotch tension: how it works, when it’s used, why and how to adjust it. And it showed another way of setting tension on a wheel. I have an Ashford Traditional, and although she’s a “classic” model, she’s still got the original set-up for […]


A Perfect Day. Yes, it surely was.

Published on March 4, 2008

And that’s a plug.  A very obvious one.  Intentional, to be sure. Perfect Day Yarns, that is. I swore that I wouldn’t buy more sock yarn, but Daughter knows Sarah, and I often read Sarah’s blog, and slip over to her Perfect Day site when yarn is posted. The other day, I fell.  Completely.  And they’re […]


Sunday, One Day, off

Published on March 3, 2008

Yep, that’s the way it’s working this week, again, but it’s done by choice.  I have another appointment with the eye surgeon on Thursday.  He’s going to try to do the testing that I went up there for 2 weeks ago – when he found another, new and exciting problem and immediately did laser surgery.  So […]